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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Bottomline Technologies to Go Private Following $2.6B Sale
December 17, 2021

Payments and invoice management platform Bottomline Technologies will become a privately held company following a planned $2.6 billion acquisition by software investment firm Thoma Bravo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Furniture Returns Are Both Consumer Nightmare and Business Dream
December 17, 2021

If you’re sitting in a chair as you read this sentence, consider this question: What will happen to the chair when you no longer need or want it? It will likely end up in the garbage – unless you choose to upcycle, donate or sell...

Retail
Big Retailers Turn to Shoppable Livestreams to Engage and Entertain Consumers
December 17, 2021

At a time of unprecedented connectivity, consumer messaging matters more than ever and retailers are taking notice. 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...

Faster Payments
KeyBank on How Real-Time Payments Is Changing the Financial Landscape
December 17, 2021

Highly connected consumers are all about speed and efficiency, and they are increasingly drawn to the value of instant payments. In the Real-Time Payments Tracker, KeyBank’s Richard Booth makes the case for why FIs must give consumers immediate access to funds and more control over...

Cross-border Payments
Voda Swimwear on Localizing the Payment Experience to Help Drive Cross-Border eCommerce Sales
December 17, 2021

With more than 200 payment types available worldwide, deciding which ones to add and how much revenue they will generate can be overwhelming for global merchants. In the Cross-Border Retail Payments Tracker, Voda Swimwear CEO Yulia Drummond walks PYMNTS through her approach to localizing payments...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Oracle’s $30B Bid to Acquire Cerner to Beef up Healthcare Focus
December 17, 2021

Software giant Oracle is in discussions to acquire electronic medical records firm Cerner in a potential deal that could be worth $30 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. If the deal closes, it would be the largest acquisition to date for Oracle, which...

Faster Payments
Even Same-Day ACH Too Slow for Consumers as Instant Payouts Rewrite the Rules
December 17, 2021

If government COVID stimulus disbursements leave a lasting impression — and they will — it will be on consumer awareness that same-day (and even instant) payout options are now widely available for everything from banks and insurance firms to online gaming sites. Get the Full...

Faster Payments
Payments 2022 Will Be All About One Word: Simplification
December 17, 2021

If 2021 is the year of digital payments, it is also when real-time payments got ready for their closeup, to steal a classic movie line. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payments Innovation
Travel Sites Use Payments Orchestration to Quickly Expand Into New Markets
December 17, 2021

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