Payments company Square will now be called Block, establishing the latter name as its corporate entity, according to a press release Wednesday (Dec. 1). The Square name is still a part of the company’s seller business, and the company says this name change will let...
White-label eCommerce firm Thirstie is launching gift cards for liquor brands, the first offering of its kind in the U.S., according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Tuesday (Nov. 23). Thirstie connects alcohol brands with consumers, and its gift card solution will feature...
The payments technology company EVO Payments has expanded its partnership with Oracle to offer Oracle’s enterprise payment solutions to EVO’s retail and hospitality merchants. The company announced the new arrangement in a news release Tuesday (Nov. 16), saying it would also offer acquiring services to...
Spend management platform Airbase is expanding its corporate card offerings with a new Airbase Essentials package, the company announced in a press release Tuesday (Nov. 9). Through Airbase Essentials, the company is offering cash back rates for corporate cards, ranging from 2.25% for a pre-funded...
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken off in 2021 and so have auction houses’ sales of them, with Sotheby’s and Christie’s respectively selling $65 million and $100 million of NFTs this year, Reuters reported Monday (Nov. 8). These sales account for roughly 5.5% of the houses’...
Transact has rolled out new software integrations for a sweeping slate of improvements to college campuses, a press release says. Transact works in credential and payment solutions. The new partnerships include software integrations with Apex Order Pickup Solutions and Panasonic Smart Lockers for better automated,...
For owners who list their recreational vehicles (RVs) on Outdoorsy, a global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, the monthly note for the loan value is the most expensive part of owning the vehicle, even those most owners don’t comparison shop before they buy. A typical owner with...
LinkedIn is deciding whether it will let users charge for virtual events hosted on the social media job site, Bloomberg reported. A test will incorporate a small group of users, and the company doesn’t know yet if it will be rolled out on a larger...
Driverless trucks have begun hauling freight this week down the I-45 between Dallas and Houston, marking the start of a two-year autonomous shipping pilot program that’s being called an industry first. Although a safety driver will be on board during the initial testing period, the so-called “Class 8” big rigs will...