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Retail
NRF: Mastercard, Visa Should Cancel Credit Card Swipe Fee Increases
April 18, 2022

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has joined bipartisan U.S. lawmakers in calling for Mastercard and Visa to hold off on their planned credit card swipe fee increases, which are scheduled to go into effect later this month, according to a Monday (April 18) press release....

Retail
From Bed Sheets to Sheetrock, Housing Trend Has Retail on Edge
April 18, 2022

In economic circles this is housing data week, as we prepare to ingest the latest data on building permits and housing starts Tuesday (April 19), followed by Wednesday’s report on existing home sales which is expected to show a 4% decline last month to a...

Mobile Payments
Digicel: Mobile Will Drive Payments Innovation in Emerging Markets
April 18, 2022

Digicel Group CEO Aniqa Sandhu said she thinks it’s high time for emerging economies to get a payments overhaul. 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
Foot Locker’s Champs Sports Enters Experiential Retail Game in Bid to Compete With Dick’s, Nike
April 18, 2022

At a time when many retailers are going small and digital with their physical stores, Foot Locker’s Champs Sports chain is rolling out a “store of the future” concept that via the opening of its largest, most hands-on location yet. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Banks Deploy Cryptographic Fingerprints to Combat Duplicate Trade Financing Fraud
April 18, 2022

When Surecomp announced Tuesday (April 12) a solution to mitigate the risk of duplicate trade financing fraud, the company tackled a type of fraud that had been next to impossible to prevent — and that has led some banks to abandon the trade finance business...

B2B Payments
Multistep Validation Helps Buyers Slam the Gate on B2B Payments Fraud
April 18, 2022

The fraudsters just keep getting more brazen. 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 form, you agree...

Fintech Investments
UK SMEs Gain ‘Instant, Single Click’ Lending Via Embedded Finance
April 18, 2022

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Investments
Vanguard Offers Financial Advice Service to Amex Card Holders
April 17, 2022

Investment management firm Vanguard has partnered with American Express on a new Vanguard financial advice service which will reportedly cut costs and complexity, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Investments
RevenueBase Raises $6M for B2B SaaS Services
April 17, 2022

B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution RevenueBase has racked up $6 million in a seed funding round, which was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, a press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...