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Retail
Digital-First Holiday Weekend Off To Hot Start
November 27, 2020

The digital-first Holiday shopping weekend got off to a hot start as Thanksgiving looked more like Cyber Monday. Reports from Adobe, Salesforce and Shopify showed that retail sales on Thursday Nov. 26 were well ahead of expectations as the pandemic kept stores closed and online...

Payments Innovation
Mapping Out Merchants’ Maneuvers For 2021
November 27, 2020

From restaurants to the farthest reaches of retail, rapid digitization is making the best of the COVID-19 mess while setting up conditions for an elevated set of future payments experiences. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Solving B2B eCommerce Friction At The Intersection Of Payments And Trade Credit
November 27, 2020

As B2B eCommerce accelerates its technological innovation, and as adoption grows, it continues to look toward the world of B2C to implement optimized end-user experiences – for both the buyer and the seller. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
A Targeted Approach To eCommerce Firms’ Biggest Banking Pains
November 27, 2020

It’s been more than a decade since the boom of neo and challenger banks stepping into the market to fill the biggest service gaps left by FI giants. Generally considered more nimble and digital-friendly than legacy banks, challengers have injected a much-needed dose of technological...

B2B Payments
B2B FinTechs Pull More Than $46M In Funding
November 27, 2020

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech venture capital investments, though the industry still managed to pull more than $46.8 million in fresh funding. The leader this week is a B2B payments and trade credit startup offering a point-of-sale financing solution for B2B buyers,...

Faster Payments
Deep Dive: How Real-Time Payments Can Help Meet B2B, P2P Expectations
November 27, 2020

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Retail
Secondhand News: Economy, Pandemic Create New Role For Pawnshops
November 27, 2020

At a time when the coronavirus has caused a spike in unemployment and crippled countless small businesses, the pawnbroking industry has found itself in a perfect storm of sorts, which has fueled a surge in demand for loans as well as an appetite for secondhand...

Retail
On The Agenda: Expert Panel Debates How Consumers Will Get Their Holiday Shopping Groove
November 27, 2020

The holiday shopping season — which normally would be  “officially” kicking off as soon as the Thanksgiving dishes are cleared — is going to be quite a bit different than it has ever been before in 2020. It’s one that’s difficult to predict, as evidenced...

International
EU Digital Chief: Tech Firms That Break New Rules Face Fines, Break Up
November 26, 2020

Thierry Breton, EU’s digital chief, says tech giants breaking the bloc’s new rules could face fines or more severe punishments like breaking up their European businesses, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...