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Retail
US Mall Owner Taubman Tells Tenants To Pay Up
March 30, 2020

U.S. mall owner Taubman is telling tenants that their rent must be paid despite the inability to meet obligations, according to a CNBC report on Sunday (March 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Omnichannel No Longer Optional For Retail
March 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Banking
US Eases New Banking Rule On Reporting Bad Loans
March 30, 2020

Bank regulators have rolled back the Jan. 1 accounting standard known as “current expected credit loss” (CECL) in an effort to bolster loans in the wake of the coronavirus, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (March 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Payment Methods
Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
March 29, 2020

Venmo and Cash App want to be considered as ways the U.S. government could deliver its stimulus funds to help the coronavirus-wrecked economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

eCommerce
eCommerce Filling Only Small Part Of ‘Retail Gap’
March 29, 2020

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. 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...

B2B Payments
GrainChain Accelerates Farmer Payments With Blockchain
March 29, 2020

GrainChain, the farming blockchain system for agriculture and farming business, has moved to the Symbiont network, Assembly, a change which the company anticipates will help expand its business, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Open Banking Platform Tink Acquires Eurobits
March 29, 2020

European open banking platform Tink will now have more room to expand with the acquisition of Eurobits, which works in account aggregation technology, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Ridesharing
Lyft Directs Drivers To Take Jobs At Amazon
March 28, 2020

While the coronavirus forces consumers to stay inside, Amazon is joining forces with Lyft to attract drivers for grocery and package deliveries. Lyft has directed its drivers to pursue Amazon positions as warehouse workers, delivery people or grocery shoppers “as a way to earn additional...

News
COVID-19, Data Security, Shelved Madewell IPO Top This Week’s News
March 27, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into the outlook of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, data privacy and a shelved...