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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Mastercard, Razorpay Team To Advance SMB Digital Payments
February 16, 2021

Mastercard is partnering with the Indian FinTech Razorpay to advance digital payments for small and midsized businesses (SMBs), Mastercard said in a press release on Tuesday (Feb. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Study: Retailers Snag Trend-Seeking Consumers With Product Drops And Sales Events
February 16, 2021

Product Drops: Retail’s New Conversion Play, a PYMNTS and Scalefast collaboration, investigates how consumers are participating in events such as product drops, flash sales and private sales. The report draws from a census-balanced survey of 2,298 United States consumers and examines how merchants can use...

B2B Payments
Building A Better Business Banking Experience Goes Beyond New Services
February 16, 2021

For decades, business banking has remained on a steady, straight path. Financial institutions (FIs) were required to provide foundational products and services, like moving and lending, to their enterprise and small business customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

IPO
London’s Deliveroo To Announce IPO Plans March 8
February 15, 2021

London-based food-delivery service Deliveroo could begin the process of floating shares for public purchase as early as March 8, Sky News reported Monday (Feb. 15), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Micro Delivery Company Gopuff Exploring Acquisition Of Fancy Delivery
February 15, 2021

Delivery company Gopuff, which works its own microfulfillment network to deliver convenience store products in an Uber-esque manner, might be about to acquire the U.K.-based company Fancy Delivery, a report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Security & Fraud
Amex Says It Is Responding To DOJ Review of SMB Card Sales
February 15, 2021

American Express (AmEx) is said to be cooperating with the investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) into its business card sales practices, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Thrive To Debut New SMB Banking Solution
February 15, 2021

Thrive is almost ready to launch a new small business banking account for Australian small- to mid-size businesses (SMBs), according to a report from AltFi, which will help make banking and accounting easier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Arch Insurance Streamlines Business Travel Insurance Pricing, Payment Experience
February 15, 2021

Arch Insurance has rolled out a new program allowing brokers to quickly price and purchase business travel account policies for U.S. companies with up to 250 business travelers, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
BNP Paribas Gives Corporate Customers New Transaction Visibility
February 15, 2021

European banking powerhouse BNP Paribas is giving its corporate clients a new way to provide beneficiaries in international financial transactions real-time information about the payments’ status. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...