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B2B Payments
Carahsoft, Coupa Partner on Spend Management for the Public Sector
September 24, 2021

Carahsoft Technology Corp. will be partnering with spend management company Coupa to boost the availability of spend management tech in the public sector, according to a press release Thursday (Sept. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Delivery Hero Pours $200M Into German Grocery Firm Gorillas Technologies
September 24, 2021

Delivery Hero has plans to invest in Germany’s Gorillas Technologies, a grocery startup, as part of a $1 billion funding round, according to Bloomberg Thursday (Sept. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Finance Automation Platform Ramp, Employee Manager Rippling Team on Employee Spend, Cards
September 23, 2021

Ramp, which is a corporate card and finance automation platform, is partnering with employee management platform Rippling to streamline onboarding and improve employee spend, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

CFPB
CFPB Data Shows Lower-Income Areas More Likely to File Complaints on Credit Reporting, ID Theft
September 23, 2021

Lower-income, mostly Black and Hispanic, communities were more likely to submit complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about credit reporting, identity theft and delinquent servicing, a report from the agency shows, per a Thursday (Sept. 23) press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Spain’s PortAvertura World to Take Bitcoin at Hotels Next Season; Asset Manager Cobo...
September 23, 2021

PortAventura World, a resort possessing Europe’s most theme parks and six hotels, is creating software so guests can use cryptocurrency to pay, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Customer Engagement Firm Gupshup Buys RCS Platform Dotgo
September 23, 2021

Gupshup, which works in conversational messaging, has acquired Dotgo, a rich communications services (RCS) business messaging firm from New Jersey, according to a Thursday (Sept. 23) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
New Study Finds Self-Service Checkout Options Gaining Favor Across Demographic Groups
September 23, 2021

Anyone who’s gone into a grocery store in the past year — as most grocery shoppers have — has no doubt noticed more and more people using the once-avoided self-checkout aisles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Today in Retail: Walmart+ Celebrates a Muted 1st Birthday; eBay Rolls Out Managed Payments Globally
September 23, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walmart has seen slow growth for its subscription service over the last year, though company leaders appear unworried, while eBay is now managing payments in all markets across the world. Also, Jessica Alba’s The Honest Co. is facing trouble less...

Loyalty & Rewards
Casey’s Aims to Convert Fans to Superfans with Personalized Messaging
September 23, 2021

At their best, loyalty programs can incentivize consumers of all kinds to purchase more frequently from a given company. However, not all consumers promise equal returns on investment. One might imagine, for instance, that it would take a great deal of effort to attract the...