Restaurant Roundup: Chili’s Rethinks Robo-Waiters; Taco Bell Dips Toe in Metaverse
Restaurant Roundup: Chili’s Rethinks Robo-Waiters; Taco Bell Dips Toe in Metaverse
August 26, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

It would seem that automation is no surefire solution to restaurants’ ongoing labor challenges. Casual dining chain Chili’s, for one, is halting at least one...

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This Week in Payments: Amazon Care Exits, Peloton Peddles Content, BNPL Shifting and the Inflation Food Fight
This Week in Payments: Amazon Care Exits, Peloton Peddles Content, BNPL Shifting and the Inflation...
August 26, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With news that Amazon is sunsetting its Amazon Care healthcare initiative, Peloton’s pivot to a more open ecosystem for its app and content and upbeat...

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Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers
Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers
August 26, 2022  |  Retail

Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Chinese tourists — once the darlings of luxury spending on European high streets — have been such...

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Can Cards Retain Dominance in the UK Payment Landscape?
Can Cards Retain Dominance in the UK Payment Landscape?
August 26, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Earlier this week, PYMNTS ran the headline that card is king in the landscape of U.K. payments, using data from a recent report by trade...

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Beepo App Enables Secure, Decentralized B2B Payments, Messaging
Beepo App Enables Secure, Decentralized B2B Payments, Messaging
August 26, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Decentralized messaging app Beepo, which is currently in beta testing, has added a new feature that it said secures all chats with blockchain encryption. Get...

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Alma Notches $130M Series D to Expand Mental Healthcare Access
Alma Notches $130M Series D to Expand Mental Healthcare Access
August 26, 2022  |  Healthcare

Mental health provider network Alma raised $130 million in a Series D funding round led by Thoma Bravo with participation from Cigna Ventures that will...

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The RealReal CFO Looks to Trim Costs, Sell Higher-Margin Goods
The RealReal CFO Looks to Trim Costs, Sell Higher-Margin Goods
August 26, 2022  |  Retail

Luxury goods reseller The RealReal is looking to cut costs and sell higher-margin products in an effort to turn its first profit. Get the Full...

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Report: Bespoke Plans to Expand B2B BNPL for Cannabis Industry
Report: Bespoke Plans to Expand B2B BNPL for Cannabis Industry
August 26, 2022  |  BNPL

FinTech Bespoke Financial reportedly plans to expand its business-to-business (B2B) buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering for cannabis dispensaries in California and Massachusetts. Get the...

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Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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