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International
Today In Payments Around The World: HungryPanda Lands $70M Million In Funding; Klarna To Provide...
November 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, United Kingdom-based food delivery platform HungryPanda has landed $70 million in funding, while Sweden-based Klarna is launching the live fashion show “Lifestyle” with the help of technology from Bambuser. Plus, the United Kingdom government is making a new...

Retail
DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
November 30, 2020

In most years, Thanksgiving Weekend and Cyber Monday are a starting point for a lot of seasonal shoppers. This year, as has been observed many times in PYMNTS and other publications, however, is not like any other shopping season the U.S has ever experienced, thanks...

Retail
Today In Retail: eCommerce Sales Spike On Black Friday; US Consumers Expected To Spend $12.7...
November 30, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Adobe reported that online sales on Black Friday hit $9 billion, while U.S. consumers are expected to spend $12.7 billion on Cyber Monday (Nov. 30). Plus, Outback Steakhouse has debuted a new “curbside concierge” option for holiday gift card shopping....

Security & Fraud
CSI, Featurespace Team Up To Fight Money Laundering
November 30, 2020

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) is partnering with Featurespace to advance a new cybercrime solution to fight money laundering. 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...

IPO
Airbnb Sees $3.4 Trillion Addressable Travel Market Amid Increased IPO Expectations
November 30, 2020

Airbnb, which is reportedly seeking a significantly higher valuation than originally expected for its initial public offering (IPO), wrote in a recent filing that the company has only captured a tiny piece of what it sees as a $3.4 trillion total addressable market. Get the Full Story...

News
Today In Payments: Singapore Non-Banks Access Real-Time Payments; Airbnb, DoorDash Seek Higher IPO Valuations
November 30, 2020

In today’s top news, non-bank lenders in Singapore will soon have access to digital payments platforms PayNow and FAST, and Airbnb and DoorDash are seeking higher-than-expected IPO valuations. Plus, the market for wearable technology continues to grow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Today In B2B Payments News: Razorpay Taps Visa For SMB Cards, Nets And Yoba Collab...
November 30, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Visa teams up with Razorpay to debut a small business commercial card solution, while Nets is working with Yoba Smart Money to develop small business payment tools. Plus, Australia mulls mandatory eInvoicing, and Emirates NBD launches an omnichannel corporate banking offering....

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Salesforce Expected To Announce Slack Acquisition Deal Tuesday
November 30, 2020

Market watchers are expecting Salesforce to announce a deal to buy business communication platform Slack after market close on Tuesday (Dec. 1), according to CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Iliad’s Niel Teams Up To Launch Organic Foods SPAC In France
November 30, 2020

Iliad SA Founder Xavier Niel is teaming up with other investors to raise up to $360 million, or 300 million euros, to launch a blank-check company aimed at acquiring assets focused on sustainable and environmentally friendly consumer goods. Get the Full Story Complete the form...