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The POS provider achieved this milestone despite slowing growth due to intense competition

Partnering with a major BNPL player like Klarna could help Mastercard catch up to Visa’s head start

Consumer-facing tech in stores is rapidly evolving. Retailers must prioritize investments carefully to maintain already implemented tech—and explore interesting (but largely untested) innovations.

It also includes features to minimize checkout friction as Google Pay tries to streamline the experience

The move can bring in more volume on PayPal’s cards and enhance consumer loyalty

Reported plans to launch Apple Pay and its credit card in the country could support growth plans—if it beats out stiff competition.

Despite delays, Apple can benefit from its extensive user base and merchant acceptance to build BNPL success.

Retailers need to take note—not having a customer’s preferred payment method can increase cart abandonment

The bank will start blocking more transactions that originate from social media

Digital wallets’ transformation into commerce enablers speeds up. We make a case for digital-only consumer credit cards. And we see a new threat that BNPL poses to credit cards.

Digital technologies are reshaping customers' in-store payment experience. Here’s what payment providers must know about in-store payment digitization trends.​

A trade war with the US will hinder economic performance in Canada this year. Ad spending overall is expected to lose the momentum gained in 2024. But many digital formats will benefit from the emphasis on return on ad spending.

But the solution may struggle to gain traction given consumers’ unreadiness to adopt the technology

Fraud concerns aren’t slowing down the P2P player as its growth outpaces peers

Proximity mobile payment transaction value will nearly double from 2024 to 2028. And smartphone user penetration will rise from 39.3% to 45.4% in that period, per our forecast. Thanks to growing acceptance, user experience improvements, and commerce feature enhancements, spend per user will also rise. What does it mean for payment providers?

These moves can help the company grow ahead of its IPO expected this year

Through a tie-up with FIS, issuers can integrate Affirm's BNPL solution into their debit card programs

Sezzle faces an uphill battle competing against larger players like Affirm and Klarna

Apple’s long-teased buy now, pay later service is finally here, but what can it bring to an already crowded table? Our analysts unpack who may use Apple Pay Later and evaluate five of its prerelease features to see how they stack up to consumer demand.

Apple’s product strength and established wallet reach will make the solution a prime competitor in a crowded market.

It added Apple Pay as a payment option for Advanced Checkout and introduced new features to streamline customer checkout.