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B2B Payments
B2B Payment Trends Driven by Need for Speed
September 02, 2022

It’s been an eventful period in the B2B payments space. Here’s a recap of recent developments along with an analysis of the trends they illustrate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payment Methods
FinTech Kevin Teams With Monet+ on in-Store A2A Payments
September 02, 2022

U.K.-based FinTech kevin has partnered Monet+ to deliver account-to-account (A2A) payments via the Monet+ Switchio platform, the firm announced on its website Friday (Sept. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Social Commerce
ByteDance CFO: No Plans to Take Company Public
September 02, 2022

ByteDance, the Chinese unicorn that owns the popular social media platform TikTok, has no plans to go public, the company’s chief financial officer said this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Live Oak Bank Expands SBA Lending Program
September 02, 2022

Live Oak Bank has announced that 10 lenders have joined its general Small Business Administration (SBA) lending team in the first half of 2022. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Everphone Raises $32M to Grow Phone-as-a-Service
September 02, 2022

Berlin-based Phone-as-a-Service company everphone has raised 32 million euros (about $32 million) in an expanded Series C funding round, which it will use to continue to expand globally, develop its products and increase the number of devices in service. Get the Full Story Complete the...

eCommerce
Chinese eCommerce Firm Pinduoduo Launches US Offshoot
September 02, 2022

Chinese eCommerce company Pinduodo has launched an online shopping site in the U.S. in its first major overseas expansion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Retail
Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: The Battle Over Payments, Pricing, Perks
September 02, 2022

Finding customers, tantalizing them with targeted ads and merchandise, and then presenting products in a compelling way are all retail art forms in and of themselves. Even so, they can also be quickly rendered useless if the final step — the payment — does not...

Retail
Are Lululemon, Nike, Peloton Connecting With Active, Affluent Seniors?
September 02, 2022

Life may end at age 54 in terms of Madison Avenue advertising executives, but in real life, spending and consumption and wealth carries on, in size, for many years afterwards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Block Will Let Users Make Cash App Payments Outside Its Network
September 02, 2022

Block, which was formerly called Square, has begun letting users of its Cash App make payments on eCommerce sites that aren’t part of the Square network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...