Marketing

While 78% of consumers say they are willing to pay more to shop at small merchants to help those businesses flourish, most plan to shop at large retailers as the holiday shopping season kicks off, a survey from payments processor NMI says. When the holiday shopping season officially kicks off …

Despite 71% of online shoppers being unaware they are interacting with generative artificial intelligence, about half say they see value in the technology when it comes to personalizing the online shopping experience and would be willing to share personal data to receive a more customized shopping experience, says a recent …

Discover Global Network continues to expand its international business through a deal with Panamanian payment processor Telered S.A. Telered manages the Sistema Clave, or Clave System, which Discover says is the largest interbank network of ATMs and points of sale in Panama. In business for more than 30 years, Clave’s …

PayPal Holdings Inc. is hoping to enable the power of community with a new funding service that enables multiple individuals to contribute to one account. Dubbed a “pool” by PayPal, the service means contributors can chip in to pay for group gifts, travel, special events, and other shared expenses. Announced …

GSG AveriGo LLC, a provider of self-service checkout technology at the point of sale, is working with GSG AveriGo LLC, a provider of self-service checkout technology at the point of sale, is working with MagTek Inc. to provide an App Clip through its GrabScanGo, service that enables consumers to purchase …

Gen Zers struggle to pay their monthly credit card bills, with 56% having missed a payment or making a late payment, says a study from CreditCards.com. In addition, some 9% of Gen Zers rely on parental support to pay their credit card bills. Compounding these difficulties with credit card bills …

The Western Union Co. announced a data-sharing service aimed at allowing businesses to use information from the payments platform to more sharply target marketing efforts at consumers globally. Visa Inc. has agreed to support palm-recognition technology for payments developed by Tencent, the China-based social-media company, starting in Singapore. The fintech PhotonPay announced it will …

The Blackhawk Network has entered the digital card space with the launch of Visa- and Mastercard-branded e-gift cards that can be used in-store and online. The launch builds on consumers’ growing preferences for QR-code and tap-to-pay technology, the prepaid card company says, as both technologies help streamline the payment process …

The push to make cryptocurrency a mainstream payment option got a boost early Tuesday as terminal maker Ingenico announced it is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com to accept cryptocurrency through its Axium Android terminals. Merchants accepting cryptocurrency through the Ingenico terminals can settle transactions through their Ingenico merchant wallet in …

More than a year after spinning off a majority interest in the massive Worldpay merchant-processing platform, FIS Inc.’s top brass said early Monday the move is already paying off. And the company is revving up its acquisition engine again, with $1 billion committed to do deals this year. For now, …