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Delivery
Deliverr Lands $40M In Funding To Battle Amazon
February 11, 2020

How does a company compete with Amazon? At Deliverr, they attack what Amazon won’t handle – and now they have the funding to prove it. Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital...

International
Uber Money Expands To India
February 11, 2020

In a move that bolsters its financial technology presence in India, Uber has put an Uber Money team into place in Hyderabad. Uber Money teams are also located in Palo Alto, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco tech centers, Livemint reported. Get the Full Story...

Global Payments
SWIFT gpi Transferred Over $77T In 2019
February 11, 2020

Cross-border transfers over SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) topped $77 trillion last year, almost double the $40 trillion that moved through the service in 2018, SWIFT announced on Tuesday (Feb. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Why Kids’ Clothing Subscriptions Are All About Saving Time
February 11, 2020

Clothes shopping for yourself can be a time-consuming chore at times, but clothes shopping for children is pretty much always a time-consuming chore, especially if the kids come along on the trip. Between the finding, the try-ons and the arguments about what constitutes too many sequins,...

Retail
Under Armour Forecasts Sales Declines In 2020
February 11, 2020

As it experiences strong competition from Lululemon and Nike, Under Armour is predicting a sales drop this year as it grapples with bringing customers to its training sneakers and shirts that wick sweat. The sportswear company also said it could see an impact of as high as...

Retail
Reseller Market Maintains Momentum With Nordstrom’s Entry
February 11, 2020

If there was any stigma left about used clothing it may have been erased last week as Nordstrom put its high-end brand on what it calls “re-commerce.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Tapping Into Mobile Dining Innovation With QSR Apps
February 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. Technology that lets diners place their orders for pickup or delivery has become more common, and mobile devices are serving more restaurant functions...

Retail
T-Mobile Wins Court Decision To Take Over Sprint
February 11, 2020

In a ruling that goes against a state-led lawsuit that aimed to stop a deal that would reshape the wireless industry, T-Mobile US Inc. has received court approval for its Sprint Corp. takeover. The combined firm will have a base of approximately 80 million monthly...

POS Innovation
Square For Retail On Register Integrates POS, Payments And Storefront On Single Platform
February 11, 2020

Square For Retail is now available on Square Register, allowing the retail point-of-sale (POS) solution to run on Square’s end-to-end, integrated POS system, the Silicon Valley company announced on Tuesday (Feb. 11). The integrated solution enables retailers to leverage software, hardware and payments on a single...