Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
March 07, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ripple — the blockchain company whose technology powers the cryptocurrency XRP — has created a new payment app in which transactions are settled instantly. Get the...

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LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
March 07, 2018  |  Loans

To help merchants and other service providers convert more consumers at the point of sale, LendingPoint has unveiled LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that will provide...

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Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
March 07, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups are seeing record-breaking venture capital (VC) funding, Australia’s big banks are implementing faster payments, no-show customers are...

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Target Expands Curbside Pickup
Target Expands Curbside Pickup
March 07, 2018  |  Retail

Following a beta test in Minnesota, Target is expanding its Drive Up curbside pickup service. By the end of 2018, the retailer plans to introduce...

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Amazon Expands Discounted Prime Membership To Medicaid Recipients
Amazon Expands Discounted Prime Membership To Medicaid Recipients
March 07, 2018  |  Amazon

As Amazon competes with Walmart for low-income shoppers, the eCommerce retailer is rolling out discounted pricing of its Prime program to more people receiving government...

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Dollar Tree Shares Sink With Q4 Same-Store Sales Below Estimates
Dollar Tree Shares Sink With Q4 Same-Store Sales Below Estimates
March 07, 2018  |  Retail

Discount retailer Dollar Tree, the leading discount variety store operator in North America, saw shares discounted after it reported its fourth quarter results. Those numbers fell...

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Gig Workers Pursue Careers, Part-Time Jobs Or Their Dreams
Gig Workers Pursue Careers, Part-Time Jobs Or Their Dreams
March 07, 2018  |  Gig Economy

With the rise of platforms such as Uber and Postmates, the gig economy market is booming. In 2016 alone, 34 percent of the American workforce...

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Marketplace Sites Brew Up Relationships Between Beer Brands And Suppliers
Marketplace Sites Brew Up Relationships Between Beer Brands And Suppliers
March 07, 2018  |  Retail

A good beer needs much more than solid hops and an expert brew master. To bring a beer to market, beer brands have to contend...

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Thinking Outside, And Inside, The (Cardboard) Box
Thinking Outside, And Inside, The (Cardboard) Box
March 07, 2018  |  Delivery

The rise of eCommerce is an inexorable fact. Readers of this space know that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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