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B2B Payments
Coke’s Bottlers To Test Ethereum For Supply Chain Management
August 06, 2020

The IT firm Coke One North America Services (CONA), owned by the major Coca-Cola bottling companies, will try out the Baseline Protocol, a public Ethereum blockchain technology targeted at large enterprises. The trade publication Ledger Insights said that blockchain startups Unibright and Provide are involved in the project. Get...

Payments Innovation
Deutsche Bank: Regulation Complicates B2B Payments’ Digital Transformation
August 06, 2020

Payments are an omnipresent part of life for corporates and consumers alike, with the United States seeing 174.2 billion noncash payments totaling $97.04 trillion in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
How Roku Connects To The Disconnected Home
August 06, 2020

As vice president of product at Roku, Mark Ely works with connections. He’s the executive in charge of making sure that the Amazons and Best Buys of the world are fully stocked with the company’s streaming devices, home audio equipment and accessories. But part of...

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This Week In Payments: Vulcan Capital’s Rick Roberts Talks Overcoming Inertia, Stabilizing SMBs and Contextualizing...
August 06, 2020

It’s been another busy week in the world of payments and commerce as the U.S. recovery shifts into rockier territory amid an uptick in infections that has some regions shifting back toward shutdowns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Payments Innovation
New Report: Why It’s Time To Retire The Subscription Paywall
August 06, 2020

The global economy is becoming increasingly connected, with businesses looking to sell to customers locally and around the world. 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...

B2B Payments
Contis Applies For RBS Bailout Fund, Looking To Develop SMBs
August 06, 2020

Payments provider Contis has applied for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) Alternative Remedies Package, two grants totaling £35 million ($46 million), which it intends to use for a variety of new, digital payment technologies for small- and medium-sized businesses...

IPO
Software Co BigCommerce IPO Soars 183 Pct
August 05, 2020

BigCommerce, which works in software for online business operations, saw its value rise by 292 percent after an initial public offering (IPO) for $216 million was priced above a target range, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Walmart Parking Lots Become Free Drive-In Movie Theaters
August 05, 2020

Walmart unveiled the details for its Walmart Drive-in today (Aug. 5), an outdoor movie theater experience that will entertain Walmart customers with a wide variety of films, from nostalgic favorites like “The Goonies” and “Back to the Future” to recent hits like “Black Panther.” Get...

Investments
Landlord Services Firm Zibo Nets $10.5M, Launches Banking And Payments Features
August 05, 2020

Zibo, which works to provide streamlined and accessible financial services for landlords, has raised $10.5 million in a seed round led by Canaan Partners, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...