Retail: Page 70
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Global Payments, CDK team to court car dealers
Companies are racing to sell a new generation of payment technology systems to auto dealerships.
By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2021 -
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Visa pilots US merchant phone-tap system
The new payment option allows merchants to convert their android smartphones into POS systems to accept tap payments.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 16, 2021 -
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TrendlineEmbedded payment tools make inroads
Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.
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Retrieved from Mastercard annual SEC filing.
Mastercard shareholders back executive pay
Despite Institutional Shareholder Services urging shareholders to vote against the company's executive compensation proposal for Tuesday's annual meeting, stockholders gave a thumbs-up to pay that included former CEO Ajay Banga receiving a $27 million-plus package last year.
By Lynne Marek • Updated June 23, 2021 -
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BNPL spending to swell to $995B globally by 2026, study finds
As consumers and merchants alike pivot to buy now-pay later options, money flowing through the channel is expected to quadruple by 2026, a Juniper Research study said.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 15, 2021 -
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American Express outpaces rivals in digital satisfaction: J.D. Power study
Credit card apps experienced a rise in customer satisfaction as financial institutions innovated during the pandemic, according to the research.
By Anna Hrushka • June 14, 2021 -
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Gig economy workers gravitating toward faster pay
The use of digital and mobile payments accelerated during the pandemic and gig economy workers expect to leverage them for better payments options, studies find.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 14, 2021 -
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Discover reaps Marqeta IPO windfall
With its Marqeta stake now worth about $800 million, Discover Financial said it will "accelerate" increased spending on marketing in the highly competitive card market.
By Lynne Marek • June 14, 2021 -
Courtesy of Toast Inc.
Toast buys xtraChef for back-office payments and operations management
The acquisition will allow the point of sale (POS) company to offer insights into profitability by menu item, automation and intelligence tools to streamline tasks like accounts payable, managing inventory and tracking margins.
By Julie Littman • June 11, 2021 -
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Klarna raises $639M, eyes international expansion
Klarna, now with a $45 billion market valuation, aims to expand its global market share and in-store buy now-pay later options.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 11, 2021 -
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Airbase raises $60M, aims for larger clients
Airbase plans to use the new capital to upgrade its products in a crowded expense management space.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 9, 2021 -
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Clair attracts $15M for its on-demand pay play
Clair is bolstering its resources as competition intensifies in offering employers and employees on-demand pay options.
By Lynne Marek • June 9, 2021 -
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Amazon card portfolio up for grabs with bids from AmEx, Synchrony
JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank, may reportedly be ready to part with the Amazon portfolio it has worked with since 2002.
By Dan Ennis • June 9, 2021 -
Courtesy of Gemini
Gemini acquires Shard X, seeking to bolster crypto transactions and custodian security
Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian platforms like Gemini are ramping up security measures as the digital asset class is gaining popularity among users and fraudsters alike.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 8, 2021 -
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Walmart makes cash payment options more efficient
The retailer in August will start offering a faster cash payment option at 4,000 locations to customers paying monthly bills, through its partnership with financial tech partners PayNearMe and Green Dot.
By Lynne Marek • June 8, 2021 -
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'Super-apps' are the next evolutionary step for financial services
As transactions are increasingly digitized, financial service providers are vying to create "super-apps" that connect consumers to a bevy of financial services.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 7, 2021 -
Courtesy of Visa
Consumer spending changes likely to stick, Visa says
For better or worse, some of the pandemic-triggered behavioral changes, like more online purchasing and digital payments, are likely to outlast COVID, a top executive for the company said.
By Lynne Marek • June 3, 2021 -
Courtesy of Leticia Resende
DLocal raises $75M in IPO, spearheads emerging markets
DLocal aims to expand in emerging markets because "strong cross-border business partnerships between global merchants and service providers are important and will continue to gain importance," DLocal COO Sumita Pandit told Payments Dive.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 3, 2021 -
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Certegy aims to counter rivals with white label offering
Certegy is taking aim at competing buy now-pay later market players with its new product, as customer adoption of that BNPL financing option grows.
By Vaidik Trivedi • June 2, 2021 -
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Visa's results show rising consumer demand
The card giant's May performance released Tuesday underscores the economic recovery that economists have been predicting.
By Lynne Marek • June 2, 2021 -
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SpotOn raises $125M to keep up battle against Toast, Square
"We're always looking for companies to partner with or acquire," said SpotOn Co-CEO Zach Hyman. "It's always a question of build versus buy."
By Lynne Marek • June 1, 2021 -
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Sponsored by SplititHow BNPL can help reduce cart abandonment
The largest barrier to cart abandonment is the simplest: shoppers are worried about being able to afford the purchase.
June 1, 2021 -
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Sift acquires Chargeback to crack down on rising payments fraud
Sift is beefing up its ability to fight rising e-commerce fraud through its acquisition of software-as-a-service company Chargeback.
By Vaidik Trivedi • May 31, 2021 -
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PayPal invests $50M more in Black, Latinx funds
PayPal is placing the money with 11 Black and Latinx-led venture capital funds to "expand wealth creation opportunities," doubling up on an initial investment last year.
By Vaidik Trivedi • Updated June 3, 2021 -
Courtesy of Brian Ruby
Paymentus raises $210M in IPO, eyes international expansion
The company aims to acquire other companies as it pursues expansion in the European, Asia-Pacific and LatAm markets.
By Vaidik Trivedi • May 26, 2021 -
Courtesy of Fiserv
Fiserv, PayMyTuition partner to ease Chinese student tuition payments
The partnership will provide services for Chinese student tuition payments to educational institutions in Australia and Singapore and expand to other parts of the world.
By Vaidik Trivedi • May 26, 2021
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