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Retail
Sephora Elevates BIPOC-Owned Beauty Brands With Incubator Program
February 09, 2021

Sephora has relaunched its incubator program with a new focus on elevating BIPOC-owned beauty brands, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 9) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Investments
eCommerce Tech Firm Fabric Lands $43 Million In Series A Funding
February 09, 2021

Headless commerce technology provider Fabric landed $43 million in a Norwest Venture Partners-led Series A funding round, with additional participation from Sierra Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. The infusion will be used to speed up product development of its headless commerce platform, grow the Fabric workforce...

B2B Payments
Amazon Business On Keeping Up With Digital B2B Payment Shifts
February 09, 2021

Keeping B2B supply chains running smoothly — and quickly — when cross-border commerce is involved requires payments flexibility and personalization. In the Global B2B Payments Playbook, Ragui Selwanes, director of business payments for Amazon Business, explains the value of configurable invoicing and virtual cards in...

Investments
Mesh Payments Raises $13 Million To Advance Cardless Corporate Payments
February 09, 2021

Mesh Payments, which works in corporate payment processing, has completed a financing round with $13 million, according to an emailed Tuesday (Feb. 9) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Spreedly Teams With Visa For Network Tokenization In Latin America
February 09, 2021

Spreedly, the payment orchestration platform, and Visa have rolled out an initiative to advance and expand the adoption of network tokenization through Spreedly’s Payments Orchestration offering across Latin America, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 9) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
Localizing FinTech To Tackle SMBs’ Biggest Cash Headaches
February 09, 2021

FinTechs that decide to service the small and medium-sized business (SMB) community have a balancing act to perform. While many young and smaller firms face similar challenges and pain points, no two businesses are alike — which becomes especially true when a FinTech solution provider...

B2B Payments
Regional Banks Accelerate Modernization Through FinTech
February 09, 2021

For large, global financial institutions (FIs), modernizing is no easy feat. 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...

Payment Methods
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Pandemic Drives Accelerated Usage Of QR Codes
February 09, 2021

QR codes are back, but then again, they never really went away. Toyota Motor Corp. created QR codes in 1994 as a way to track parts and processes. QR codes are now part of everything, from accessing magazine advertising to conducting commerce across the likes of...

Retail
Getting Consumers Back Into The Grocery Store
February 09, 2021

Digital grocery shopping has become the norm for many consumers during the pandemic, but the question remains: What will the grocery industry look like in, say, two years, once contagion concerns are no longer top of mind for most shoppers? Will consumers return to purchasing...