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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Thousands Of Walgreens Stores Now Accept FedEx Returns
October 08, 2019

Logistics and shipping company FedEx has announced that it’s teaming up with Walgreens to allow customers to return items at thousands of locations around the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

News
Top News In Payments: Affirm Rolls Out New App; EU Has Questions For Facebook, Libra...
October 08, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Affirm has launched a new app that will let customers use the service to pay almost anywhere online or in the real world. Also, the European Commission has asked Facebook as well as the Libra Association to respond to multiple questions on risks that could...

Investments
Robinhood Relaunches Checking Feature With 2 Pct. APY
October 08, 2019

Stock trading app Robinhood, which offers no-fee trading, is relaunching a checking feature called Cash Management after it was previously shelved due to regulatory issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Fraud Retrial Begins For Former Barclays Execs
October 08, 2019

Three former Barclays executives are facing a retrial and accused of participating in a “dishonest mechanism” to pay Qatar extra fees in exchange for emergency fundraising to avoid a bank bailout during the financial crisis in 2008. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

IPO
Alphabet-Backed One Medical Preps For IPO
October 08, 2019

Alphabet-backed healthcare chain One Medical has joined forces with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley for a planned IPO, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Citi Teams With Cachematrix To Revamp Online Investing Experience
October 08, 2019

Citi is leveraging a newly formed strategic partnership with Cachematrix to create an online investment gateway for money market funds (MMF), Citi announced in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
The ABCs Of QSR Mobility 
October 08, 2019

Five years ago, tapping a mobile phone to order ahead was still a relatively exotic idea. Starbucks mobile rewards were still new to the market — and though a veritable flood of mobile-based programs spun up offering similar points-based offers, at that time the firm...

Retail
Catering To Cookie Cravings With Healthier Online Offerings
October 08, 2019

Sara Sims has always been a big fan of cookie dough, but she stopped eating it after her teens when she realized it wasn’t healthy to eat raw dough. Sims, founder and president of Sara’s Cosmic Cookie Dough, told PYMNTS in an interview that she started...

Retail
What’s The Future For NBA-Related Retail In China?
October 08, 2019

Basketball is one of the most popular sports – if not the most popular sport – in China, but there’s a little less NBA available today for online shoppers in that country, according to reports. That’s because China eCommerce giant Alibaba apparently has removed any products...