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Nacha Says Faster Payment Demand Drives 37% Surge in Same Day ACH Volume

Same Day ACH saw year-over-year increases of about 37% in volume and 32% in value in the third quarter as it met user demand for faster payments, Nacha said in a Tuesday (Oct. 20) press release emailed to PYMNTS. With those increases, the t

Shoppers expect less for more this holiday season. That could mean a sales decline.

Some of the latest projections suggest spending could drop, but even those that predict growth recognize consumers are pressured.

OpenAI Racing to Raise $30 Billion Ahead of Anthropic Listing

OpenAI is reportedly rushing to lockdown investors before chief competitor Anthropic goes public next month. That’s according to a report Monday (Oct. 19) by Reuters, which describes the effort as “unusually fast fundraising” that could bri

Pinterest’s head of beauty reveals the rise of hyper-personalised trends

Pinterest’s first-ever Beauty Trend Report suggests beauty is becoming less about following one dominant aesthetic and more about consumers finding increasingly specific ways to express themselves. The report, which analyses Pinterest searc

New US import regulations will take effect, Amazon sellers need to confirm IOR

Countdown! Amazon US site's new insurance regulations take effect on November 2

Cross River Plans to Buy Accrue to Merge Payments With Loyalty

Cross River Bank plans to add branded wallet, stored value and loyalty rewards technology to its regulated financial infrastructure by acquiring FinTech company Accrue, Cross River said in a Tuesday (Oct. 20) press release emailed to PYMNTS

An 11-year cross-border veteran makes Forbes, how did the Amazon maternal and baby category No. 1 come about

M&S offers new Sparks rewards to help consumers save on Christmas Shop

M&S has unveiled three ways for its customers to earn extra money in their Sparks wallets: they can spend on bubbles, flowers or lunches at its cafes. This comes as research from the retailer highlighted 44 per cent of UK shoppers have alre

AliExpress and YouTube Announce Global Partnership

AliExpress have announced global strategic affiliate partnership with YouTube. The partnership brings AliExpress’s global product selection into YouTube’s creator ecosystem, giving eligible creators access to a wide range of products to fea

The Cotswold Company trials free interior design service

The Cotswold Company has launched a free interior design service at five of its showrooms as it looks to attract more customers into its stores. The three-month trial will run in Stamford, Harpenden, Knutsford, Tunbridge Wells and Stow-on-t

Brompton Launches Global Partner Portal on BigCommerce B2B Edition

Commerce have announced that Brompton, the British foldable bicycle manufacturer, has launched its new Brompton Partner Portal on BigCommerce B2B Edition. The portal gives Brompton’s global network of independent retailers a modern ordering

A complete set of full-funnel growth | How to connect across touchpoints, and how to scale low-ticket orders? See Channel Bakers' two-case solution

The purchase journey lacks connection and new-customer reach has hit a bottleneck—how did the two brands break through?

We talked with several brands about their real thoughts on the AliExpress & Tmall "China Brand Global Growth Program"

Why retailers are turning to Klarna as shoppers feel the squeeze

As M&S becomes the latest retailer to partner with Klarna, joining the likes of John Lewis and Boots, are brands widening access to Buy Now Pay Later in response to continued pressure on household budgets? Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services

Debenhams Group launches faster payment scheme for 30,000 marketplace partners

Debenhams Group has launched a new cash flow solution, enabling its 30,000-plus marketplace brand partners to access sales revenue faster. The group has partnered with Storfund to introduce its Daily Advance service, allowing eligible selle

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Axya’s $12 Million Bet on Fixing Procurement’s Broken Data

Watch more: Digital Shift With Félix Bélisle-Dockrill of Axya A supplier promises to deliver parts on the 18th of the month. The shipment gets pushed to the 25th. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) system updates the expected delivery d

Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge

Banks have plenty of fraud technology, but getting all of it to work as a cohesive line of defense is becoming a problem. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Scams Get Personal: Why Banks Pay More to Fight Fraud” found in September that 78% of

Greater Manchester tops European ranking for online small-business activity

Greater Manchester is emerging as a leading European hub for online entrepreneurship, with eBay’s 2026 Small Business Report revealing the city region has the highest concentration of its small-business activity in the UK and across major E

At 12, Apple Pay Has Yet to Break the Card Habit In-Store

Your phone can handle the checkout. Your hand may still reach for the same old card. Twelve years after Apple Pay arrived, mobile wallets are gaining users, but familiar payment habits still have a firm grip on the register. “Apple Pay @12:

21% of Financially Stressed Grocery Shoppers Use Digital Wallets

Grocery shoppers under financial pressure are spending more per purchase, giving retailers an opportunity to help households manage bigger bills with more flexible ways to shop and pay. That’s a central finding of “The New Checkout: Crimped

Search Share Fell To 12% For North American Publishers: Chartbeat via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search's share of North American publisher pageviews fell to 12%, but a lower share alone doesn't show fewer search pageviews. The post Search Share Fell To 12% For North American Publishers: Chartbeat appeared first on Search Engine Journa

Wickes sales surge 6% as DIY shoppers return but caution still looms

Wickes has posted a sharp rise in third-quarter retail sales, although shoppers are continuing to think twice about splashing out on expensive kitchens. It reported a 4.5 per cent increase in group revenue to £439m for the 13 weeks to 26 Se