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Lloyds, ConnectedFi Team For Faster Credit Decisions
September 13, 2020

Lloyds Bank has teamed with ConnectedFi in order to provide brokers with quicker asset finance credit decisions by using automation, according to Financial Reporter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Real Estate Startup Opendoor In Talks To Go Public
September 13, 2020

Opendoor, a San Francisco-based startup that offers a one-stop-shop for buying and selling real estate, is negotiating to go public with a California blank-check company, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Home Reorganization Becomes Big Business In A Stay-At-Home World
September 12, 2020

Long before COVID-19 turned us all into homebodies, Netflix kicked off a home organization craze with the premiere of decluttering guru Marie Kondo’s show, “Tidying Up.” Overnight, viewers suddenly cast a jaundiced eye on all the clutter on their bookshelves and in their closets. Many...

Retail
Chipotle’s Digital Sales Leap A Harbinger Of QSR’s Great (Sales) Shift
September 11, 2020

The great digital shift in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space shows no signs of stopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
FinTech Nubank To Purchase Broker Easynvest
September 11, 2020

In its efforts to grow into a full-service financial company, Nubank has come to the decision to buy broker Easynvest. Nubank Founder David Vélez said the Brazilian finance startup agreed to an arrangement that involved cash and shares, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

International
Report: Chinese Govt Stands Against Forced Sale Of TikTok
September 11, 2020

The People’s Republic of China would rather shutter TikTok’s U.S. headquarters than sell it to an American company, sources told Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Railsbank Inks Deal To Buy UK Wirecard Card Solutions
September 11, 2020

Railsbank has signed a deal to buy Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd. in the United Kingdom, the company announced Thursday (Sept. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Today In Payments: Razer Eyes Banking Licenses In US, Europe; Square CEO Jack Dorsey Bullish...
September 11, 2020

In today’s top news, gaming hardware firm Razer eyes expanding into banking operations in the U.S. and Europe, and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is all in for bitcoin. Plus, real-time payments now reach 70 percent of checking accounts in the U.S. Get the Full Story...

Retail
Whole Foods CEO Says Fewer Shoppers Will Return To Supermarkets
September 11, 2020

When John Mackey co-founded Whole Foods Market four decades ago, self-checkout hadn’t been invented and the internet was in its infancy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...