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Retail
‘Buy Now, Get Now’ and ‘Buy Now, Get Later’ Add New Dimensions to Bring-It-To-Me Economy
September 23, 2021

Into the alphabet soup of digital experiences come buy now, get now (BNGN) and buy now, get later (BNGL) — each with its own nuanced appeal, and each occupying its own place in the shifting mix of retail strategies being invented or perfected during the...

IPO
Remitly Starts Trading on Nasdaq With $43 Share Price at $7B Valuation
September 23, 2021

Global remittance startup Remitly is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday (Sept. 23) under the ticker RELY with a per-share price of $43, above its expected range of $38 to $42, according to media reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Active Tracker
US Bank: Request-For-Pay Features Help Billers Tackle Payments Visibility Issues
September 23, 2021

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B2B Payments
‘The B2B Payments Disruption Has Started,’ Plastiq CTO Tells PYMNTS
September 23, 2021

For hundreds of years, a traditional karate association in Japan had been delivering its lessons in person, Plastiq Chief Product and Technology Officer Stoyan Kenderov explained. But then COVID-19 hit, and it had to retool overnight and deliver its services online. Today, he said, this...

Payment Methods
42% Of Millennials Use Paper Checks To Pay Their Rent
September 23, 2021

While it’s tempting to think we will see the extinction of the paper check in the not-so-distant future, the reality is that a centuries-old form of payment is still widely used, especially in certain pockets of the economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Ocrolus Gives Flawed SMB Credit Scoring System A Cash Flow Based Upgrade
September 23, 2021

As Ocrolus CEO and Co-founder Sam Bobley put it, there’s never been a data capture technology that could analyze financial documents of any format or quality with perfect accuracy. Add in low-quality images and thousands of different document formats and the problem gets even worse....

IPO
Sen. Warren, Others Seek Info From SPACs
September 22, 2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with three other Senate Democrats, wants to bring serious scrutiny to the SPAC process, as letters they sent to the most prominent dealmakers in the space attest, Reuters reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
WEX, ChargePoint to Integrate EV into Corporate Fleets
September 22, 2021

Financial technology service provider WEX Inc. has announced plans to expand a relationship with electronic vehicle (EV) charging network ChargePoint in order to provide more seamless integration for mixed fleets, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
FedEx Goods to be Hauled by Autonomous Big Rigs in Pilot Program
September 22, 2021

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