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Retail
Walmart Speeds Up Application Process In Hiring Drive Amid Coronavirus
March 26, 2020

As it works to maintain a supply of products on its shelves and keep its checkouts manned over the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart has brought on 25,000 new workers and provided thousands with offers in the inaugural week of a hiring drive. The company has reduced its hiring...

B2B Payments
Accounts Receivable Looks Inward To Combat Late B2B Payments
March 26, 2020

Growing awareness of the cash flow pain caused by late B2B payments has led to increased calls to incentivize, and in some cases even mandate that larger corporates accelerate their invoice payment processes when working with small suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Crowdfunding, Deferred Loan Payments Jumpstart SMB Relief
March 26, 2020

Each week, PYMNTS will round up some of the latest initiatives from governments, banks and FinTechs around the world to lend support for small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Government Entities Face An eProcurement Wake-Up Call
March 26, 2020

The U.S. economy has never seen a clearer picture of the consequences of friction in government procurement practices than it is witnessing right now. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
How Banks Can Tap Trust As Their Foundation For Innovation
March 26, 2020

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Banking
Helping Small FIs Make Banking Services As Seamless As Taking An Uber
March 26, 2020

In the age of digital commerce, legacy financial institutions (FIs) have ceded ground to tech-savvy upstarts. 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...

Acquiring
OfferUp, letgo To Merge As Biz Nets $120M In VC Funds
March 25, 2020

OfferUp has been winning recently, closing out a $120 million funding round and acquiring its top competitor, letgo, according to a blog post on the company’s website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

eCommerce
Groupon Names Interim CEO
March 25, 2020

Groupon‘s board of directors replaced CEO Rich Williams Wednesday (March 25), just a month after the eCommerce company posted a lackluster earnings report and vowed to retool its operations to focus more on travel and experiences rather than selling merchandise. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Bringg Announces Early Release Of B2B Delivery, Fleet Service
March 25, 2020

Online delivery platform Bringg has announced the early release of its new BringgNow solution to help with speedy online deliveries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....