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Today In B2B Payments: Yooz Expands AP Tech Across Europe; MSTS Links InvoiceMe Into BigCommerce
October 27, 2020

Today in B2B payments, credit solutions technology firm MSTS introduces its InvoiceMe feature within B2B eCommerce platform BigCommerce, while accounts payable automation FinTech Yooz expands across Europe. Plus, food and grocery B2B eCommerce platform Jumbotail lands venture capital, and Oracle ERP integrates artificial intelligence from...

Retail
Consumers’ Need For Normalcy Drives Strong Halloween Sales
October 27, 2020

Like so many other things that have changed in our lives over the past seven months, Halloween is changing as well. But even though COVID-19 concerns will change traditional trick-or-treating and big parties this year, that doesn’t mean Halloween has been canceled. Get the Full...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...