Amazon, PayPal And Other Industry Giants Pivot To ‘Pay With Points’

Amazon, PayPal And Other Industry Giants Pivot To ‘Pay With Points’
Amazon, PayPal And Other Industry Giants Pivot To ‘Pay With Points’
August 25, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The use of loyalty/rewards points to pay for purchases began as a value-add to card programs. For example, there might be a set of designer...

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WorldRemit To Buy Sendwave Amid Remittance Surge
WorldRemit To Buy Sendwave Amid Remittance Surge
August 25, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

WorldRemit, a digital cross-border payments company, has agreed to purchase Sendwave, a company specializing in remittances, according to a press release. Get the Full Story...

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Microsoft Word To Take Voice Commands, Transcribe Recordings
Microsoft Word To Take Voice Commands, Transcribe Recordings
August 25, 2020  |  Innovation

Microsoft said on Tuesday (Aug. 25) in a blog post that updates to Office 365 will allow users to record conversations “directly in Word for the...

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Cuomo Says NY Fashion Week Will Go Forward Outdoors, Virtual
Cuomo Says NY Fashion Week Will Go Forward Outdoors, Virtual
August 25, 2020  |  Retail

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York Fashion Week will go forward this September, with a drastic reduction in spectators as events are moved outside. Get...

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Smartphone Sales Fall 20.4 Pct Globally Amid Pandemic
Smartphone Sales Fall 20.4 Pct Globally Amid Pandemic
August 25, 2020  |  Mobile

Smartphone sales around the world dropped 20.4 percent in the second quarter, research and advisory firm Gartner said in a Tuesday (Aug. 25) press release....

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Consumer Confidence Drops Again In August
Consumer Confidence Drops Again In August
August 25, 2020  |  Economy

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index declined for the second month in a row, dropping from 91.7 in July to a current reading at 84.8,...

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Socure Closes On $35M In New Round Of Funding
Socure Closes On $35M In New Round Of Funding
August 25, 2020  |  Investments

Socure, the identity verification and fraud prevention software provider, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 25) that it has raised $35 million in funding. Get the Full...

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Gig Apps Work It On Latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking
Gig Apps Work It On Latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking
August 25, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Unemployment has always been a leading economic indicator, and by many accounts, the economy is in for a couple of years of recessionary behavior. Thank...

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Entertainment Payroll Platform Wrapbook Raises $3.6M
Entertainment Payroll Platform Wrapbook Raises $3.6M
August 25, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Payroll processing platform Wrapbook has raised $3.6 million in seed funding for its technology that streamlines onboarding, payment and insurance for the entertainment industry, according...

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