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Retail
Walmart Strikes Deal With Ibotta To Roll Out Digital Offers
June 30, 2021

Walmart and cashback rewards platform Ibotta have struck a deal to develop and roll out a new digital offers program on Walmart’s website and app. The retailer’s customers will be able to get cash rebates on merchandise with the new program, according to an announcement...

Retail
eCommerce Tech Platform Shogun Lands $67.5M
June 30, 2021

Shogun, an online shopping tech platform that aims to democratize headless commerce, has notched $67.5 million in an Insight Partners-led Series C round. The round, which brings the firm’s overall funding to $114.5 million, also saw the participation of VMG Partners, Accel and Initialized Capital, according...

B2B Payments
The Advantage Of Moving B2B Procurement To The Cloud
June 30, 2021

Procurement is due for a digital makeover — away from manual processes as well as paper-based communications and payments. 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...

B2B Payments
From Spend Management To Payroll, Commercial Cards Drive Innovation
June 30, 2021

To help cater to the needs of businesses and the public sector, FinTechs are introducing new commercial card offerings with spend management and payroll functionalities. This week’s roundup of the latest innovation reveals some of the newest offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Bitcoin
BitPay CEO: Bitcoin Is A Renewable Energy Catalyst, Not An Environmental Nightmare
June 30, 2021

Bitcoin is either the great polluter of the digital age or a lucrative tailwind that renewable energy needs. 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...

Banking
Data Helps De-Stress The Consumer’s Lending, Borrow, Savings Process
June 30, 2021

“Bank is no longer a place you go — it’s a thing you do,” LendingClub Financial Health Officer Anuj Nayar told PYMNTS in an interview. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payments Innovation
46 C-Suite Executives On The Irreversible Rise Of Digital Transformation
June 30, 2021

“Gradually, then suddenly.” So goes Ernest Hemingway’s famous line from “The Sun Also Rises,” in which a main character responds to an inquiry as to how it was that he had gone bankrupt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Sezzle CFO Taps Front-Facing Tech Talent To Support Back-Office Automation
June 30, 2021

In the build-versus-buy debate, B2B FinTech innovation developed for the financial back office has made “buy” a clear winner among businesses looking to digitize workflows — but this strategy is not without its drawbacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Payments Innovation
NuData: It’s Time For Businesses To Replace The Old ‘New Normal’ With A New One
June 30, 2021

For almost a year and a half, we’ve heard the phrase “new normal” thrown around a lot to describe the massive shift in behavior created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a vague set of socially distanced lifestyle changes that the world – with a few...