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Retail
2021 is the Year of the NFT and Omnichannel Auction Houses
December 20, 2021

The year was 1744. The place? London. Here, Sotheby’s had its very first auction where a few hundred rare and valuable books of Polite Literature sold for a little over 800 pounds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
How Retail is Turning Closed Stores Into New Opportunities
December 20, 2021

Black Friday proved to be an exceptionally dark place for some retailers this year. For some, it may prove to be their last one ever. As CNN predicted last November, stores like Sears and Kmart — once industry leaders — may soon disappear. The once thriving chain of...

Faster Payments
How Consumers Are Driving Demand for Real-Time Payments
December 20, 2021

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Cross-border Payments
Deep Dive: How Localizing Cross-Border Payment Experiences Helps Merchants Attract International Customers
December 20, 2021

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Payments Innovation
Busbud on Tapping Payments Orchestration for a Flexible Future
December 20, 2021

Consumers want a single point of contact to manage their travel experiences; travel operators want a single point of contact to manage all of the payments options their would-be travelers want to use. In the Accelerating Time To New Markets Playbook, Michael Gradek, co-founder of...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Worldwide M&A Projects Shatter Records with $5T in Deals
December 20, 2021

This was the year for closing deals, with merger and acquisition (M&A) activity around the world tallying $5.63 trillion and shattering records set 15 years ago, Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. 21), citing data from Dealogic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Banking
Small Business Digital Banking Needs Best Served With ‘a la carte’ Services Powered by APIs
December 20, 2021

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B2B Payments
Integrated Payments Helps Meet Rapidly Evolving Needs of Businesses
December 20, 2021

Business-to-business (B2B) transactions are notorious for various pain points and paper-laden processes that, from invoices to paper checks, result in late, and even lost, payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cross Border Commerce
Visa: How a Global, Digital Network Can Boost Financial Inclusion
December 20, 2021

Amid the great digital shift, subsets of financial services remain challenged because of decades-old, friction-filled and fragmented processes. 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...