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Retail
Consumer Confidence, Stimulus Help Power Ulta Beauty’s Net Sales
May 28, 2021

Ulta Beauty, which has approximately 1,300 stores, reported that net sales climbed 65.2 percent to $1.9 billion in Q1 fiscal 2021, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
CFOs Are Sabotaging Their Own Accounts Payable Optimization Plans
May 28, 2021

Chief financial officers (CFOs) and controllers today have an opportunity to become change leaders within their organizations, spearheading modernization and optimization of financial workflows — and the enterprise overall. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Finding Invoice Finance’s Fit In The Late B2B Payments Fight
May 28, 2021

On its surface, the late B2B payments fight is a clear-cut effort to get large corporates to stop abusing small suppliers that lack the leverage necessary to get paid more quickly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
B2B FinTech Investors Target Startups Connecting Firms To Finance
May 28, 2021

Whether via corporate cards, trade finance or loans, the B2B FinTech startups that raised funding this week were the ones that help other businesses access capital. It’s the latest signal of a potential rebound of venture capitalist attention for the alternative corporate finance industry, but...

Payment Methods
Mastercard Says Trust Plus Tech Will Power The Connected Economy
May 28, 2021

Usually when people say something “isn’t what it used to be,” it’s not meant as a compliment — the implication is that whatever it is now is less than it was before. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

eCommerce
Google Advances Its Open Commerce Ecosystem For Shoppers And Retailers
May 28, 2021

Consumers may not always think about Google when they think about shopping. Still, Google thinks about them and how its underlying technology can support better retail experiences for consumers and merchants alike. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

IPO
FinTech Unicorn Stash Considers Ways To Go Public
May 27, 2021

Stash, a FinTech unicorn, is looking at options for a market listing, Bloomberg reported. 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...

Payments Innovation
Stripe To Debut Payments Links, Touts GrabPay Partnership
May 27, 2021

Stripe has launched a series of new product updates that it said will expand the “reach and effectiveness” of its revenue platform, according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Refinitiv, IBSFINtech Partner On Treasury Automation
May 27, 2021

Refinitiv, which provides financial market data and infrastructure, will be working with IBSFINtech to launch InTReaX, an automated treasury solution to work with cash and liquidity management, currency risk management and market insights, according to a Wednesday (May 26) press release. Get the Full Story...