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B2B Payments
MineralTree, Sage Team For Automatic Invoice Matching
October 20, 2020

Accounts payable and payments automation solution MineralTree has added automated PO and invoice matching for cloud-based accounting and financial management platform Sage Intacct, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
AI-Powered Meal Delivery Debuts In China
October 20, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered food carts have begun delivering lunch to office workers in Beijing, courtesy of Chinese eCommerce shopping giant Meituan-Dianping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Mphasis Teams With R3 On Blockchain Payment Solutions
October 20, 2020

Information technology services provider Mphasis is teaming with global enterprise services provider R3 to work on blockchain-based payment solutions, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Amazon, Whole Foods, ALDI Open Grocery Stores Despite Pandemic
October 20, 2020

Physical grocery stores are opening despite COVID-19, with Amazon, Whole Foods and ALDI making plans to cut the ribbon on new brick-and-mortar sites in Chicago and other cities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Today In Payments: Billtrust Plans To Go Public Through SPAC; Paya Makes Public Debut On...
October 20, 2020

In today’s top news, Billtrust and South Mountain Merger Corporation have entered into a “definitive business combination agreement,” while Paya became the latest FinTech to join the ranks of publicly traded companies. Plus, i2C has become part of Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program. Get the...

Investments
Anti-Bias Lending Software Developer Zest AI Lands $15M
October 20, 2020

Zest AI, which is developing software that it claims will help wring the bias out of lending, just got a multimillion-dollar vote of confidence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Holiday 2020: Consumers Will Spend Less Overall, Spend More Time Online
October 20, 2020

It’s just a week into the earlier-than-usual 2020 holiday selling season and already three facts are clarifying the retail picture: consumers are going to spend less overall, they are going to spend more time online and they don’t want to touch anything in the process....

Payment Methods
Etsy To Offer Klarna’s Buy Now, Pay Later Payment Option
October 20, 2020

Etsy, the online marketplace for creative gifts, is set to roll out use of the Klarna buy now, pay later (BNPL) shopping payment solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
Afterpay Teams With Westpac To Offer Banking Services
October 20, 2020

Australia’s Westpac Group is partnering with buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay to introduce its new banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to Afterpay customers, Westpac said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...