PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Things like large-scale government shutdowns , for example, tend to leave people looking for ways to earn income in the short term, which makes them primed to learn all about the gig economy. When looking at the latest edition of the PYMNTS and Hyperwallet Gig Economy Index , there are some familiar trends. According to the data, 35.9

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

And as the spending is curbed, from the top down, the economic recovery may be pushed out a ways, or even stalled. Drilling down into types of spending, two-thirds of the total reduction in credit card spending since January had come from that cohort. Call it the trickle down theory – in reverse.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

For the last several weeks speculation has run rampant on what the real effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant shutdown would end up being by the numbers when the Q1 earnings officially hit the wires. There was some upside to Square’s earnings report — the surging popularity of Cash App pushed by stimulus payment deposits.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Moreover, as Amazon is continually increasing its investment in delivery logistics, they are appearing as more a competitor on the horizon than a collaborator. Moreover, as Amazon is continually increasing its investment in delivery logistics, they are appearing as more a competitor on the horizon than a collaborator. retail sales.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

Management took note of macro-economic factors that are still uncertain in terms of their impact on consumer spending, ranging from Brexit to continued showdowns on Capitol Hill — but thus far headed into a new fiscal year underlying trends remain strong as credit and debit spending grew, measured year over year. Within the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Case numbers continue to climb rapidly nationwide, shutdowns and other regulations are going into effect and the death count is breaking records seemingly each day. Because when consumers look to give during the season, they are often thinking bigger than their immediate circle, looking outward to the people who are in need this year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

These arguments are still alive today, but the voices behind these arguments have softened as blockchain continues to be embraced. The world of blockchain technology has certainly seen some major changes over the course of the past decade. Claims of identity, escrows, property, title exchange, proof-of-possession, etc.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

One investor in the startup said that the founders were too aggressive in pushing for higher valuations. For those who’ve been reading, we’ve had failure on the brain recently. Some of the fail-related research we’ve issued includes: The Downround Tracker. 242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems. The Top 20 Reasons Startups Fail. via TechCrunch.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Since midsummer, the consumer hardware space has continued to claim its share of high-profile, VC-backed casualties — including Juicero’s $400 juicer-as-a-platform, Teforia’s $1,500 tea infuser, and Jawbone’s lineup of high-design (but rarely shipped) wearable fitness trackers. ” So why do so many startups flame out?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2019

With the government shutdown continuing, banks in the U.S. It also said it will help government workers who could miss a payment on a car, credit card or mortgage payment. We’re working one on one with customers to try to get them to where they would have been, absent the shutdown.”.

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