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Retail
stor.ai Teams With Toshiba Global To Advance Online Grocery Shopping
July 21, 2021

End-to-end digital grocery solution stor.ai is expanding its partnership with retail store technology firm Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions to offer an integrated tool to help eCommerce businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
Today In Payments Around The World: Reliance Jio, Google Team To Provide Low-Cost Smartphones; EU...
July 21, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Google and Reliance Jio are said to be teaming to provide Android smartphones to consumers in India, while Europe’s General Court in Luxembourg reportedly set a date in November to rule on Google’s challenge to an antitrust...

B2B Payments
Today In B2B Payments: Tinvio On Southeast Asia’s B2B Payments Modernization; Bain Capital Acquires B2B...
July 21, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Tinvio talks modernizing B2B payments and commerce across Southeast Asia, and Bain Capital acquires a B2B medical tech marketplace. Plus, PortPro explores drayage’s FinTech innovation gap, Kofax collaborates to digitize education workflows and BlackLine teams up on bank connectivity for CFOs....

IPO
IPO Hits $1.5B For Indonesian eCommerce Firm Bukalapak
July 21, 2021

Bukalapak, an eCommerce company based in Indonesia, has raised $1.5 billion in an initial public offering (IPO), three sources told U.S. News and World Report on Wednesday (July 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
Watchdog Group: UK Public Finances At Risk If Work-From-Home Continues
July 21, 2021

Britain’s public finances could be in jeopardy as part of the permanent shift toward working from home, according to a member of the government’s independent financial watchdog group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Microsoft Buys CloudKnox To Boost Cybersecurity, Cloud Protection
July 21, 2021

Microsoft has acquired CloudKnox Security, boosting its commitment to cybersecurity, the company announced in a Wednesday (July 21) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Spend Management FinTech Soldo Wraps Up $180M Series C
July 21, 2021

Soldo, which works in corporate payments and expense management, has wrapped up a $180 million oversubscribed Series C funding round. Singapore-based Temasek headed up the fundraise, according to a Wednesday (July 21) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Today In Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Set To Reopen Revamped Flagship; Google Adds Features...
July 21, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond is reopening its flagship brick-and-mortar retail location in New York City after months of renovations, while Google is tweaking its Shopping tab to make finding discounts easier. Also, Sleep Number is tossing and turning over supply...

Retail
Today In Food: Gopuff Gets Into Prepared Meals; Chipotle Eyes Omnichannel Future
July 21, 2021

Today in restaurant and grocery news: Chipotle saw its digital sales growth slow in its most recent quarter, while Coca-Cola cautioned against “back-to-normal” thinking. Plus, Gopuff announced its new “Gopuff Kitchen” initiative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...