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B2B Payments
Rising Inflation Drives New Demand for Procurement Solutions
January 20, 2022

As inflation continues to rise, companies are seeing cost increases in delivery services, software contracts and other goods and services across the board — and procurement teams find themselves under pressure to source new suppliers or negotiate new terms with the ones they have already....

Delivery
Veriff Collabs With Starship to Drive ID Verification for Autonomous Robot Delivery
January 20, 2022

Global identity verification provider Veriff is partnering with autonomous delivery services provider Starship Technologies to offer identity verification services for autonomous robot delivery, according to a press release on Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Saks Launches Digital Shopping, Styling Service
January 20, 2022

The luxury brand Saks has launched a service called Saks Stylist, a personal stylist and shopping tool available on its website and mobile app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Grocery Roundup: Aldi Drops Deliveroo; Walmart Opens eCommerce Fulfillment Center
January 20, 2022

Deliveroo may be going all-in on grocery, but grocers are not necessarily going all-in on Deliveroo. Essen, Germany-based international discount grocery chain Aldi pulled its 130 United Kingdom stores on the platform from Deliveroo’s marketplace Wednesday (Jan. 19), terminating its deal with the delivery service,...

Security & Fraud
FBI Warns of QR Code Cybercrimes
January 20, 2022

The FBI is warning the public that cybercriminals have been tampering with Quick Response (QR) codes to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal their login and financial information, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 18) public service announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Perfect Corp. Teams With MAC Cosmetics, SoPost on AI Shade Matching, Product Sampling
January 20, 2022

Beauty tech platform Perfect Corp., beauty brand MAC Cosmetics and online product sampling platform SoPost are getting together on a personalized product sampling experience for MAC Cosmetics’ Studio Fix Fluid Foundation, according to a Thursday (Jan. 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
B2B Payments Company Billtrust Tops $1B in Invoices
January 20, 2022

The B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated-payments company Billtrust says it surpassed $1 billion in supplier invoices delivered to accounts payable (AP) portals in 2021. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Tom Brady’s NFT Startup Autograph Snags $170M in Series B Funding
January 20, 2022

Nonfungible token (NFT) platform Autograph, which was co-founded in July by seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and helps athletes and entertainers promote their NFTs, recently raised $170 million in a Series B funding round, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete...

IPO
Ibercaja Banco on Track to be Spain’s First IPO of 2022
January 20, 2022

Ibercaja Banco is tracking to be Spain’s first initial public offering (IPO) of 2022 and the first bank public listing since 2017 as Ibercaja’s largest shareholder Fundación Ibercaja, which owns 88.04% of the shares, plans to sell roughly 40% of its holdings, Reuters reported on...