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Investments
Bain Capital Invests $250 Million in Professional Services Company Sikich

Bain Capital, a leading private multi-asset alternative investment firm, has made...

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Amazon
Amazon Says New Fulfillment Fees Reflect Underlying Costs

Amazon said Thursday (May 9) that the updated fees for merchants using...

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SMBs
Main Street Businesses in the Northeast, Midwest and Mountain States...

Small businesses on Main Street have proven to be more resilient...

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Earnings
Groupon: American Consumers Are Spending More on Experiences, Less on...

As consumers step up their spending on travel and on local...

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Acquisitions
AppDirect Acquires Builtfirst to Expand Marketplace Solutions

AppDirect has acquired Builtfirst, saying this will further its aim to become “the...

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SMBs
Healthcare Provider SMBs Receive 25% of Payments Late

Increasingly, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) operating in the healthcare field are using real-time payment...

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B2B Payments
AP Automation and Virtual Cards Shine This Week in B2B

The B2B landscape is responsible for around $125 trillion of annual money...

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Economy
Labor Department Reports Year’s Biggest Increase in Initial Jobless Claims

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance leapt by 22,000 during the...

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Credit Cards
Financially Struggling Consumers Twice as Likely to Hit Credit Card...

Many consumers hit their credit card limit at least sometimes, and for...

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Payment Methods
EarnUp Unveils Text-to-Pay for Mortgage Payments

FinTech-as-a-Service firm EarnUp is enhancing its platform to expand mortgage payment methods. Lenders...

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Regulation
CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Rule May Be a Windfall...

The laws of physics dictate that for every action, there is a reaction....

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CFPB
CFPB Says It Is Monitoring Credit Card Rewards Programs

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Thursday (May 9) that...

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Restaurant innovation
Report: McDonald’s to Launch Digital Marketing Fund, Add Ordering Channels

McDonald’s is reportedly set to modernize its marketing strategy by launching a digital...

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Artificial Intelligence
Sam’s Club Scans the Future With AI-Powered Checkout Technology

In the battle for the future of shopping, Sam’s Club is betting on artificial...

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Earnings
Roblox Rethinks Strategy as Shares Plummet, Young Audience Matures

The thing about shiny new things, is that they are often...

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artificial intelligence
TikTok to Automatically Label AI-Generated Content Uploaded From Other Platforms

TikTok has begun automatically labeling artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content (AIGC) when...

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B2B Payments
American Express Introduces Business Card for Nigerian Users

American Express is rolling out a business credit card in Nigeria, its...

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Loans
Experian Launches Open Banking-Powered Solution to Expand Access to Credit

Experian has launched a solution designed to further inform lending decisions...

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International
Chinese Users Report WhatsApp Working Despite Country’s Ban

WhatsApp is reportedly working in China despite a years-long ban on this and...

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Partnerships
InsurTech Firm Cover Genius Taps Adyen for Payments Processing

InsurTech firm Cover Genius has formed a new partnership with Adyen,...

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Acquisitions
Report: Alphabet in Continuing Talks to Acquire HubSpot

Google parent company Alphabet is reportedly in continuing talks with HubSpot about acquiring that company. The...

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Consumer Insights
Consumers Invest 88% More on Education When Using Embedded Lending

Embedded lending is a credit option that many merchants and financial institutions deliver...

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Transportation
Tesla’s Autopilot Scandal Puts Future of Autonomous Transport Under Microscope

If you take your hands off the wheel, you might crash. ...

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Amazon
Amazon to Launch Dedicated Online Store in Ireland in 2025

Amazon will launch a dedicated online store in Ireland in 2025. The...

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Earnings
NCR Voyix Sees Growth in Digital Banking and Self-Checkout

NCR Voyix’s first-quarter earnings results took note of strength in customer conversions to...

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Earnings
Allbirds: Consumers Will Pay Full Price for ‘Fresh’ Enough Products

Economic challenges have consumers pulling back on full-priced purchases, but Allbirds...

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Partnerships
Pomelo and Thunes Partner on International Money Transfer Solution

Pomelo and Thunes have partnered on an international money transfer solution...

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Retail
Manhattan District Attorney Announces Organized Retail Theft-Related Indictments

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicted a business and two individuals as part...

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Amazon
Amazon Small Business Initiative Heads Into 25th Year and Takes...

In November 2000 the Nasdaq was at the 6,000 mark, just...

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Consumer Finance
New Study: Younger Consumers Lead Payment Shift From Credit to...

Consumers continue to use credit cards for pricier purchases. However, younger...

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Loans
Versatile Credit CEO Sees Steady Appetite for Consumer Financing

Banks and corporates by and large showed cautious optimism regarding consumer...

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Digital Payments
Digital Payments Help Construction Firms Overcome Manual Misery

The construction industry is a critical one, but it has a giant problem: late...

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Earnings
Porch Reports Unique Data Improves Underwriting, Boosts Results

Porch Group has found that unique data provided by its home services...

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Earnings
Robinhood Reports Return of Retail Traders, Surge in Crypto Trading

Online brokerage Robinhood Markets has reported first-quarter profits that exceeded expectations, driven by strong...

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Credit Cards
Senator Marshall Presses for Credit Card Competition Act Vote

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., aims to secure a vote on...

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Banking
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Highlights Private Credit as Emerging Issue

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook highlighted commercial real estate, private credit and cyber risks as potential...

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Earnings
Airbnb Looks for Acceleration in Summer Travel but Guidance Disappoints...

Airbnb’s first quarter results showed growth in listings and in nights booked. And...

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BNPL
Earnings Season Shows Consumers Using BNPL More for Clothes, Travel

Earnings season’s not over yet — and the picture on consumer...

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