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Today In Payments: eBay Nearing Sale Of Classified Ad Division; Lollapalooza Co-Founder: No Concerts Until...
July 20, 2020

In today’s top news, eBay is near a sale of its classified ad division to Adevinta, and Lollapalooza’s co-founder said live concerts won’t be back until 2022. Plus, Mastercard is expanding its crypto card partner program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
Walmart Once Again Seeking Investors For UK Grocer Asda
July 20, 2020

Walmart is looking to take advantage of a booming grocery market to restart efforts to sell a stake in its British supermarket arm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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India’s InsurTech Policybazaar Eyes IPO
July 20, 2020

Policybazaar is gearing up for a $500 million initial public offering (IPO) as the online insurance platform drives a wave of rising demand for coverage from India’s rising middle class. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Amazon India’s SMB Exports Reach $2B
July 20, 2020

Online giant Amazon is increasing its drive to build its business in India. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Walmart To Spend $3.5B To Update Canadian Stores, Technology
July 20, 2020

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Walmart is ponying up big bucks — $3.5 billion — to revamp stores in Canada and to modernize in-store technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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eBay Plans To Grow Managed Payments
July 20, 2020

eBay plans to start growing the management of its payments throughout the world beginning on Monday (July 20). The digital commerce company started down the path to handling the “end-to-end payments process” in 2018 on its marketplace platform and has reported success with Germany and...

Retail
Persona Marketing Finds Its Place In Pandemic Retailing
July 20, 2020

With more companies trying to catch up to Digital 3.0, the issue of audience identification becomes critical. Pre-pandemic versions of traditional customer segmentation have been set back by changes in the fortunes and preferences of the general population. A better way to go might be...

Payments Innovation
Post-COVID Businesses Will Stop Treating Bad Data Like Sour Milk
July 20, 2020

“Customer data has an expiration date, just like milk in the fridge. Without regular intervention, customer data degrades at 2 percent each month and 25 percent over the course of a year.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Grocery Loyalty Evolves With Digital Shift
July 20, 2020

Customer loyalty is evolving with the acceleration of Digital 3.0, led by the category that has been most affected by the digital shift: grocery. With competition heating up from Walmart, many large grocery chains are connecting their once offline program to online accounts. Get the...