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Retail
Dick’s Sees Sales Climb in ‘Transformational’ Q3
November 22, 2022

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ continued efforts to redefine itself through its experiential, omnichannel offerings appears to have paid off during its third quarter, with the retailer seeing a 6.5% increase in sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
‘Fashion Newness’ Helps Drive Record Sales for Urban Outfitters
November 22, 2022

Urban Outfitters is heading into the holiday shopping season enjoying record sales, primarily driven by shoppers at its Anthropologie and Free People brands. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
Featurespace Looks to Tackle $2T Money Laundering Wave
November 22, 2022

Anticipating a wave of fraud tied to a global recession in 2023, financial crime prevention firm Featurespace says it is building an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help banks and payments service providers (PSPs) detect financial crime. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
As RTP Turns 5, Matching Experience to Expectation Is the Challenge
November 22, 2022

The customer experience encompasses all of the touch points that customers take advantage of when interacting with a company’s employees, assets or operations — including and especially the payment experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payments Innovation
Why ‘Every Single Business’ Will Soon Be Using Embedded Payments
November 22, 2022

Embedded finance — where financial products and payments pop up in any number of consumers’ daily activities — is now an expectation, a “need to have” for banks and enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Africa
B2B Marketplace Operators Offer Credit to Keep African SMBs Liquid
November 21, 2022

A wave of platforms that enable digital sales and procurement are revolutionizing the way African companies do business, contributing to an all-round more efficient trading system and helping to eliminate frictions that have long-plagued traditional supply chains. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Esker and Quadient Partner on Electronic Invoicing in France 
November 21, 2022

Automation solutions provider Esker and communication solutions supplier Quadient have partnered with the French government’s upcoming Partner Dematerialization Platform (PDP) to help businesses transition to compliance with upcoming French tax regulations.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Grocers, PayTech Firms Partner to Drive Connected Retail Experience
November 21, 2022

According to a recent PYMNTS survey, most U.S. and U.K. retailers believe that their ability to replicate the frictionless shopping and payment experience of eCommerce in-store is critical for maintaining customer loyalty and engagement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Cross-border Payments
UK FinTech Stenn Offers SMBs Digital Invoice Financing
November 21, 2022

U.K.-based FinTech Stenn, which specializes in invoice financing, is focusing its energies on to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and emerging markets, where access to trade financing has often been limited. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...