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Retail
Feeding Consumers’ Growing Appetite For Digitally Enabled Dining
April 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has made consumers hungry. 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. By completing this form, you agree...

B2B Payments
Celonis Optimizes AP With Process Mining Engine
April 29, 2020

Celonis, which works in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered process mining, has introduced its new process mining engine, which will help automate accounts payable (AP) functions, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Schneider Accelerates Freight Carrier Payments Via TriumphPay
April 29, 2020

Schneider, which provides trucking, logistics and intermodal services, now has more options to improve the freight carrier payments process, through partnerships with TriumphPay and Transflo that will allow easier, quicker transactions for third-party carrier payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Today In Payments: WhatsApp Mulls Loans In India; Advance Estimates Show GDP Declining 4.8 Pct
April 29, 2020

In today’s top news, WhatsApp is considering offering credit and lending to users in India, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that GDP dropped 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Plus, the Federal Reserve is asking banks for advice on its new...

Ridesharing
Lyft Lays Off 982 Employees, Furloughs 288, Cuts Exec Pay
April 29, 2020

Lyft, the San Francisco-based ridesharing company, has laid off 17 percent of its workforce and imposed salary reductions for executives for three months, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payments Innovation
Kroger Rolls Out Contactless Payment Option With Kroger Pay
April 29, 2020

With a new feature that takes away the need to use a debit or credit card, Kroger has rolled out its Kroger Pay contactless payment option. The function lets shoppers connect their payment information to their loyalty account at the grocery chain via an app...

Retail
Digital Retail Shift Faces Growing Pains
April 29, 2020

Now that the digital shift is well underway, the attention turns to keeping the momentum going. New developments are focusing on supply chain, government activity and infrastructure to improve the customer experience as post-pandemic retail finds its legs. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Simon Properties To Reopen High-Profile Malls
April 29, 2020

Will shoppers return to the mall? That question is about to be answered as the country’s largest mall owner and developer is ready to reopen its doors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Reopening Faces Its Next Challenge: Retail Marketing
April 29, 2020

There’s no podcast, textbook or self-help guru that has a playbook on marketing a retail business after a pandemic. But while reopening is the order of the day, re-marketing will be the order of 2020 as retailers try to transcend simple survival and get back...