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Investments
Till Payments Raises $80M for Worldwide Growth
October 07, 2021

Australian FinTech Till Payments announced Thursday (Oct. 7) it wrapped up a $110 million AUD ($80 million) round of Series C fundraising that it plans to use on its North American operations, global consolidation and new payments technology services. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
From Pallets to People: Fast B2B Digital Payments Retain Best Products and Top Talent
October 07, 2021

With workforces dispersed around the country and the world, and work arrangements increasingly skewed toward temps and contractors, the need for businesses to be able to connect with their people has never been greater — or more challenging. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Plate IQ Launches B2B Payments Platform For Hospitality Industry 
October 07, 2021

Hospitality-focused accounts payable (AP) automation platform Plate IQ debuted The VendorPay Network, a full-service payments platform aimed at connecting businesses and vendors, according to a Thursday (Oct. 7) press release. Through the B2B platform, businesses can send and track payments to vendors via ACH, virtual...

eCommerce
55% of Millennials Interested in Buying Big-Ticket Items Online  
October 07, 2021

The report “Digital Platforms: How Consumers Shop and Pay for Big-Ticket Purchases,” a PYMNTS and Rightpoint collaboration, found that as the economy continues to improve, as much as 64% of the more than 2,900 consumers queried intend to make big-ticket purchases through the next 12...

Investments
Rebel Foods Cloud Kitchen Raises $175M for $1.4B Valuation
October 07, 2021

Indian cloud kitchen Rebel Foods on Thursday (Oct. 7) announced the end of a $175 million fundraising round that values the company at $1.4 billion, up from $800 million last year, according to a TechCrunch report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Clean Reconciliation Will Be the Biggest Benefit of Speedier B2B Payments
October 07, 2021

Consumer payments could hardly be easier. They’re seamless, they’re instant, and they’re available pretty much everywhere — in-store, online, even in cars. 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...

Delivery
Final-Mile Delivery Developments Heat up, Just in Time for Winter Gifting Season 
October 07, 2021

Winter gifting season kicks off next month with Black Friday on Nov. 26 and Cyber Monday on Nov. 29, and there’s a growing sense that last-mile delivery experiences will be more decisive this year in terms of meeting shoppers’ expectations — or falling short — as seen...

Investments
Moroccan B2B eCommerce Firm Chari Raises $5M 
October 07, 2021

The Moroccan B2B eCommerce startup Chari.ma has raised $5 million in seed funding, valuing the firm at $70 million. 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...

Omnicommerce
C-Stores Reframe Convenience for the Omnichannel Shopper
October 07, 2021

With the acceleration of the digital shift, the role of the convenience store is changing. Where their physical locations were once at the core of their value propositions, conveniently located in gas stations and on corners, the rise of the bring-it-to-me economy has turned the...