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Saturday - May 2, 2020


SMBs Aren't Ready For A Post-Pandemic Market


Open Banking And Data Privacy


Credit Unions And Digital Operations


BNPL And The Outdoor Retail Industry


eTailers And Cross-Border Sales


Paper Checks In The Alcohol Industry


COVID-19 And Digital Banking


Expanding The Credit Card Paradigm



How Tradesy Is Recreating Retail Liquidation


Moving 5G Beyond Marketing — And Into Reality


How Micromerchants Are Making Digital Pivots


Refining The Fight Against Subscription Churn


How SeekXR Is Moving AR Out Of The Living Room


How ISVs Can Get Sellers To 'Virtual' Interaction


Growing Appetite For Digitally Enabled Dining


Alphabet’s YouTube Revenues Surge 33 Pct In Q1


Stimulus Relief: Less Spending, More Saving


Visa On Helping SMBs Fast-Track Into The Digital Age


Building 'Home Oasis' One Smart Device At A Time


How COVID-19 Is Creating A ‘New Normal’ For CUs


Renewing Mortgage Refinancing For Faster Recovery


Is It Time For Gov't-Backed Blockchain Payments?


How Resale Marketplace Will Look Post-Pandemic


Data: The PPP Haves, Have Nots and Don’t Wants


How QSRs Must Build For An Unknown Future


Economic Data Show ‘One-Two Punch’ For Spending


Dunkin's Flexible Model Offers Delivery


Amazon, Walmart Aim to Maintain Consumer Loyalty


Banks Aim AI At Credit Risk, Payments Services


Alternative Credit Apps Ranked For April


Q1 Mastercard: Worldwide Debit, Prepaid Grow


How We Will Change: Let’s Go Stream The Movies!


Yum! Brands Adapts To COVID-19


Rocky Road Ahead For China’s Reopening


Facebook Daily Active Users Surge 11 Pct YoY


Reinvention Key To Reopening The Economy


PPP Is No Panacea, But Is Crucial To SMB Outlook


Stimulus Relief: Less Spending, More Saving


After COVID-19, ‘Un-Pausing’ Mortgage Payments


Mondelez Biscuit Demand Spikes Due To COVID-19


Starbucks Forecasts Full Reopening By June


Balance Between PPP's Letter And Spirit Of ‘Law’


COVID-19 And The Great Hospital Cash Crunch


Debt, Bankruptcies As Coronavirus Side Effects



PPP’s Banker Versus Borrower Dilemma


Retail’s Digital Reinvention Post-COVID-19


Gaining Mindshare In The Virtual Grocery Aisles


How Technology Helps FIs Battle Black Swans



Nonprofit Supports Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic


Apple Earnings Transcend Pandemic Economics


J.Crew Joins The Pandemic Bankruptcy Perp Walk


eBay Earnings Show Cross-Currents Of Business


Good News: Pandemic Produces Retail Winners


Reopening Faces Challenge: Retail Marketing


Digital Retail Shift Faces Growing Pains


Simon Properties To Reopen High-Profile Malls


Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Masks To Times Square


Creativity Lives In The Age Of Contagion


Reinventing Retail Will Mean New Formats


APIs Drive New Need For Retail Location Apps


Biometrics Changes Tempt eCommerce Companies


Retailers Anticipate Reinvention And Reopening



Contextualizing SMB Credit Through Open Banking


Gilded Eyes Digital Currencies In B2B Payments


Challenger Banks Raise The Stakes (And The Cash)


Argos Risk Talks Vendor Risk Management


Hypur On The Complexities Of Cannabis Banking


Payment Rail Innovation Targets Global Payments


Bankera Explores Banking Crypto Businesses


FinTechs Expand Open Banking Opportunities


Blue Yonder Talks Supermarket Supply Chains


B2B Connection In Accounts Payable Automation


Italy's Late Payments Surge Amid Pandemic

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Meet 2020’s Newest Influencers

The last few weeks have been rough for traditional social media influencers, who have seen their lucrative contracts evaporate as their followers migrate to a new type of influencer, more valued for what they know than their personal style or product recommendations. We’re talking about Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Deborah Birx, Governor Andy Cuomo and a host of frontline first responders who have become social media’s new staple. Take a break from your news feed. It’s The PYMNTS Saturday feature.

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Why Reopening The US Economy Should Be About Reinventing It

Many say that reopening the economy will spur a V-shaped recovery – a rapid rise up after a rapid decline in the wake of COVID-19. Karen Webster said expecting businesses to spring right back is highly unrealistic, and points to the lessons of platform ignition for the reasons why. She says there are six more months before consumers and Main Street SMBs say things could start to look normal, along with lots of new digital habits that consumers say will stick. There's also way too much friction associated with going back to the status quo – which means reopening the economy must mean reinventing the businesses that drive it. Here’s why.

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