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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