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B2B Payments
Software Maker PhaseZero Debuts CxAnalytics to Manage Sales, Market Share
January 18, 2022

B2B and B2C digital commerce software provider PhaseZero announced its CxAnalytics solution on Tuesday (Jan. 18), designed to help business managers proactively manage sales and market growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Rhodium to Be First Crypto IPO of 2022; Intel to Debut Crypto Mining...
January 18, 2022

Cryptocurrency technology company Rhodium Enterprises will be the first initial public offering (IPO) for the crypto industry this year, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 18) Cointelegraph report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
Wellster Closes Series B at $60M, Will Launch FemTech Platform
January 18, 2022

Six months after a $40 million financing round, Wellster Healthtech Group has closed on a $20 million funding extension, the German startup announced on Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Faster Payments
Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
January 18, 2022

A staggering 73% of employees rank finances as their number source of stress in life, leading to significant loss of productivity, attrition, absenteeism, presenteeism and other workforce-related problems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

eCommerce
Lightspeed, Intermix Team on eCommerce Customer Experiences
January 18, 2022

Commerce platform Lightspeed has partnered with women’s fashion business Intermix to bolster digital transformation and sales, the companies announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Investments
Spendesk Raises $113M, Reaches Unicorn Status
January 18, 2022

The Paris-based payments company Spendesk announced it has raised 100 million euros ($113 million), bringing it to unicorn status with a value of more than $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Loyalty & Rewards
64% of QSR Customers Earn Loyalty Rewards by Spending More
January 18, 2022

Sixty-eight percent of consumers place orders from a restaurant — not through an aggregator — at least once a month, according to Digital Divide: Minding The Loyalty Gap, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration that surveyed 2,414 U.S. adults who regularly purchase food from restaurants. Get...

Investments
Cyber Insurance Firm Baobab Secures $4m in Pre-Seed Round
January 18, 2022

The timing couldn’t be better for Baobab, the Berlin-based cyber insurance company, to raise $3.5 million euros ($4 million) in pre-seed financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Poland’s Żabka Leads Europe’s Autonomous Store Race
January 18, 2022

Żabka, the largest convenience store chain in Poland, says it now has the largest chain of autonomous stores in Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....