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B2B Payments
The Crucial Role Payments Can Play in B2B Brand Building
September 03, 2024

Outside of the B2B space, the payment experience has long been recognized as a crucial component of customer satisfaction. Fast, secure, and flexible payment options are standard expectations — and businesses that fail to offer them to their customers often fail to compete. Get the...

Retail
Rite Aid Emerges From Bankruptcy, Names CFO Matt Schroeder as CEO
September 03, 2024

Rite Aid has announced a leadership transition as it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 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, PYMNTS...

Investments
Dubai’s Ziina Raises $22 Million as UAE’s Small Business Sector Grows
September 03, 2024

Ziina has raised $22 million to provide FinTech services for UAE-based small businesses. 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, PYMNTS Today. By...

Security & Fraud
FTC Reports Tenfold Increase in Scams Involving Bitcoin ATMs
September 03, 2024

As bitcoin ATMs have been installed in more locations, they have become a “payment portal for scammers,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a Tuesday (Sept. 3) data spotlight. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Couch Potatoes Turns Furniture Shopping Into Retail Experience With Factory-Store
September 03, 2024

For Brian Morgan, owner of Couch Potatoes Furniture & Mattress Stores, standing out in a crowd is the company’s collective mission. On Saturday (Aug. 31), Couch Potatoes & Mattress Stores unveiled a pioneering retail and manufacturing concept in Austin, Texas. Get the Full Story Complete...

Payment Methods
OnlineCheckWriter.com Adds Ability to Send Checks Funded by Credit Card
September 03, 2024

Zil Money’s OnlineCheckWriter.com now allows businesses to send checks funded by their credit card or wallet. 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...

Regulation
From Partnerships to Problem Banks: FDIC Report Looms Large
September 03, 2024

Technology and third-party relationships — with service providers and digitally-focused FinTechs — have helped transform banks’ operations. 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...

B2B Payments
The Convenience-Compliance Conundrum in Cross-Border B2B Payments
September 03, 2024

Seamless cross-border B2B payments remain one of the white whales of the connected economy. 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, PYMNTS...

Payments Innovation
Nine Things Payments Execs Need to Know for Their 2025 Business Plans
September 03, 2024

Summer should get a speeding ticket, a wise person once said, and that’s a reality that all of us living in the Northern Hemisphere came to grips with last weekend. The Labor Day weekend marked the unofficial end of summer, and the start of the...