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Today In Payments Around The World: Google To Invest In Indonesia’s Tokopedia; India B2B Platform...
October 27, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Google is to invest in Indonesia eCommerce marketplace Tokopedia, while India-based business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Jumbotail has reportedly notched $11 million. Plus, Booking.com is speaking out against the European Union’s intentions to regulate the site as a “gatekeeper”...

Retail
Saks Fifth Avenue Lender Looks To Foreclose On Miami Store
October 27, 2020

The pandemic has pounded traditional retailers. Landlords and lenders involved with properties ranging from large malls to urban shopping areas are sizing up their options — and some are playing tough. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Social Commerce
Canadian Shopify Teams With Chinese TikTok For Social Commerce
October 27, 2020

Shopify is partnering with TikTok to connect its million-plus merchants with engaged users of the social platform, the Canadian eCommerce firm announced on Tuesday (Oct. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
Today’s Top Retail News: AI Takes On New Roles; Accenture, MIT Test Supply Chains
October 27, 2020

In today’s top retail stories: Retailers are tapping into artificial intelligence in the digital-first economy, Accenture and MIT are teaming up to test supply chain resilience, and Dunkin’ might be taken private in an $8 billion deal with a 20 percent premium. Get the Full...

Retail
Got Moxie? Fitness Startup Enables Trainers To Work From Home
October 27, 2020

The team at Moxie had big plans for 2020. It was going to be the year that the on-demand fitness platform broke into the technology categories of blockchain and micro-transactions. Then February and COVID-19 happened, and self-described serial entrepreneur Jason Goldberg went into crisis mode....

Retail
Kroger Bullish On Earnings As Supermarket Giant Takes On Digital World
October 27, 2020

Kroger Co. “has reinvented the company’s business model to deliver consistently strong and attractive total shareholder return,” the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. 27). The Cincinnati-based supermarket giant said its “Restock Kroger” framework will generate shareholder returns of 8 to 11 percent....

B2B Payments
When BYOD Also Means Bring-Your-Own-Cyber Risk
October 27, 2020

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) used to be an emerging trend in the workplace, one that allowed professionals a bit more flexibility and comfort by using their personal computers and phones to conduct business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Unlocking Data, The Bedrock Of Strategic Sourcing
October 27, 2020

Strategic sourcing is a complex procurement process that goes far beyond simply obtaining the best price on the products and services an enterprise needs to operate. Especially in a volatile market, choosing vendors strategically can be the differentiating factor behind launching one’s own product on...

B2B Payments
FinTechs Drive Adoption Of Payment Rail Innovations
October 27, 2020

Whether innovators improve upon legacy payment rails or embrace the development of entirely new ones, the success of any infrastructure depends on adoption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...