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Investments
Everseen Raises $71 Million to Battle Retail Theft With AI
May 11, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) platform Everseen has raised $71 million to help retailers prevent theft. The Irish company, whose computer vision technology can block theft at self-checkout stations, announced the Series A round, led by Crosspoint Capital, in a Thursday (May 11) press release, saying it...

Banking
Blackstone Wants to Partner with Regional Banks in Loan Originations
May 11, 2023

Blackstone wants to give regional banks more lending power ahead of a looming credit crunch. Jon Gray, president of the private equity giant, told the Financial Times in an interview published Thursday (May 11) that his firm was in discussions with large regional banks in...

Payment Methods
APIs Plus AI Reset Working Capital Management as Faster Payments Gain Ground
May 11, 2023

A lot changes in just a few months. Through the past few weeks, several banks have failed. Businesses have been roiled by concerns about their cash, about being able to access funds when needed. Inflation, of course, has been running rampant, lending an extra sense...

Risk Management
Business Spend Management Goes Real Time as CFOs Conserve Cash
May 11, 2023

PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023 and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Mesh Payments CFO Anna King says CFOs don’t have the luxury of assuming the current company spend is the best...

Payment Methods
Why 2025 May Not Be Enough Time to Hit ISO 20022 Transition Deadline
May 11, 2023

The move to streamline and speed domestic and cross-border payments is rooted in better data exchange. The financial services industry has been readying itself, and in some cases has found itself less-than-ready, to embrace ISO 20022, the global messaging standard that structures payments data, automates...

Retail
Ahold Delhaize US Says Digital Engagement up 10% as 2.7 Billion Personalized Offers Went to...
May 10, 2023

Netherlands-based multinational grocer Ahold Delhaize said digital and omnichannel engagement and store modernization efforts are paying off, particularly for its U.S. brands. Reporting first quarter 2023 earnings on Wednesday (May 10) Ahold Delhaize President and CEO Frans Muller discussed trends impacting the grocery giant, telling...

eCommerce
Online Car Platforms Strive to Right-Size Inventory as eCommerce Volumes Plummet
May 10, 2023

For the online car platforms, the path towards profitability is a bumpy one … … and the macro pressures are hardly in the rearview mirror. Earnings commentary from some of the major players in the space show that revenues have fallen as the retailers have...

Fintech Investments
Petal Raises New Funding and Spins Off Prism Data Unit
May 10, 2023

Petal has raised new funding and spun off its Prism Data unit. The spinoff results in two independent FinTech companies that leverage open banking data to expand access to financial services for consumers without accurate credit scores, Petal said in a Wednesday (May 10) press...

Artificial Intelligence
Sportradar: AI Transforms Sports Data Sector
May 10, 2023

Sports technology firm Sportradar is using artificial intelligence (AI) for real-time sports data analysis. Officials from the Swiss company discussed the potential of AI to boost liquidity trading in real-time analysis of deep sports data, during an earnings call Wednesday (May 10). The issue came...