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Today In Payments Around The World: Visa To Buy YellowPepper; Shopify Collaborates With TikTok
October 28, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Visa has inked a deal to acquire YellowPepper, which works with startups in the Caribbean and Latin America, while Canada’s Shopify is joining forces with China’s TikTok on social commerce. Plus, FreshToHome, an eCommerce platform in India, has...

Retail
Food For Good: Thrive Market Secures B-Corp Certification
October 28, 2020

Sometimes the digital-first economy means the planet-first economy. After basing its brand on environmentally friendly products and a sustainable business model for six years, the membership-based grocery Thrive Market has been recognized for its efforts – not with funding or a financial milestone, but by...

Retail
1-800-Flowers.com Rolls Out Corporate Gift Site In Time For Holidays
October 28, 2020

As companies begin to look toward the holidays, 1-800-Flowers.com has rolled out new corporate gift website. The site serves up one place to “seamlessly access the extensive offerings from across the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. family of brands,” the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 28) news release. The brands...

Retail
Pinterest Preps For Holidays With New Retail Tools
October 28, 2020

Pinterest is getting ready for the holidays. The social media and imagery platform is offering new tools to help retailers better reach their customers. The suite of new tools includes an updated storefront profile and search feature along with automatic bidding, reported MediaPost. Get the...

B2B Payments
Biz Card Innovation Persists Amid T&E Slowdown
October 28, 2020

Corporate T&E spend may be down thanks to the continued hiatus of business trips, but that doesn’t mean commercial card activity is on the wane. In this week’s Commercial Card Tracker, PYMNTS looks at the latest quarterly figures from American Express, while new solutions in...

B2B Payments
Non-Bank Businesses Find The Value Prop In Financial Services
October 28, 2020

It’s an increasingly popular concept: In order for businesses to offer the best customer experience, they should think like a FinTech. 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
Why Paper Remains A Key Tool In Helping SMBs Get Paid
October 28, 2020

Remote working requirements have introduced a major headache for accounts receivable (AR) teams all over the world, especially those that continue to rely on paper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Pandemic’s Pressure Points Highlight B2B Payments Vertical Needs
October 28, 2020

B2B’s pain points when it comes to payments are well known — where paper checks dominate, where even the fax machine makes an appearance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payments Innovation
Western Union Heads To The Cloud To Make B2B Payments Faster
October 28, 2020

Digital payments are growing ever more widespread, with the global digital payments market increasing by more than 50 percent in the past three years to hit $4.7 trillion in 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...