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Financial Inclusion
GenZ Gets Friendly With Credit
August 20, 2019

Generation Z is growing up. The oldest members of the generation born between the mid-90s and the mid-2010s (specific year ranges vary depending on who is supplying the figures) are graduating from college, getting their first jobs and starting to form their relationships with credit...

Delivery
Starship Tech Robots Expand Food Delivery To Colleges
August 20, 2019

Starship Technologies, a company that deploys self-driving robots, will expand and deliver everything from Starbucks to pizzas — but not booze — to college students all around the country, through partnerships with food companies Sodexo and Compass Group, according to a report by CNBC.  Get...

Retail
Walgreens And Kroger Widen Retail Partnership
August 20, 2019

With an expansion of a retail partnership between The Kroger Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. Also, Walgreens’ branded beauty and health products will be...

Retail
Voice Promises To Play A Big Retail Role This Holiday Season
August 20, 2019

When it comes to the holiday shopping season — an increasing area of focus for retail as the year starts to wind down — it’s not so much about the trends we will see, perhaps, as the trend we will hear. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
How Cafes Created The Momentum That Made Oat Milk 
August 20, 2019

Plant-based milks are incredibly trendy as of 2019, but are far from a new phenomenon. Soy milk (or something quite like it) has been on the menu in China since the 14th century, and an early variant on almond milk has been around since the Middle...

Retail
eCommerce Marketplaces Aim To Make Custom Shoes More Accessible
August 20, 2019

Personal experiences can inspire some entrepreneurs to start companies that change the way consumers buy custom sneakers online. The Custom Movement Co-Founder Akshar Bonu, for instance, grew up in the Philippines and went to a high school that had a uniform. The students, however, could wear...

Security & Fraud
Visa Debuts AI-Powered Fraud Fighting Tools
August 20, 2019

Visa has introduced a new suite of security services designed to protect merchants and users from the latest security threats, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
HelloFresh To Begin Offering Beyond Meat In US Meal Kits
August 20, 2019

With Beyond Meat on the company’s menus since July in Canada, HelloFresh plans to start bringing the vegan burger to its meal kits in the U.S. in mid-September. HelloFresh CEO and Co-Founder Dominik Richter attributes the company’s success to understanding clients, including the newest trends...

B2B Payments
 Appetite for Blockchain Along Food Supply Chain
August 20, 2019

Blockchain is making inroads into supply chain management. In Italy, retailers and manufacturers are tracking the food supply chain. Elsewhere, a blockchain transport alliance gains a new member. IBM and Chainyard also eye a supply chain-focused blockchain project.