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Payments Software Co. Masabi Raises $20M
April 30, 2019

Masabi, a mobile ticketing and transportation payment company based in the U.K., has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Visa Powers Virtual Payments For Sabre
April 30, 2019

Global travel industry technology provider Sabre announced a partnership with Visa, the payments company, to support business-to-business virtual payments in the travel industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Retailers Are Getting Smarter About Artificial Intelligence
April 30, 2019

As artificial intelligence (AI) moves from theory to reality – a slow and uneven effort, but a real trend – retailers are starting to experiment with the technology. The work to craft AI-powered commerce tools comes as the technology is making initial inroads into financial...

Retail
How Digital Disruptors Are Taking On The QSR Drive-Thru
April 30, 2019

Some digital innovators reinvent old processes to make them more efficient. Daniel McCann, who started restaurant customer engagement platform 5thru, for instance, turned his focus to the long wait at the drive-thru. Consumers might want to get a morning cup of coffee, but face a...

Retail
Ford Teams With Amazon For In-Car Delivery
April 30, 2019

Following in the footsteps of Volvo Cars and General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Amazon to allow for packages to be delivered to millions of vehicles. The offering will be available on some recent Ford and Lincoln models, Bloomberg reported. Get the...

Retail
Chewy.com Gears Up For IPO
April 30, 2019

Following its acquisition by PetSmart approximately two years ago, Chewy.com filed papers to gear up for an initial public offering (IPO). The eCommerce pet supply merchant took in sales for fiscal 2018 of $3.5 billion, which marked an increase from 2017 at $2.1 billion, CNBC reported....

Mobile Order Ahead
How B.GOOD’s Customers Shaped Its Rewards Programs
April 30, 2019

When it comes to food, customers want what they want. In the mobile order-ahead field, listening to customers' needs can give a QSR the competitive edge it needs to stand out from the pack. In the latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker, B.GOOD’s Brent Feldman explains how...

B2B Payments
A Corporate Finance Approach To High-Net-Worth Individuals
April 30, 2019

The financial services space often encounters the conundrum of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. This challenge often emerges with small businesses (SMBs) that are not large enough to fit into a bank’s corporate and treasury services unit, and are, therefore,...

B2B Payments
Uber Freight Adds On-Demand Logistics To SAP
April 30, 2019

SAP and Uber Freight are teaming up to provide joint customers with on-demand logistics solutions, the companies said in a press release on Monday (April 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...