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Retail
Delivery Is Trumping Deals As Prime Day And Summer Sales Events Continue
June 22, 2021

It may be day two for finding bargains on Amazon’s Prime Day, but it is also day three for Walmart and Target’s events as retailers of all sizes are rolling through the newly elevated summer sales season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Love It Or Hate It, Prime Day Cannot Be Ignored
June 22, 2021

What began in 2015 as a birthday party for Amazon has ballooned six years later into an industry-wide tsunami of sales, with retailers big and small trying to reap the benefits of Prime Day or risk missing out on what has become one of the...

Retail
Walgreens Provides Incentive For Shoppers To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
June 22, 2021

Walgreens, which runs over 9,000 retail locations in America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, announced that shoppers who receive a coronavirus inoculation at the pharmacy chain will get $25 in Walgreens Cash rewards starting on Tuesday (June 22). Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Target Works Toward Sustainable Future With New Eco-Conscious Commitments 
June 22, 2021

Target, which has almost 1,900 brick-and-mortar locations and Target.com, revealed a “Target Forward” sustainability roadmap that builds on its “legacy of corporate responsibility and sustainable practices,” according to a Tuesday (June 22) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Banks Keep Biz Cards, Modernization At The Top Of Their FinTech Collab Agendas
June 22, 2021

FinTech collaborations can help banks modernize in a variety of ways, from introducing a new, digital-first product to overhauling internal legacy infrastructure. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaboration finds commercial card enhancements, and an overall push towards digitization, remain key priorities. Get...

B2B Payments
App And Game Developers Level-Up Their Financing Strategies
June 22, 2021

Mobile gaming boomed amid the pandemic. 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 Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

B2B Payments
Bringing Economies Of Scale To Government Procurement
June 22, 2021

In the world of government procurement, the U.S. ranks at the top of the performance list thanks to an emphasis on digitization and optimization. But zoom in on the landscape of smaller, local-level government agencies and schools, and the picture of eProcurement becomes far less...

Investments
Amsterdam Payments Firm Mollie Notches $800M Led By Blackstone
June 22, 2021

Amsterdam payments firm Mollie raised $800 million in a Series C funding round led by Blackstone Growth (BXG), with participation by EQT Growth, General Atlantic, HMI Capital, and Alkeon Capital. TCV, who led the Series B investment in September 2020, also participated in this round....

B2B Payments
Report: Remote Deposit Capture Paves Path For B2B Payments Digitization
June 22, 2021

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