Verishop App Feature ‘Shop Party’ Enables Video Shopping With Friends

Verishop App Feature ‘Shop Party’ Enables Video Shopping With Friends
Verishop App Feature ‘Shop Party’ Enables Video Shopping With Friends
December 15, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

Verishop is integrating with iOS to enable users to hold video chats while also exploring places to shop, the company announced in a press release...

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Goldman Sachs: Some 90 Pct Of Businesses Have Depleted PPP Monies
Goldman Sachs: Some 90 Pct Of Businesses Have Depleted PPP Monies
December 15, 2020  |  Loans

Small firms recently surveyed by Goldman Sachs indicated that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are desperately in need of another round of emergency Paycheck Protection...

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Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech Breakup Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech...
December 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the People’s Bank of China ordered merchants to accept cash and the EU has threatened to break up Big Tech firms...

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UK Regulators Fine Barclays $31 Million For Poor Treatment Of Credit Customers
UK Regulators Fine Barclays $31 Million For Poor Treatment Of Credit Customers
December 15, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays £26 million ($31.6 million) for its treatment of consumer credit customers who fell into arrears on...

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Vroom To Buy AI-Powered Analytics And Digital Services Firm CarStory
Vroom To Buy AI-Powered Analytics And Digital Services Firm CarStory
December 15, 2020  |  Acquiring

Vroom said on Tuesday (Dec. 15) that it has entered into a definitive deal to buy artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled analytics and digital services company CarStory...

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Jittery Investors Dump Shares Of Nordic Banks After Reports Of FBI Investigation
Jittery Investors Dump Shares Of Nordic Banks After Reports Of FBI Investigation
December 15, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A report by a major Swedish newspaper triggered a selloff by investors of shares in a trio of Nordic banks, puzzling analysts since the revelations...

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Study: Manual AR Processes Slow Payments Collection By As Much As 67 Percent
Study: Manual AR Processes Slow Payments Collection By As Much As 67 Percent
December 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

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Bridgetown SPAC Considering $10 Billion Indonesian Tokopedia Deal
Bridgetown SPAC Considering $10 Billion Indonesian Tokopedia Deal
December 15, 2020  |  Investments

Blank-check acquisition firm Bridgetown Holdings is considering a deal with the Indonesian eCommerce firm Tokopedia, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Dec. 15), citing sources. Get the...

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Economists Predict Post-COVID Rebound, But Many Digital Shifts Will Remain 
Economists Predict Post-COVID Rebound, But Many Digital Shifts Will Remain 
December 15, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

This week’s start of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations has economists predicting a big rebound for 2021, but PYMNTS data show that plenty of consumers’ pandemic-era changes...

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