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Retail
Sam’s Club, Walmart Launching Elton John Eyewear Collection
November 01, 2021

Walmart and Sam’s Club are set to launch the Elton John Eyewear line of glasses this week as the company continues to focus efforts on increasing its capture of consumers’ healthcare spend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Aquiline Capital Acquires Majority Stake in InsurTech Platform Ripe
November 01, 2021

Aquiline Capital Partners is acquiring a majority stake in insurance technology platform Ripe Thinking Unlimited for undisclosed financial terms, according to a press release on Monday (Nov. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
New Study: Understanding Consumer Desire for Product Protection and Extended Warranties
November 01, 2021

Ask more than 2,500 U.S. consumers what they want from product protection offerings like extended warranties, and you’ll find the psychology of value driving a lot of decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Regulation
How Regulation Could Shape the Connected Economy’s Future
November 01, 2021

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Security & Fraud
FCA: Surge in Number of Banks Filing Financial Crime Reports
November 01, 2021

Banks and other financial firms in the U.K. are filing more Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) than ever before, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) indicated in a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Monday (Nov. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
Visa’s New Head of Global Business Solutions Sees A ‘Network of Networks’ Strategy for B2B...
November 01, 2021

Nearly 70 speakers, 38 panels and 162,997 unique viewers of livestreams across four weeks in October. 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 daily...

B2B Payments
Firms That Rely on Manual Processes Take 67% More Time to Follow Up on Overdue...
October 31, 2021

Paper-based payment processes are slow and costly, and using them to collect receivables makes existing payment pain points even worse. These cumbersome, manual processes impair the speed and efficiency of invoicing, performing customer credit checks, and collecting and matching receivables — all resulting in longer...

International
Glitches, Fraud and High Fees Upset El Salvador’s Bitcoin Chivo Wallet Users
October 31, 2021

The use of cryptocurrency as legal currency has been in force in El Salvador since Sept. 7, and in that period, user complaints continue to pile up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Payment Methods
AMC CEO Polls Public on Shiba Inu Crypto Payment
October 31, 2021

Adam Aron, AMC’s CEO, is looking at potentially accepting shiba inu crypto payments, a report from Bitcoin.com said. 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...