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Saturday - February 13, 2021


Product Drops And Conversion Rates


Restaurants And Loyalty Programs


Digitial Onboarding and Accurate Customer Databases


SMB Insurance And Digital Disbursements


AR Automation And Cash Flow


Buy Buttons And Merchant Performance



Twisto Takes BNPL To Cash-Heavy Eastern Europe


Payments Orchestration Boosts Authorization Rates


Fast Adds Authentication For One-Click Checkout Tech


Customer-Centricity Critical For Digital In Emerging Markets


Instant Payments Take Direct Path To Account Access


Short-Term Lending Shows Promise As Consumer Lifeline


GameStop Run Opens Financial Literacy Conversation


Vindicia: Streaming Choices Drive Content Subscriptions


Issuance Gets Competitive In Digital-First Economy


Pandemic Drives Accelerated Usage Of QR Codes


Afterpay Leverages Consumer-Centric Approach


Inclusive Credit Scoring Process Integrates AI, APIs


Biden’s CFPB Focuses On Debt Collection As Early Priority


HousingAnywhere Acts Local To Build Rental Platform


Gaming App Focuses On Consumers’ Financial Goals


Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud


Equifax Verification Services Revenues Up 70 Pct


Businesses, Consumers On Different Recovery Timetables


Affirm Hits 4.5M Users, Aims For Payment Expansion


Virtual IBANs Help B2B Payments ‘Consumerization’


NCR Looks To Cardtronics Acquisition For Lift


Will Satellites Bring 5G Into The Stratosphere?


Coca-Cola Looks To Past Crises To Predict 2021


Latest Efforts Underway In Digital Vaccine Passports


Lyft Plays It Safe In Q4 Earnings


Uber Earnings: Delivering Food Ahead Of Delivering People


Western Union Eyes $1B In Digital Transaction Revenues


Vaccine Delays Push Office Openings Past Summer


Mainstream Acceptance On Horizon For Bitcoin?


Burger King Pilots Rewards Program


FIS Sees Strength In Premium Payback Pipeline


Yelp's Net Income Up 23 Pct YOY


Fiserv Earnings Make Digital-First Tools Star Of 2021 Show


Social Commerce Race Speeds Up With TikTok Features


Ghost Kitchens Ramp Up For Takeout, Delivery


Musk's Tesla Goes All In On Crypto


Jonas Bro Super Bowl Ad Spotlights Healthcare Apps


Could Iran, Nigeria Bitcoin Crackdown Bode Ill For Crypto?


Super Bowl Tests Restaurants’ Ability To Adapt


Surge In Temp Workers Could Herald New SMB Model


Pinterest, Snap, Twitter Monetize Social Media


Loyalty Programs Provide Lifeline For Struggling QSRs


Will SPACs Become Hottest New Celebrity Investing Trend?


Paris Hilton Debuts Podcast And Social Platform



Car Subscriptions Misfire, But Stay On Track For Future


Geolocation Helps Reveal Fraudsters’ Identities


Credit Unions Embrace Curbside Delivery Mindset


Payroc: Credit Card Surcharge Spreading To Healthcare


Getting Consumers Back Into The Grocery Store


Decentralized Finance Drives Internet Credit Markets


Instant Payments Growth Needs Trust, Education



Walmart’s Q4 Sales Likely Show Amazon's Electronics Dominance


CarGurus Approaching Pre-COVID Levels


Newell Sees ‘Best Days Ahead’ As Sales Rise


DICK’S Sporting Goods Adds More Stores


Bumped: Fractional Stock Awards Are Ultimate Loyalty Perk


Verizon, Deloitte Unveil 5G Retail Productivity Platform


Fabric Gets New Funding For Headless Commerce


ALDI Unveils Store Expansion, eCommerce Plans


Valentine’s Day: Fewer Retailers, More Demand


Hasbro’s eCommerce Sales Top $1 Billion


Simon Property Group Focused On Suburban Future


Stimulus, eCommerce Lift Dept. Store Sales



CFOs Embrace Role Of Chief Collaborator


Financing B2B Trade At The Point Of Production


VCs Eye Trade, Funding, Payment For B2B FinTechs


BNPL Finds A Niche In Small Business Hiring


UNIPaaS Talks Embedded Payments Opportunity


Traditional Rails Drive B2B Innovation


Faster Settlement For Predictable Cash Flow


Working Out Payroll Kinks In The Home Services Space


Collaboration Drives Corporate Card Product Innovation


Localizing FinTech To Tackle SMBs' Cash Headaches


Regional FIs Accelerate Modernization Through FinTech


Doing Good By Financing Supplier Invoices


Translating Cybersecurity To B2B eCommerce


Corporates Face Impact Of Late Payments

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Thinking Outside The Chocolate Box For Valentine’s Day 2021

If there’s a holiday that can disrupt the pandemic’s gloom, it’s tomorrow. This year, Valentine’s Day has attracted an eclectic mix of restaurant promotions to awaken the Cupid in all of us, including that old-fashioned, tried-and-true practice of actually dining in a restaurant. So let’s think outside the chocolate box, shall we? Roses are red, violets are blue and the PYMNTS Saturday feature is here for you!!!!!!!!

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NEW DATA: How Product Drops And Exclusive Sales Boost Retail’s Top Line

Scarcity sells. A lot. Nearly half of consumers who’ve participated in product drops, flash sales and/or exclusive sales want to do it again. In a new study, Product Drops: Retail’s New Conversion Play, PYMNTS asked 2,298 U.S. consumers how they engage with these one-time, exclusive sales events and discovered what merchants must do to capture their interest and their spend.

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