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Today In Payments: Ant Group Launches Blockchain Trading Platform; Meal Delivery Companies Face New CA...
September 25, 2020

In today’s top news, Ant Group launched a cross-border blockchain trading platform for businesses, and California introduced new regulations for food delivery startups. Plus, credit card delinquencies have fallen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Mobile Payments
Nium Teams With Business Neobank Aspire To Enable Google Pay
September 25, 2020

Aspire, the first business neobank in Southeast Asia, unveiled plans to go “plastic-less” via the issuance of Visa corporate cards with the help of FinTech firm Nium. The tie-up will also make all Aspire cards available on Google Pay, according to an announcement. Get the...

Acquiring
Fortnite Maker Epic Games Buys SuperAwesome
September 25, 2020

Epic Games’ groundbreaking antitrust court brawl with Apple Inc. hasn’t stalled the North Carolina-based game maker’s growth. 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...

Retail
Americans Are Returning To Restaurant Dining … Slowly
September 25, 2020

COVID-19’s early days simply took dining out off the table, so to speak, for most Americans as restaurants shut down for on-premises dining alongside most other non-essential businesses. But as closures have eased in many U.S. regions, restaurants are coming back. The NPD Group reported...

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This Week In Payments: Amazon’s Hardware Event, Bank/FinTech Collaborations And Jumpstarting SMBs 
September 25, 2020

The world of payments and commerce keeps pushing forward — and fast this week. FISPAN Co-Founder Clayton Weir joined Karen Webster for the latest edition of “This Week In Payments” to discuss the latest events, from Amazon rolling out new hardware to America marking National...

Retail
Boosted Commerce Rides The Marketplace Tailwind
September 25, 2020

With 44 percent of U.S. eCommerce business, it’s hard to say that anyone truly competes with Amazon. But there is a small group of companies competing to buy their sellers. Last week PYMNTS reported on one such company, AccrueMe, that injects capital into leading Amazon...

Retail
Edmunds Predicts Comeback For New Auto Sales In Q3
September 25, 2020

Even with challenges brought by the COVID-19 health crisis, Edmunds analysts indicate that Q3 marks a “positive turning point” for the automotive space. They anticipate that 3,850,707 new cars and trucks will be sold domestically, marking a 11 percent drop from Q3 2019 and a...

Retail
Brands Will Dedicate $58.6B To eCommerce Advertising
September 25, 2020

Amid the pandemic and the increase in eCommerce during the health crisis, WARC Data’s Global Advertising Trends report found that brands worldwide will put $58.6 billion toward online shopping advertising. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Commerce-as-a-Service Takes The B2B Venture Capital Lead
September 25, 2020

This week was one of the strongest for B2B FinTech investments, as accounts payable (AP) automation and small business trade finance companies landed impressive funding rounds, with one SMB InsurTech startup reportedly gearing up for a $250 million investment in the near future. But it...