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Retail
eBay Debuts reCommerce Marketplace
October 21, 2020

The reCommerce trend continues to gain momentum. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De’Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will...

Retail
PowerBuy Unveils Multi-Product eCommerce Gamification Feature
October 21, 2020

Social-Commerce-as-a-Service app PowerBuy has rolled out its Multi Product PowerBuy group buying functionality, which is now available via the Shopify app store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
HBC Introduces Development Division To Optimize Real Estate
October 21, 2020

HBC has announced HBC Properties and Investments (HBCPI), an investments and real estate business to supervise, optimize and improve the firm’s asset collection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Banking
New Lottery-Linked Savings Accounts Are Fun … And Growing
October 21, 2020

A New York-based startup is shaking up the stodgy world of banking by offering customers a chance to win prizes as an incentive to save money. Adam Moelis, co-founder and CEO of Yotta Savings, told PYMNTS that the idea of rewarding savers makes sense, given how much people...

Payment Methods
Ceridian: How The Pandemic Is Disrupting The Traditional Payday Period
October 21, 2020

“The health crisis has really shown us that within the broader workforce, regardless of whether people are salaried or hourly, the majority don’t have enough savings in the bank to last for a week or two-week period,” notes Warren Perlman, As the pandemic has disrupted...

B2B Payments
The Payroll Card Pursues Stronger Employer-Employee Ties
October 21, 2020

Direct debit may seem like the obvious choice for employees to receive their wages, but when more than one-fifth of Americans are unbanked or underbanked, employers need to find an alternative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Spend Controls Fuel Commercial Card Innovation
October 21, 2020

Spend controls were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to feature and program launches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Payment Methods
Visa Expands Tap To Phone To 15 Countries
October 21, 2020

Visa announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that the company is expanding its contactless Tap To Phone (TTP) payment systems to more than 15 markets worldwide, with plans to bring the mobile tech to the United States sometime next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Rep. Patrick McHenry: SMBs Need More PPP Stimulus; Big Tech Bashing ‘Irksome’
October 21, 2020

The pandemic’s economic impacts have taken a toll on all businesses but in many ways, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have faced more harm than others. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...