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Retail
Generation House Arrest? Retailers Anticipate Reinvention And Reopening
April 27, 2020

Friday, May 1 is shaping up as one of retail’s most important days since the COVID-19 crisis went down. It’s that day that several states, and now the federal government, have set as an unofficial day to begin reopening the economy. The pressure on cash-strapped...

Retail
Biometrics Changes Tempt eCommerce Companies As Fraud Defense
April 27, 2020

As the digital shift continues to keep pace with post-coronavirus shopping behaviors, eCommerce fraud is growing with it. In fact, 22 percent of respondents in a recent TransUnion survey claimed they had “been targeted by digital fraud related to COVID-19.” Biometrics, which measures the physical...

Retail
APIs Drive New Need For Retail Location Apps
April 27, 2020

In 2019, 5.4 billion people across the globe downloaded a shopping app. But after that initial download, retailers and purchase aggregators pretty much let users run the course of their screens, never thinking that advanced applications would someday become important. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Investors Propose $700M In DIP Financing For Neiman Marcus
April 27, 2020

Amid the retailer’s reported impending bankruptcy, an investor group is intending to provide an alternative to a $600 million financing arrangement for Neiman Marcus Group and pressure it toward a sale. The investor group includes Third Point LLC and Mudrick Capital Management LP, Reuters reported. Mudrick recently...

Retail
NRF, RILA Debut Blueprint For Reopening Retail
April 27, 2020

In a plan that frames a phased-in approach to opening retail again, the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) debuted a Blueprint for Shopping Safe. The document asks governors to provide uniform and statewide procedures for merchants to use as...

B2B Payments
Finding The B2B Connection In Accounts Payable Automation
April 27, 2020

While the B2B procure-to-pay arena has continued its pursuit of a consumer-like experience in product sourcing, online purchasing and payments, B2B payments have a long way to go before they mirror anything like the ease and speed of peer-to-peer (P2P) payments. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
Grocers Welcome Long-Term Benefits Of Shorter Supplier Payment Terms
April 27, 2020

The food and beverage industry is enduring some of the most dramatic and sudden fluctuations in customer demand and shopping habits of any other market during the coronavirus pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Italy’s Late B2B Payments Surge 80 Percent
April 27, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly impacted B2B supplier payment practices as more companies struggle to manage cash flow with shuttered stores and disrupted supply chains. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Digital Banking
Deep Dive: Strategizing Transparent, Holistic Digital Banking Transformations
April 27, 2020

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