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Retail
IKEA Plans Urban Megastore With No Parking
January 16, 2020

As the retail landscape adjusts to more online shoppers, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are reacting to customers’ changing lifestyles – including how they arrive at their stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
When Email Becomes SMBs’ Biggest Security Threat
January 16, 2020

The business email compromise (BEC) scam is a cybersecurity threat to businesses of all sizes, and the financial and security implications of a successful attack aren’t isolated to its target. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
APIs Pull Double-Duty With AP, AR Automation
January 16, 2020

Solution providers in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) are increasingly servicing not only their corporate customers, but their customers’ own business partners with their technologies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cross-border Payments
Trint On Safeguarding The Customer Experience
January 16, 2020

The speech-to-text API market is predicted to grow to $4.1 billion by 2024, so long as rampant fraud and rising churn don’t stand in its way. But how can providers work to keep their subscribers from straying? In the latest Global Recurring Payments Tracker, Kate...

Payments Innovation
PayPal Hits $10B Charitable Donations Processing Milestone
January 16, 2020

From where PayPal sat, the world was a very generous place in the year 2019. According to data released this morning, donation processing had a record-breaking year on multiple fronts — as consumers proved an ongoing willingness to give both more and more often, to...

Ridesharing
$500M Rescue Plan Considered For Debt-Burdened Taxi Drivers
January 16, 2020

A New York City-appointed panel is seeking a $500 million bailout to help taxi drivers trapped in unscrupulous medallion loans, The New York Times reported on Wednesday (Jan. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Security & Fraud
House Committee Says FIs Struggle To Pinpoint Domestic Terrorism Financing
January 16, 2020

The unique secrecy and security of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have led to their use by domestic terrorist groups like white supremacists, experts said at a hearing Wednesday for the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Merchant Innovation
Using Digital Tech And Payments To Solve The Affordable Housing Crisis
January 16, 2020

Access to affordable housing is hard to find in the U.S. According to research from Harvard University, in 2016, nearly half of renters were cost-burdened — or spending more than 30 percent of their annual incomes on rent and utilities. In 1960, that figure was...

Mobile Commerce
App Annie: Mobile Companies Valued 6X Higher Than Firms Without Mobile Focus
January 16, 2020

Go mobile or go back home — especially when it comes to payment and finance. 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,...