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Security & Fraud
MoneyGram Backs Move To Strengthen US Anti-Money Laundering Laws
December 21, 2020

MoneyGram International is putting its muscle behind U.S. regulators’ proposal to tighten financial reporting required of financial institutions (FIs). 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
Supply-Chain Startup Project44 Raises $100 Million In Series D Round
December 21, 2020

Supply chain technology startup project44 raised $100 million in a Series D funding round led by existing investor Insight Partners, with additional support from Eight Partners VC LLC, Emergence Capital Partners, Omidyar Technology Ventures, Sapphire Ventures LLC, Sozo Ventures and Underscore VC. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
Virtual Cards Moving Deeper Into B2B Payments
December 21, 2020

Digital transactions are overtaking the B2B universe this year, and with that come concerns about speed and security that attend all such undertakings. It’s casting a spotlight on virtual cards, seen as a highly secure form of payment that is easily integrated for straight-through processing....

Retail
Nike ‘Just Does It’ On Digital-First Transition, D2C Sales And A Hot Loyalty Program
December 21, 2020

Nike showed in its latest earnings report that the sportswear giant is “just doing it” when it comes to three of the COVID-19 era’s hottest retail trends – digital-first shopping, direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales and building a killer loyalty/rewards program. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Target, Walmart Adjust Holiday Delivery Processes As Shipping Crisis Peaks
December 21, 2020

Ten million packages. Gridlocked. These are some of the numbers and terms being used to describe the state of holiday shipping as the last week of the holiday shopping season plays out. The issues with getting the digital-first economy to become the deliver-first economy have...

Acquiring
Thoma Bravo Plans To Acquire RealPage For $10.2 Billion
December 21, 2020

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is set to acquire RealPage, which provides software and data analytics to the real estate industry. The all-cash deal values RealPage, a publicly-traded company, at $10.2 billion, including net debt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Walmart Introduces Carrier Pickup Service For Customer Returns
December 21, 2020

Walmart shoppers can return merchandise bought through the web that is shipped and sold by Walmart.com without having to leave their residences. Shoppers can now set up a time for a return via the retailer’s new Carrier Pickup by FedEx service, which is complimentary and...

Retail
Blackhawk Network Teams With Kroger On Gift Card Curbside Pickup, At-Home Activation
December 21, 2020

Kroger customers can now expediently and simply order gift cards for curbside pickup in addition to their supermarket items at 1,900 of the chain’s locations throughout the nation, according to a Monday (Dec. 21) announcement from Blackhawk Network. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Serent Capital Starts New Fund; Bullish On B2B Payments Category
December 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. 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...