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Banking
Deep Dive: The Many Roads To Digital-First Banking
November 15, 2019

PYMNTS’ Where Will We Bank Next? Survey found that banking customers are increasingly placing a higher value on convenience, personal data security and appealing products. These offerings are becoming table stakes for banks, with 34.8 percent of banking consumers being somewhat, very or extremely interested...

Retail
Bossa Nova Launches Automated Inventory Solution
November 15, 2019

Data service provider Bossa Nova announced it has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) and automated solution for inventory data management, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Why Mobile Will Make Holiday 2019 Merrier For Retailers And Shoppers
November 15, 2019

The upcoming holiday shopping season is expected to break records in online spending, according to a study by Adobe Analytics. That’s even with a shorter shopping season. This year, Thanksgiving lands on Nov. 28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a...

B2B Payments
Mesh Eyes Virtual Cards For Global B2B Payments
November 15, 2019

Though credit cards were not originally designed to address the needs of corporate payers, advances in commercial card technology have positioned the payment tool as one that’s gaining traction in the accounts payable department. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Investors Go After B2B FinTech Maturity
November 15, 2019

As the fallout from WeWork’s stumbles continues, one could easily wonder if the market is beginning to question not only the position of WeWork backer SoftBank in the tech investment space, but whether venture capitalists (VCs) have placed too much confidence in tech startups as...

South East Asia
Grab CEO: No IPO Until Business Shows Profits
November 15, 2019

Grab Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Anthony Tan said the Southeast Asia ride-hailing platform will not launch an initial public offering (IPO) until the company is profitable, CNBC reported on Thursday (Nov. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Why The Future Of Brick-And-Mortar Isn’t About Sales
November 15, 2019

In 2014, it was hard to pick up any article about retail and not end up reading an obituary for the mall. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Bending Card Rails For B2B Payments Optimization
November 15, 2019

When the commercial card first came on the scene, executives thought of the payment tool in limited terms: a piece of plastic their employees could use to make one-off purchases at the office supply or hardware store, buy a coffee while on a business trip...

Faster Payments
Can Real-Time Data Render Credit Scores Obsolete?
November 15, 2019

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