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IPO
EV Maker Lucid Motors Merges With Churchill SPAC To Go Public
February 23, 2021

Luxury electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Motors and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Churchill Capital Corp IV (CCIV) are planning a merger to go public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Acquiring
Wells Fargo To Sell Asset Management Business For $2.1 Billion
February 23, 2021

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo announced on Tuesday (Feb. 23) that it had reached an agreement to sell its asset management business for $2.1 billion to private-equity firms GTCR LLC and Reverence Capital Partners. That Wells Fargo division manages more than $603 billion. Get the Full...

Retail
Goodyear-Cooper Tire Merger Heats Up Competition Among Auto Service Chains
February 23, 2021

The announced combination of Goodyear and Cooper Tire, the largest and fifth-largest tire manufacturers in North America, is set to not only increase competition with foreign and domestic rivals, but also raise the bar in the lucrative aftermarket retail services sector. Get the Full Story...

Retail
Finesse Says ‘FashionTech’ Will Disrupt Apparel Industry The Way FinTech Roiled Banks
February 23, 2021

A three-month-old Los Angeles-based startup is using data analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D imaging to take on the traditional fashion industry, by only making clothes that people actually vote to wear — for a fraction of the cost and none of the waste. Finesse.us...

Retail
Macy’s Embraces ‘Omnichannel Digital Retailer’ Mantra, But Lags Behind Peers
February 23, 2021

Macy’s reported on its Q4 and FY results on Tuesday (Feb. 23), which were led by a 21 percent increase in digital sales and rising delivery costs. The retailer also forecast that its eCommerce business would hit $10 billion by 2023. The company, best-known for...

Retail
Walgreens Grows On-Demand Delivery Offerings With Instacart
February 23, 2021

Walgreens is growing on-demand delivery offerings with the help of Instacart to those who live in Illinois. The pharmacy retailer has intentions to launch the service throughout the country to almost 8,000 retail locations in future weeks, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 23) announcement. Get...

Retail
Home Depot’s Sales Jump 25.1 Pct Amid Record-Breaking Quarter
February 23, 2021

Home Depot said Tuesday (Feb. 23) its fourth-quarter revenue rose 25.1 percent, capping a record-breaking year of sales and earnings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Faster Payments
Deep Dive: Bringing Request For Payments To Bear Against Late Payments
February 23, 2021

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B2B Payments
The Cross-Border Payments Opportunity Within Invoice Finance
February 23, 2021

Over the last several years, more businesses have migrated their sales models to online platforms like Amazon in pursuit of a broader, global customer base, with B2B sellers quickly following suit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...