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Payments Innovation
Deep Dive: Offering Fast And Secure Localized Payments To Cross-Border Shoppers
August 11, 2020

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B2B Payments
Visa: Forging A ‘Network Of Networks’ To Modernize B2B Payments
August 11, 2020

From a lack of supplier acceptance of electronic payments to outdated infrastructure within accounts payable (AP) departments, the B2B payments ecosystem still has much room for improvement on multiple fronts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Foot Locker’s Sales Spike Is Good News For Nike 
August 10, 2020

Good news from athletic retailer Foot Locker looks like it’s good news for shoe giant Nike as well. Both companies stocks rallied on Monday (Aug. 10) after Foot Locker reported an 18 percent spike in second-quarter comparable store sales, attributing the gains to pent-up demand...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Private Equity Firm Advent To Buy 75 Pct Stake Of UK Parcel Deliverer Hermes In...
August 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International, a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Will Back-To-School Shopping Flop?
August 10, 2020

Back-to-school shopping is normally one of the most consistently positive times for U.S. retailers. Parents and educators descend upon stores en masse, snapping up folders, notebooks and whatever else is on the school’s back-to-school supply list. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

International
Mnuchin: Trump Is Serious About Action Against TikTok
August 10, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has come out against social media video-sharing app TikTok, saying in a CNBC interview on Monday (Aug. 10) that President Trump has decided it cannot be allowed to go on as it has been. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Security & Fraud
Troubled NMC Health Suspected Of Faking Drug Orders
August 10, 2020

Investigators examining alleged wrongdoing at once high-flying UAE healthcare provider NMC Health are exploring whether the company falsified drug orders to inflate the books of a related company through which NMC raised debt, the Financial Times reported on Monday (Aug. 10). Get the Full Story...

Cross-border Payments
Pandemic Drives Growth In Global Digital Remittances
August 10, 2020

No matter where you look, the pandemic has put up serious barriers to economic growth – and at the same time, has forced business models to pivot from in-person, face-to-face interactions toward digital offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

News
Today In Payments: Western Union On An M&A Hunt; Amazon, Simon In Talks To Turn...
August 10, 2020

In today’s top news, Western Union is looking for merger and acquisition opportunities, and Amazon and Simon Property Group are in talks to turn empty department stores into fulfillment centers. Plus, the Federal Reserve’s Neel Kashkari urges a restrictive lockdown to defeat the coronavirus. Get...