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Payments Innovation
The Rise Of Card-On-File Commerce
June 01, 2020

Gas stations are encouraging it. Many Main Street SMBs, local restaurants and designer boutiques are doing it for the first time. Fitness clubs have been doing it for a while — but some have gotten into trouble lately for doing it when they shouldn’t have....

Payments Innovation
The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic
June 01, 2020

Physicist Niels Bohr — or maybe it was ballplayer Yogi Berra — once said predictions are hard, especially the ones about the future. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Nimbla Teams With Wiserfunding To Safeguard Invoices
May 31, 2020

U.K. invoice insurance provider Nimbla is teaming up with the credit risk assessment firm Wiserfunding, according to a report in Crowdfund Insider on Friday (May 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
Zoom To Strengthen Security For Its Paid Users
May 31, 2020

Zoom, the video conferencing platform that gained popularity in classrooms of all ages amid the coronavirus pandemic, is planning to beef up security measures for people who pay for a subscription, according to a Reuters report on Friday (May 29). Get the Full Story Complete...

Acquiring
Uber Cleared To Buy Online Grocer Cornershop
May 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
albo Launches New Business Banking Service albo empresas
May 31, 2020

Mexican banking FinTech albo is now offering business banking services in addition to the individual services the company has provided previously, according to news site Contxto. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
Summer 2020’s New Winning Accessory
May 30, 2020

The history of American fashion trends is bedecked with some strange entries. The summer of love in 1969 saw hippies storm Bethel, New York bedecked in bell-bottoms, shag fringed vests and beaded headbands. Shoulder pads first hit their stride in the 1980s, when designs like...

Ridesharing
Uber Debuts $50 Hourly Ride Option In Select US Cities
May 29, 2020

Starting next month, ridesharing users in a dozen cities can opt in for a $50 an hour ride, Uber Technologies Inc. announced on Friday (May 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Delivery
Lawmakers Ask FTC To Examine Instacart, Delivery Platforms Tipping Protocols
May 29, 2020

After reports that eCommerce delivery platforms are allowing consumers to “tip bait,” four U.S. senators are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look at “potentially unfair and misleading” tipping practices on Instacart as well as other services. In a letter to FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, U.S....