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B2B Payments
Where Landlords Find Relief For Cash Flow Uncertainty
August 20, 2020

With widespread furloughs, tenants the world over are facing the pressure of getting rent in on time and paid in full. Amid calls for government watchdogs to introduce rent relief initiatives, many landlords have taken it upon themselves to introduce new measures to support their...

Mobile Payments
Mastercard: Inside The Samsung Pay ‘Super Card’
August 20, 2020

Though the great consumer shift to digital is often seen as a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s not entirely accurate, Mike Cowen, Mastercard’s head of digital payments for the U.K., Ireland, Nordics and Baltics told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. For a certain segment...

Merchant Innovation
ClassPass CEO On Getting The Fitness Industry Back Into Fighting Shape
August 20, 2020

Navigating the pandemic-altered landscape has been difficult for fitness operators forced to close their physical locations and translate in-person services into digital offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

International
Delivery Hero To Replace Wirecard On Germany’s DAX Index
August 19, 2020

Germany’s blue-chip DAX index will be replacing Wirecard, the disgraced payments company, with a new listing for Berlin’s Delivery Hero, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Banking
Chase Wants To Put ATMs In Post Offices
August 19, 2020

J.P. Morgan Chase is looking into installing ATMs in U.S. Postal Service (USPS) offices, CNBC reported. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Loyalty Points And Rewards Programs Are Retooled After COVID
August 19, 2020

COVID-19 has left entire industries rethinking their rewards programs before all of that that stored-up goodwill loses its value — along with the customer relationships that such programs are meant to promote in the first place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

IPO
Airbnb Files For IPO
August 19, 2020

Airbnb, the popular vacation rental app, has submitted a draft registration statement for an initial public offering, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Ridesharing
Uber, Lyft Competitors Rev Their Engines In California
August 19, 2020

On the eve of a court order to reclassify freelance drivers as employees in California, competitors of Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are ready to pick up their customers if the ride hailing giants suspend service, CNBC reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Sri Lanka’s NSB To Utilize ACI For Fraud Detection
August 19, 2020

Digital payment software and solutions firm ACI Worldwide will be working with Sri Lanka’s National Savings Bank to implement a new solution for mitigating fraud, a press release states. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...