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B2B Payments
Dwolla CEO: The Paper Check-less Business Payments Sea Change
October 09, 2020

Watchers of the B2B payments space already know how overwhelming the power of inertia can be. The great digitization that was supposed to drive out reams of paper has long been promised, but somehow never quite shows up. Paper checks always seem to stick around for another...

Retail
How SMBs Could Edge Out eCommerce Giants This Holiday Season
October 09, 2020

With the holiday shopping season set to kick into high gear with Amazon Prime Day on Oct. 13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
ShoppingGives: When Philanthropy Makes Good Business For Retailers
October 09, 2020

It’s the middle of an unprecedented pandemic, and the health of the economy seems to change on a day-to-day basis. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Grocery Round-Up: Instacart’s Big Valuation Jump, Kroger’s Ghost Kitchens And Grocery Deals Come To Prime...
October 09, 2020

Another busy week in grocery as it seems the pace kicked up in the race to capture the consumer’s grocery dollar. Instacart saw its valuation double to just over $17 billion, Kroger made its move on the prepared food market, Amazon brought its grocery business...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Hit Mobile Money Payments Processor In Uganda
October 08, 2020

Ugandan police are investigating the hacking of a third-party processor of phone-based transactions, Bloomberg reported, that affected MTN Group and Standard Bank Group‘s local units. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Consumer Need Fulfillment Co goPuff Nets $380M On A $3.9B Valuation
October 08, 2020

Philadelphia-based goPuff, which bills itself as a catch-all service to help people with everyday needs, has raised $380 million in funding, according to a report from FinSMEs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

IPO
Affirm Submits Draft To SEC For IPO
October 08, 2020

Affirm has announced a filing for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a press release, and the company has submitted a draft to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Some Restaurants Opt For A Long Winter’s Nap
October 08, 2020

In September, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued updated guidance about on-premise dining as follows: “Findings from a case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. healthcare facilities found that close contact with persons with known COVID-19 or going to locations that offer on-site...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: US Attorney General Unveils Crypto Enforcement Blueprint; Canadian Businesses Damaged By Attempted Bitcoin...
October 08, 2020

Attorney General William P. Barr unveiled the publication of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” which his Cyber-Digital Task Force created, according to a Thursday (Oct. 8) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...