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eCommerce
Amazon, Venmo Team on New Secure Payments Partnership
October 25, 2022

Online shoppers can now pay for their Amazon purchases though their Venmo accounts thanks to a new partnership announced Tuesday (Oct 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
UPS Sees Shoppers Waiting Until December Despite Early Sales Events
October 25, 2022

Despite an unprecedented early start to the holiday shopping season, the world’s largest delivery service says consumers are unmoved and are holding off until December. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Aaron’s Says Digital Tools Drove Sales Growth in Rent-to-Own
October 25, 2022

New digital tools and supply chain improvements have contributed to a leap in revenue at direct-to-consumer (D2C) lease-to-own and retail home goods seller The Aaron’s Company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
Kanye-Adidas Split Shows Why Brands See Value in Self-Made Creators
October 25, 2022

As Adidas officially joins Gap and other businesses and brands in severing ties with the controversial musician turned fashion entrepreneur Kanye West, one unexpected winner is emerging from the ashes of the latest celebrity endorsement deal gone bad: small time, self-made creators. Get the Full...

Digital Banking
Chime, Nubank No.1 in PYMNTS’ Digital Banking App Provider Ranking
October 25, 2022

In the latest edition of PYMNTS’  Provider Ranking of Digital Banking apps, 13 apps have earned a place on this month’s Top 10 list. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Real Estate Startup Bilt Sees Valuation Quadruple to $1.5B
October 25, 2022

The chief executive of real estate startup Bilt Rewards says his company has seen its valuation grow fourfold to $1.5 billion following a $150 million equity funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Real-Time Payments Are Ready, But Much of the World Isn’t
October 25, 2022

The cost, time and experience upgrade that digital payments promise cross-border senders and receivers may be crystal clear to some, but it hasn’t happened yet. Even though there’s every reason to get it done with all speed, holdouts abound in parts of the world that...

Biometrics
Biometrics Offers MENA Customers Frictionless, Secure Online Authentication
October 25, 2022

Along with the pressure to speed up digital transformation at the onset of the pandemic, businesses around the world soon realized that the acceleration would need to be accompanied by security-reinforced identity verification and user authentication to fight growing online fraud, while offering users a...

Delivery
Kroger Makes Long-Game Gen-Z Play with University Partnership
October 24, 2022

Kroger is making a long-term bet on the growth of eCommerce and Gen-Z consumers via a new grocery delivery partnership with the University of Kentucky. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...