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Retail
Oral Care Sales Stuck in Retail Channels Despite Push From D2C
September 10, 2021

With endless Zoom calls over the last 18 months forcing people to look at their own reflections more than ever before, combined with mask-wearing because of the pandemic, oral health has taken on greater importance for people, especially within the increased focus on health and...

Delivery
Restaurant Aggregators Sue NYC Over Fee Caps in Move to Shape the Future of Delivery...
September 10, 2021

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IPO
FinTech, ID-Focused Firms Helm Public Listing Announcements this Week
September 10, 2021

Listing announcements this past week — for traditional initial public offerings (IPOs), and for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) — were centered on FinTech, ID management and workplace-focused firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Perfect Corp. Unveils AI-Powered Makeup Tutorial Platform
September 10, 2021

Beauty tech company Perfect Corp. is launching a new digital makeup tutorial solution, giving brands the ability to present step-by-step lessons using artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Walmart Ends Quarterly Bonuses for Store Workers
September 10, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of Walmart store workers won’t get their “MyShare” quarterly bonuses after Jan. 31, 2022, instead earning hourly wage increases from the world’s largest private employer, according to a company memo sent to staff first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Get the...

B2B Payments
Business Lender Uses Tech to Reduce ‘Time to Yes’ by 90%
September 10, 2021

When a local transport business recently applied for debtor finance funding through ScotPac, Australia and New Zealand’s largest non-bank lender to small and midsized businesses (SMBs), the typical time for approval could take up to several weeks.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
The Role of Today’s CFO: Driving Change and Ensuring Resilience to Change
September 10, 2021

The acceleration of digitization in the enterprise has given chief financial officers (CFOs) a much bigger say in the direction that transformation takes, according to Airbase Chief Financial Officer Aneal Vallurupalli. Whereas CFOs have traditionally had more of an administrative role, these days they’re much...

B2B Payments
Banking As A Service Provides B2B Solutions For Businesses Of All Sizes
September 10, 2021

The global market for Banking as a Service (BaaS) has quickly become a $1 trillion industry, but new projections suggest this uptrend will continue — and accelerate — over the coming decade with a near-quadrupling in demand that could boost uptake to $3.6 trillion by...

Cross-border Payments
Framar on Meeting the Beauty Industry’s Cross-Border Payments Challenges
September 10, 2021

Keeping enough of the right shade of lipstick in stock is nothing compared to supporting the customer payments preferences when shopping cross-border. In The Cross-Border Retail Payments Tracker, beauty eTailer Framar’s Vice President of Sales and Product Development Giovanni Gallo says that accepting digital wallets...