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Ridesharing
Nigerian Regulators Have Restricted Well-Funded Moto Taxi Cos
February 12, 2020

Three startups that have invested millions in ride-hailing motorcycle taxis in the African country of Nigeria are left with wheels spinning after regulatory changes restricted the use of the vehicles in the city of Lagos, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
FBI: 50 Pct Of Cybercrime Targets B2B Payments
February 12, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC) scams are squeezing more money than ever out of victims, and accounted for more than half of all losses from cyberattacks last year, according to the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report released on Tuesday (Feb. 11).  Get the Full Story Complete the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
February 12, 2020

Visa has made a strategic investment in the point-of-sale (POS) financing technology platform ChargeAfter to support its partnership to bring more financing options to checkout, the companies announced on Wednesday (Feb. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Samsung Makes 5G Available To Consumers With Galaxy S20 Phones
February 12, 2020

With its newest Galaxy S20 flagship phones, Samsung is providing customers with 5G devices in the U.S. and many other markets even if they don’t use the 5G connectivity feature. The base model for this year also comes at a price that is $250 higher...

Retail
Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
February 12, 2020

There is really no way to interpret a pork rind – the fried skin of a pig – as a healthy snack. Per serving, which is a single unit, a pork rind has 154 calories, 515 milligrams of sodium, 27 milligrams of cholesterol and 9...

Retail
The Connected Bride Gets A Little Platform Help
February 12, 2020

Here comes the connected bride. And this year’s model has a series of new platforms, partnerships and interactive tools to plan the wedding. For their part, retailers are trying to get data, drive engagement and get more market share in a business where an average...

Retail
Shopify’s Holiday Sales Spiked 61 Pct. YOY
February 12, 2020

With holiday sales skyrocketing from 2018 to 2019, Canada’s Shopify registered quarterly earnings that exceeded expectations. The eCommerce firm notched global sales of more than $2.9 billion from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, an increase of approximately 61 percent during the same timeframe in the...

Payment Methods
BNPL Drives Customer Acquisition, Cuts Cart Abandonment
February 12, 2020

Among the more notable payment trends of 2019 and 2020 is the rapid rise of the buy now, pay later (BNPL) options that are available through a growing roster of merchants. The revival of “layaway” is most prevalent among cost-conscious millennials and Gen Y shoppers...

B2B Payments
Corporate Cards Tackle Their Own Employee Expense Shortcomings
February 12, 2020

With corporate cards growing their market share, the payment tool is finding opportunity in more areas of the enterprise, from cross-border corporate payments to accounts payable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...