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Retail
RetailNext Acquires UK Foot Traffic and In-Store Analytics Firm
November 14, 2022

California-based brick-and-mortar analytics firm RetailNext said it has acquired U.K. rival Retail Performance from market research company Ipsos, in a bid to boost its foot-traffic-monitoring platform in Europe and Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payment Methods
Sainsbury’s Taps Checkout.com for Mobile Checkout
November 14, 2022

British retail giant Sainsbury’s is partnering with FinTech Checkout.com to bring till-free payments to its stores. 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 to our daily newsletter,...

Investments
Report: Ant Group’s Consumer Finance Unit Plans to Raise $1.5B
November 14, 2022

Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance — the consumer finance unit of China-based Ant Group — is reportedly planning to raise the equivalent of $1.5 billion in new capital to help it make loans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cross-border Payments
Remittance Firms Jostle for Dominance in Competitive UK-Nigeria Corridor
November 14, 2022

Nigerians living in the U.K., — approximately 178,000 as of last year per the Office for National Statistics — have consistently ranked among the top 10 migrant communities in the country, making them an attractive customer base for firms operating in the competitive U.K.-Nigeria remittance...

B2B Payments
Travel Tech Company Amadeus Launches B2B Payments Platform Outpayce
November 14, 2022

B2B travel payments are getting a facelift with Amadeus’ new spinoff platform Outpayce. 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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Investments
Report: Italian Bank Intesa to Sell Stake in Payments Firm Nexi
November 14, 2022

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has reportedly announced it will sell its stake in the Italian payments firm Nexi while continuing its strategic relationship with the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Staack Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Cannabis Industry Solutions
November 14, 2022

FinTech Staack has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help it build a solution that will provide digital payments and access to business financing to cannabis businesses.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
Royal Bank of Canada Adds Installments Enabled by Visa
November 14, 2022

Aiming to meet the evolving needs of consumers and merchants, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has become the latest issuer to add installment plans enabled by Visa.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Best Buy, Google Join Outsiders in Push to Capture Remote Patient Monitoring Boom
November 14, 2022

Born of pandemic necessity and a graying U.S. population, remote patient monitoring (RPM) is breaking out all over, as its growth potential draws in retailers such as Best Buy and Big Tech stalwarts like Google in a shift that is seeing outside players aggressively moving...