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Worldline Launches WL Account-Based Payments for Online Businesses
September 27, 2021

European payment provider Worldline on Monday (Sept. 27) introduced WL Account-Based Payments, an open banking account-to-account (A2A) payment program that lets online businesses launch a custom-branded payment method. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Priceline, Novae Partner for Enhanced Travel Deals
September 27, 2021

Novae’s Voyage Connected World is collaborating with Priceline Partner Networks to offer enhanced travel, entertainment and shopping deals for better discounts on airfare, hotels, car rentals and more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Warehouse Worker Shortages Trigger Higher Pay, Use of Robot Assistants
September 27, 2021

An already heightened demand for online shopping has warehouse and logistics operators scrambling to fill jobs ahead of the busy holiday season, dangling signing bonuses and higher pay while calling on robots to fill the gaps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Today in B2B: Medikabazaar Enhancing HC Tech with $75M in New Funding; CFOs Say New...
September 27, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Medikabazaar snags $75 million to enhance B2B healthcare tech offerings and Pagero and Facevalue get together on eInvoicing. Plus, tech investment focuses on B2B transformation and Karbon snags $12 million in pre-Series A funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Investments
Investors Take $122M Gamble on London-Based DICE Ticketing Platform  
September 27, 2021

London-based mobile ticketing platform DICE netted $122 million from a recent funding round, driving the company’s valuation to $400 million, according to a Monday (Sept. 27) Financial Times report. The funding round was led by SoftBank, as well as a former Apple and Nest executive,...

Retail
Aldi Investing $1.8B in UK Growth, Despite Industry-Wide Challenges
September 27, 2021

At a time when many grocers in the United Kingdom are in crisis mode, looking to weather the labor and supply chain shortages to keep business running, Aldi is taking a different tack. The Germany-based discount grocery giant is investing 1.3 billion pounds (about $1.8...

Retail
Visual Integrations Could Open Wider Adoption of Voice Commerce
September 27, 2021

Steve Jobs, in introducing the iPhone in 2007, dissed the use of styluses in favor of using fingers on touchscreen phones. But with the rise of the home as the control center for the connected economy, even tapping a screen may be getting outdated in...

Retail
Retail Leaders Warn California Law Could Increase Supply Chain Headaches
September 27, 2021

A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week could exacerbate the current supply chain challenges plaguing the U.S. and the world, several retail industry groups say, warning that the legislation is “duplicative and overbroad.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Fashion, Apparel Brands See Increasing Opportunity in Metaverse
September 27, 2021

For the past several weeks, eyes have been on high fashion, first with New York Fashion Week at the beginning of September before moving to London, Milan and this week, Paris fashion weeks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...