The checkout line is getting crowded with point-of-sale (POS) finance competitors each looking for a slice of the consumer lending market with the help of innovative technology and platforms. Filene Research Institute estimates the annual size of the POS finance market in the US at $391 billion ...
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Fintech
Fintech
The $1.9 trillion payments industry is getting a lot of attention and billions of dollars of investment from venture capitalists these days, according to a CNBC report. That makes for a lot of potential new payments industry unicorns on the horizon. Pitchbook Data, which monitors ...
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After a week of subpoenas, bank intrigue, and political drama, we thought you’d enjoy a simple global payments news roundup leading into the US Memorial Day long weekend. First, we look into why cash is still used by 31% of US consumers. We explore why ...
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You’re in charge of e-commerce for your midsize retail business and you just finished your pitch for a budget for your next project. When asked how much it’s going to cost, you respond, “You better give me 130% of the budget, because 30% is going ...
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The cost benefits and ROI of fintech in the financial industry are so obvious, why is business still so slow to adopt many new technologies that can positively impact their bottom line? A new report for AvidXchange by Levvel Research offers insight into some of ...
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While the tariffs tiff continues, we’ve got other global payments news to keep you ahead of the curve. We start with a business and payments industry look at the impact of China tariffs. AI is getting deeper into the payments business and online grocer Farmstead ...
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The explosion of business apps in recent years has been remarkable and while some may die a slow death after great launches on Product Hunt with much fanfare, a handful of mobile invoicing apps are genuinely useful for business owners and their customers. Mobile invoicing ...
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We’ve got a pre-Mother’s Day global payments news roundup filled with news you can use. The NRF predicts Mother’s Day spending will reach a record $25 billion this year. Gartner looks at Amazon’s complicated private-label business. Alipay, Adyen, and Klarna will allow AliExpress shoppers to ...
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Welcome to the weekly global payments news roundup from Payments NEXT. Fintech company Resolve launched its B2B payments platform. A New York student sued Apple for $1 billion for his arrest due to mistaken facial recognition. Equifax acquires PayNet to tackle the small to midsize ...
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Forrester Research says B2B e-commerce will reach $1.8 trillion by 2023 and make up 17% of B2B sales. Fintech startup Resolve aims to disrupt the painfully slow, traditional business finance model with its automated payments platform offering extended net terms for customers of B2B sellers. ...
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