Megamalls Like Mall Of America And American Dream Face Mega Problems 
Megamalls Like Mall Of America And American Dream Face Mega Problems 
July 24, 2020  |  Retail

Megamalls are having mega problems. The two largest U.S. malls — Minnesota’s Mall of America and New Jersey’s American Dream mall — are struggling, with...

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Open Banking, Synthetic ID Fraud, Supplemental Jobless Benefits Top This Week’s News
Open Banking, Synthetic ID Fraud, Supplemental Jobless Benefits Top This Week’s News
July 24, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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Retailers With Mask Requirements Won’t Turn Away Non-Compliant Shoppers
Retailers With Mask Requirements Won’t Turn Away Non-Compliant Shoppers
July 24, 2020  |  Retail

As retailers seek to prevent staffers and shoppers from arguing, the requirements of major merchants that shoppers wear masks in U.S. brick-and-mortar stores are only...

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Instacart Blames Reused Passwords For Account Hacks
Instacart Blames Reused Passwords For Account Hacks
July 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Instacart, the U.S. and Canadian online grocery delivery service, blamed reused passwords for the recent account hacks that led to the theft of its customers’ personal data...

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Former Twitter Employees: More Than 1K Staffers, Contractors Could Have Hacked Accounts
Former Twitter Employees: More Than 1K Staffers, Contractors Could Have Hacked Accounts
July 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

One week after hackers commandeered dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts – including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama – former Twitter employees say that...

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American Express Q2 Revenues Plunge As Big Spenders Shut Their Wallets
American Express Q2 Revenues Plunge As Big Spenders Shut Their Wallets
July 24, 2020  |  Earnings

American Express managed to put up a surprising profit in the second quarter, but saw revenue sharply drop as consumer spending collapsed as the COVID-19 pandemic slammed...

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This Week In Payments: Accel’s Amit Jhawar On The Great Digital Shift
This Week In Payments: Accel’s Amit Jhawar On The Great Digital Shift
July 24, 2020  |  Innovation

If one were to attempt to boil this week’s payments news down to a single question, it would likely be: “What happens now?” Consumers and...

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‘National Drive-Thru Day’ Symbolizes The COVID Summer
‘National Drive-Thru Day’ Symbolizes The COVID Summer
July 24, 2020  |  Retail

As made-up commercial holidays go, National Drive-Thru Day (July 24) is no sillier than, say, National Cherry Tart Day, which you may have missed back...

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Chinese Property Industry Disruptor Beike Files For $2B US IPO
Chinese Property Industry Disruptor Beike Files For $2B US IPO
July 24, 2020  |  Real Estate

Chinese property industry disruptor KE Holdings Inc. has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States that could notch approximately $2 billion...

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