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Retail
Digital-First Economy Could Accelerate Purchase Insurance, Warranties
February 04, 2021

If one is going to be at home, one may as well invest in that home. As Cover Genius Vice President of Partnerships Peter Paine told PYMNTS, that has been among the lessons of the last several months. Consumers suddenly forced to be at home most...

Retail
Kylie Jenner, Gucci Lead Resurgence In Pop-Up Retail Concept
February 03, 2021

Remember pop-up shops? The hottest trend in retail? In fact, 2018 was officially declared the year of the pop-up when it started to seem like just about everyone in retail was experimenting with a pop-up shop concept of their own.  Macy’s, Nordstrom, Ikea, Casper, Wayfair and...

Delivery
Alcohol Delivery Goes Mainstream As Uber-Drizly Deal Begs ‘Who’s Next?’
February 03, 2021

Whether it’s people, food, prescriptions or booze, it’s clear that Uber is up for swiftly bringing almost anything you want to your door, as evidenced by its planned $1.1 billion acquisition of Drizly announced Tuesday (Feb. 2) — its third such vertical product expansion in...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Uphold Acquires Optimus Cards To Launch Crypto Debit Card; California Man Charged For...
February 03, 2021

Digital money platform Uphold has acquired Optimus Cards UK, which works in debit and credit card issuing in the U.K. and Europe, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Visa, pliant Team On Business Credit Card In Germany
February 03, 2021

Visa has rolled out its new Visa Infinite Business credit card in collaboration with FinTech pliant in Germany, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Bottomline Buys TreasuryXpress, Debuts Expanded Treasury Tools
February 03, 2021

FinTech Bottomline Technologies, which works to help simplify business transactions, has rolled out new, expanded corporate treasury tools, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
McDonald’s Plans Digital Innovations Amid Slow Growth In 2021
February 03, 2021

McDonald’s, navigating its way out of the pandemic, has predicted mid-single digit sales growth this year, according to CNBC. 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...

Investments
Brightwheel Early Education Platform Raises $55 Million On $600 Million Valuation
February 03, 2021

Early education software solution startup Brightwheel has raised $55 million in a Series C funding round that puts the company’s valuation at $600 million. The funding was led by Addition with participation from Emerson Collective, Next Play Ventures, Julia and Kevin Hartz and Daniel Shapero,...

B2B Payments
Balance Rolls Out Digital Checkout System For B2B eCommerce
February 03, 2021

Balance has rolled out a self-serve online checkout system to reshape the digital payments experience for business-to-business (B2B) firms, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 3) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...