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Retail
BigCommerce Taps Sezzle As Preferred Provider Amid Rising BNPL Demand
August 03, 2021

With Square preparing to acquire Afterpay for $29 billion, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space is hotter than ever. The Square-Afterpay deal will see Afterpay integrated into both the Seller and Cash apps to offer BNPL services to a much wider range of merchants...

B2B Payments
West Africa’s Telco Infrastructure Lays The Groundwork For B2B Payments Modernization
August 03, 2021

Infrastructure underpinned by technology is critical to modernizing the payments landscape of any market. 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...

B2B Payments
Investors, Innovators Flex Their Open Banking Muscles
August 03, 2021

Open banking continues to fuel the collaborative efforts of banks, credit unions (CUs), FinTechs and other innovators. This week’s deep dive into the space finds Canada widening the scope of open banking initiatives, and investors preparing to accelerate funding for new ways to apply open...

B2B Payments
Preparing B2B Services Firms For The Future Of Embedded Finance
August 03, 2021

The U.S. may be in the midst of a Great Resignation, but all across the globe, professionals are seeking more efficient, digital-first ways of switching employers and getting matched with the right company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Payment Methods
Mastercard Moves To Eliminate ‘Fiat Burden’ And Compliance Worries From Crypto Cards
August 03, 2021

To get crypto cards into the hands of the masses, to get them spending in commercial and retail use cases … well, the cards have to be issued first. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Faster Payments
Low Cost, Real Time Cross Border Payments Set Sights On Credit Card-Linked Transfers
August 03, 2021

The stage is set for a new era of cross-border payments to take hold that will not only be more streamlined and faster than existing methods but cheaper too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Payment Methods
Consumer, Merchant Appetite For Efficiency Drives 2nd Wave Of Payment Orchestration
August 03, 2021

Payments regulation can feel like a new entrant on to the global scene, given the sheer number of headlines it has suddenly started turning up in over the last few years. But the truth of the matter, Payoneer Chief Operating Officer Keren Levy told Karen...

Regulation
BIS Wary Of Big Tech’s Market Power, Data Concentration In Finance
August 02, 2021

A new BIS paper reported that big tech’s power could be a cause for concern. 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,...

Retail
Target Requires Employees, Asks Customers To Wear Masks
August 02, 2021

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 surges, retailer Target will now be requiring its employees to don masks again. 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...