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Retail
Retailers Expand Subscription Options, But Consumers May Be at Their Limit
September 28, 2021

In the past several weeks, a handful of retailers have rolled out announcements about new or expanded subscription services, including Petco’s expansion of its PupBox service and jewelry retailer Claire’s launch of its first subscription service, called Cdrop. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Walmart Health Teams with Epic on Patient Records Portal
September 28, 2021

Walmart has announced a partnership with health records platform Epic to create a portal through which Walmart Health members, healthcare professionals, insurance carriers and others can access patients’ medical records and history. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

eCommerce
Cart.com Teams With Clearco For eCommerce Capital Financing
September 28, 2021

End-to-end eCommerce services startup Cart.com is teaming up with eCommerce investment firm Clearco to enable digital retailers to gain easy access to capital financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
HomeGoods Debuts eCommerce Capabilities
September 28, 2021

Discount home décor retail giant HomeGoods on Tuesday (Sept. 28) introduced eCommerce capabilities to its website, HomeGoods.com, giving shoppers an online portal to buy and browse the brands and products that were previously only available in the chain’s brick-and-mortar locations. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Crypto for Cross-Border Payments Backed By Half of Multinationals, New Study Shows
September 28, 2021

While the embrace of blockchain technology and use cases for digital currencies are clearly disruptive and rising quickly, nowhere has this budding asset class received a more important early endorsement than from multinational corporations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Regulation
Chinese Regulators Order Alibaba To Adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay
September 28, 2021

In a push to even the playing field and stop monopolistic practices, Chinese regulators ordered Alibaba to adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay on its platform, CNBC and other news outlets reported on Tuesday (Sept. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Investments
InsurTech Cover Genius Nails AUD $100M Series C Funding Round
September 28, 2021

InsurTech startup Cover Genius raised AUD $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Sompo Holdings with participation from G Squared and other existing investors, the company said in a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Tuesday (Sept. 28). Get the Full Story...

Retail
BitPay, Verifone Bring Crypto to the Brick and Mortar POS
September 28, 2021

To broaden cryptocurrency’s appeal — beyond the speculative frenzy — broaden its acceptance. 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....

Security & Fraud
With 80% of Data Breaches Involving Passwords, Their Retirement Cannot Happen Soon Enough
September 28, 2021

Passwords are, in a word, broken. We all know this — and yet we continue to use them almost reflexively. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....