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    Balance raises $56M for B2B payments

    The B2B payments services provider has quickly attracted investors, including Forerunner and Salesforce Ventures, since its founding in 2020.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 26, 2022
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    Amazon opens a new wallet for sellers

    The e-commerce juggernaut said it’s offering a new digital wallet service to its sellers and planning to roll it out more broadly over the “next few months.” 

    By July 26, 2022
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    Trendline

    Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

    When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Grocery company Albertsons rolls out SNAP online payment

    The company now offers the purchasing capability at five banners through its own platform as well as the Instacart app.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran , Jeff Wells • July 25, 2022
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    Opinion

    Blaming cards for high gas prices doesn't make sense, trade group argues

    The leader of the Electronic Payments Coalition tells people looking to blame credit and debit card companies for higher gas prices to find a different scapegoat.

    By Jeff Tassey • July 25, 2022
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    Amex raises growth projections

    The spending behaviors of American Express customers don’t suggest an economic downturn is imminent, CEO Steve Squeri asserted during Friday’s second quarter earnings call.

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 22, 2022
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    PayPal hands out stock to new workers

    The digital payments pioneer is distributing shares of its beat-up stock to hundreds of new workers in a bid to hang onto employees after cutting others earlier this year. A spokesperson said the distribution was a “normal course” of action.

    By July 22, 2022
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    Payments funding, deal-making declines in Q2

    Payments startups are getting caught in the venture funding downdraft. Investment dollars and deal-making dropped in the second quarter, according to a CB Insights report.

    By July 21, 2022
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    Opinion

    BNPL will evolve as providers tweak the model

    “Challengers frequently believe BNPL 1.0 is what it is, and will not evolve,” writes Brian Shniderman, CEO of Opy, a U.S. subsidiary of Australian payments fintech Openpay. “But it can, and very recently, it has proven that it will.”

    By Brian Shniderman • July 20, 2022
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    Klarna to open Los Angeles pop-up shop

    Located on Melrose Avenue, the buy now-pay later firm’s two-day shopping experience will showcase sustainable brands.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 19, 2022
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    NBCU, Peacock create shoppable TV show using QR codes

    Viewers of the show 'Love Island USA' will be able to shop featured products in every episode using scannable QR codes starting this week.

    By Jessica Deyo • July 19, 2022
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    Instagram enables payments in chat

    Meta-owned Instagram will allow users to make purchases from small businesses directly within messages sent in the app.

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 18, 2022
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    Sponsored by Cybersource

    5 essential features to look for in an omnichannel commerce partner

    An experienced commerce partner can help provide the technology needed to help merchants keep up.

    July 18, 2022
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    Stripe's valuation slashed as fintech rout continues

    The company told employees Friday that its internal share price had fallen 27% to $29 from $40, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.

    By Jonathan Berr • July 15, 2022
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    SeatGeek taps Affirm for event BNPL

    As inflation threatens consumers’ discretionary spending, event ticketing companies like SeatGeek could view the buy now-pay later option as an attractive way to bolster sales.

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 15, 2022
  • Zip ditches Sezzle BNPL buyout

    The Australian company will pay $11 million to Sezzle after it dropped a plan to purchase the Minneapolis-based company in the face of “macroeconomic and market conditions.” 

    By July 12, 2022
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    Mastercard reports consumer spending increase despite inflation

    In-store spending in June rose 11.7% over last year while e-commerce sales grew at a slower 1.1% pace, excluding auto and gas expenditures, according to Mastercard.

    By Jonathan Berr • July 11, 2022
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    Bolt CEO says no need to raise more capital this year

    After cutting about 30% of its workforce earlier this year, digital checkout startup Bolt is on a path to profitability within the next three years, said CEO Maju Kuruvilla.

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 11, 2022
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    How retailers are approaching cryptocurrency payments

    Retailers Pacsun and American Eagle Outfitters have similar target audiences but are approaching the rising popularity of digital currency differently.

    By Dani James • July 8, 2022
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    Walmart lashes back at FTC over money-transfer lawsuit

    In a fiery rebuttal to the Federal Trade Commission lawsuit last week, the nation’s biggest retailer is already doing battle in the court of public opinion.

    By July 6, 2022
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    Wyre ties to new MoneyGram crypto-cash services

    The crypto payment company that partners with digital wallet providers said it’s providing its 15 million end-users worldwide with the ability to load or cash out of digital currencies.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 6, 2022
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    ABG settles lawsuit with Bolt

    With the settlement, the brand licensing company has acquired a stake in the online checkout startup.

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 6, 2022
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    Opinion

    From a payments CEO: 5 discriminatory behaviors that need to go

    “Until the industry addresses this blatant lack of advocacy for women in leadership, it will continue to foster a culture where women can’t thrive,” says Stax CEO Suneera Madhani.

    By Suneera Madhani • June 30, 2022
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    Self-checkout terminal sales jump: report

    Cashless systems are growing in popularity, with the sale of self-checkout terminals expected to surge 50% to 300,000 annually by 2027, according to an industry research firm.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 29, 2022
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    FTC sues Walmart over money transfer services

    The federal agency said Tuesday that the big retailer allowed money transfer fraud that “fleeced customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars.”

    By June 29, 2022
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    There's cheaper gas if you pay with cash

    About a third of convenience stores are now giving a discount to consumers who pay for gas with cash, according to the results of a retailer survey issued this week.

    By Jonathan Berr • June 29, 2022