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Retail
NEW DATA: Why Amazon Is Winning the Retail Battle Over Walmart
April 13, 2022

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Investments
FinTech Payaut Raises $8.6M From Google’s Gradient Ventures
April 13, 2022

Dutch FinTech Payaut has closed an 8 million euros ($8.6 million) seed funding round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, along with participation from past investors LocalGlobal and Entrée Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investments
London LegalTech Startup Clara Raises $3.5M in Seed Round
April 12, 2022

Legal operating system Clara, which provides an integrated collection of tools to help organizing and managing of firms, has raised over $3.5 million in seed funding, according to a Tuesday (April 12) report from TechFundingNews. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

International
EMEA Daily: Bosch Acquires UK Autonomous Driving Firm Five AI; Stenn Raises $50M in Equity...
April 12, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, global tech firm Bosch acquired British automated driving company Five AI, while Stenn, a digital financing platform for SMBs, completed a $50 million equity funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Banking
Banks’ Earnings May Show Days of Double-Digit Card Spend Growth Are Over
April 12, 2022

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B2B Payments
Today in B2B: BizPay, Arcadier Launch BNPL Partnership; Bosch Acquires Five AI
April 12, 2022

Today in B2B payments, BizPay and Arcadier form a B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) partnership, while Bosch acquired autonomous driving firm Five AI. Plus, Surecomp debuts a duplicate financing fraud tool, Deserve launches a card platform for banks and B2B companies, Trade X enters...

Retail
Lululemon Expands Resale Program Within the US
April 12, 2022

Lululemon Athletica Inc., the Canadian athletic apparel retailer, has expanded its Like New trade-in and resale program, the company announced Tuesday, (April 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
58% of Durable Goods Buyers Use Financing or Leasing Programs
April 12, 2022

Sixty-two percent of consumers have purchased durable goods in the past 12 months, according to “The Lease-To-Own Secret,” a PYMNTS and Katapult collaboration based on a survey of 2,688 U.S. consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Credit Startup Deserve Launches Card Platform
April 12, 2022

Credit card startup Deserve has debuted what it calls a first-of-its-kind platform that lets banks and B2B companies launch corporate credit and charge cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...