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Social media influencers captivate audiences and drive purchases for more than half of consumers in the United States.
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The PYMNTS Intelligence exclusive report “Generational Pulse: Just How Influential Are Influencers?” examines these influencers’ role in consumer shopping behavior and finds they have a more nuanced impact than commonly perceived. The report, which...
Growth in U.S. pay-by-bank volumes will be driven by both technological innovation and economic necessity, Trustly founder and CEO Alexandre Gonthier writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of Payments.”
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As we reach the midpoint of 2025, I find myself reflecting on a pivotal moment that reminds me of Netflix’s disruption of Blockbuster — but...
JPMorgan Chase is skeptical of claims that the stablecoin market will grow eightfold to reach $2 trillion.
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That figure was often cited by proponents of crypto-related bills in Congress, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a Senate hearing that the stablecoin sector could grow even faster, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 23).
JPMorgan strategists wrote in a...
B2B payments company Mondu has launched an instant account-to-account (A2A) payment solution for B2B eCommerce called Pay Now.
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Designed to help modernize B2B payments in Europe, Pay Now enables buyers to pay directly from their bank accounts, while merchants get streamlined reconciliation and risk and fraud checks handled by Mondu, the company said in a Wednesday (July...
Google’s parent Alphabet on Wednesday (July 23) raised the amount it expects to spend on capital projects for this year and forecasted even higher spending in 2026.
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Alphabet raised its projected capital expenditures to $85 billion in 2025. That’s 62% more than 2024, when it spent $52.5 billion. Earlier this year, Alphabet forecasted that it would spend $75 billion in...
Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly on track to return to doing business in the United States.
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said Wednesday during a Bloomberg Television interview that the company is “well in progress of establishing our U.S. domestic strategy” and plans to focus on payments and interbank settlement and trading, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 23).
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An uncertain trade environment impacted Mattel’s sales in the U.S. in the second quarter, executives said Wednesday (July 23).
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The toy and family entertainment company saw a 16% year-over-year drop in sales in North America, partially offset by a 7% increase in its international business, according to a Wednesday earnings release.
Overall, the company’s net sales...
Earnings season has just begun, and financial firms have been weighing in on the state of consumer spending and whether consumers are meeting their debt burdens in the midst of stubborn inflation and a rocky macroeconomic environment.
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Thus far, the indications are that consumers, including subprime consumers, are meeting the challenges, though there have been some...
The Pentagon recently awarded up to $200 million each to four U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies developing “frontier” models: Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI. The contracts are the latest sign of AI adoption across the U.S. military.
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The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) said its goal was to accelerate the Department of Defense’s...
Square is letting the first merchants on its network accept bitcoin payments.
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The company is now allowing some sellers to accept Lightning Network-powered BTC payments from customers, Owen Jennings, executive officer and head of business at Square’s parent company, Block, wrote in a Tuesday (July 22) post on social platform X.
“Today we’re onboarding our first few...