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Citizens Pay Offers Fee Free POS Financing Across Microsoft Store
December 06, 2021

Citizens Financial Group is expanding its partnership with the Microsoft Store and offering no-interest, point-of-sale financing through the bank’s Citizens Pay platform, according to a press release on Monday (Dec. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Retailers Now Pay Consumers to Pick Up Their Online Orders
December 06, 2021

With as much as half of all delivery costs occurring in the last mile, and prices across the board rising at the same time that consumers are continuing to demand they pay nothing for shipping, several brands are rewarding customers who choose to pick up...

B2B Payments
Food Distributors Slowly Embracing Digital Ordering Platforms Over Antiquated Voicemail Systems
December 06, 2021

The food distribution industry is not as consolidated as many others. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Payments Innovation
Physical Retail’s Data Distortion Trap
December 06, 2021

In 1907, Mark Twain famously popularized the saying “lies, damn lies and statistics,” almost as a self-deprecating comment about his own ability to interpret “figures” when writing about them. An expression first attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, today it’s often used to describe...

eCommerce
Alibaba Reorganizes its Global, Domestic eCommerce Business
December 06, 2021

A trifecta of changes — new competition, a sluggish economy and continued regulatory pressures — has China’s Alibaba revamping its eCommerce businesses and appointing a new chief financial officer (CFO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cross-border Payments
API Plug-Ins Offer Fast, Cheap Fix To Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
December 06, 2021

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Regulation
PYMNTS Launches TechREG™ Platform to Offer Regulatory and Public Policy Intelligence on the Digital Economy
December 06, 2021

When I announced the acquisition of the leading global media and content platform on antitrust and competition policy, Competition Policy International (CPI), six weeks ago, I hinted that it was the first of a series of dedicated efforts to expand our platform and content focus...

Biometrics
Biometric Human Scanning Tools Open World of Uses — From Try-Ons to Telehealth
December 06, 2021

Have you heard the one about a guy who’s tired of buying clothes that don’t fit and a physiologist studying injuries in Australian rules football who started brainstorming over a bottle of good wine? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
FOMO Pay, Banking Circle Team on Collections in APAC
December 05, 2021

FOMO Pay, a Singaporean payment solution provider, is teaming up with Banking Circle, a Luxembourg-based bank, to offer more collection and payment services for corporate clients in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...