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Retail
Best Buy Revises Its FY23 Plans After Q1 Struggle
May 24, 2022

Best Buy hasn’t been able to withstand the economic triple whammy of a pandemic, supply chain snags and a looming recession as well as some other brands, and that struggle has the company rethinking what lies ahead for it the rest of this fiscal year....

Investments
Shoppable Video Firm Firework Raises $150M at $750M Valuation
May 24, 2022

Firework, a company that creates livestream video shopping events for retailers, has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round, according to a Tuesday (May 24) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Abercrombie & Fitch Facing Transition Period
May 24, 2022

Abercrombie & Fitch expects to close about 30 stores this year as it continues to focus on its transition to omnichannel retail sales, company officials said Tuesday (May 24) on an earnings call with investors and analysts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Walmart Ups Drone Delivery Comp With Amazon, Expands Program to 6 States
May 24, 2022

Ask a Walmart executive, “What’s up?” these days and chances are they’ll say “drones.” 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...

eCommerce
Customization Is the Future and the Growth Driver for Online Marketplaces
May 24, 2022

Marketplaces have proven their value over and over again by bringing consumers a wider variety of offers at better prices than they can find almost anywhere else.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

CFPB
CFPB Calls on States To Expand Enforcement Efforts
May 24, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued on Thursday, May 19 a new interpretative rule seeking to bolster the states’ enforcement actions to protect consumers. By clarifying the scope of state enforcement under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), the bureau expects states...

Security & Fraud
FinTechs Get Zero-Fraud Guarantee for Inbound Digital Transfers
May 24, 2022

Long live the digital transformation — given that it’s secure. 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. By completing this...

Security & Fraud
Mastercard Touts Value of ‘War Games,’ Simulations in Prepping for Cyberattacks
May 24, 2022

The best way for enterprises to battle frauds, bot attacks, synthetic ID attacks … 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...

Payment Methods
FedNow Pilot Brings New Features, Use Cases for Instant Payments in ’23 and Beyond
May 24, 2022

Round-the-clock, real-time payments often are credited to the Venmos and PayPals of the world. But next year, the nationwide introduction of the Federal Reserve’s FedNowSM Service will offer 24/7/365 funds availability to help all types of financial institutions move beyond the person-to-person (P2P) use cases...