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Retail
As Inflation Rages, Walmart Announces Month-Long Sales Event
October 19, 2022

Walmart is expanding its Black Friday deals for the entire month of November in a bid to get customers excited about shopping at a time when many are cutting back on spending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Social Commerce
Pinterest Cranks up the Volume on Idea Pins With Music Label Partners
October 19, 2022

Pinterest is partnering with Warner Music Group and other record labels to crank up the volume on its Idea Pins feature with the expansion of its existing royalty-free song library to include licensed tracks powered by B2B digital music solutions platform 7Digital. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Inflation Tests Ikea’s Will and Discount Business Model
October 19, 2022

The discount model of Swedish home furnishing company Ikea appears to be facing strain as the prices of some of its products have risen by 80% in the United Kingdom in the last 10 months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cross-border Payments
Visa, Thunes Team to Allow X-Border Payments to 78 Digital Wallets
October 19, 2022

Visa and B2B payments company Thunes have partnered to enable individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) using Visa Direct to move money internationally to 78 digital wallet providers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
PYMNTS Intelligence: Connected Fleets Are Becoming the New Normal
October 19, 2022

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B2B Payments
VC’s Next Great Opportunity Lies in ‘Great Unbundling’ of B2B Payments
October 19, 2022

“FinTech, as an investment category, has been incredibly exciting because of the size of the industry — and the size of the opportunity,” Alex Niehenke, Partner at Scale Venture Partners, told Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Johnson & Johnson Overhauls Pharma’s B2B ‘Ecosystem’ with Embedded Payments
October 19, 2022

It may seem like a lifetime ago, but it was only two years ago when supply chains were at a standstill. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
Treasurers Seek Growth Via New Banking Models
October 19, 2022

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Cross Border Commerce
FIs, Startups and Policymakers Drive Intra-African Trade, Payments Within EU-Style Customs Union
October 18, 2022

Africa is often lagging behind when it comes to global trade but in recent years, projects aimed at building a more autonomous pan-African economy, many of them under the rubric of the African Union (AU), are seeking to redress that balance and secure a more...