The annual retail event known as Amazon Prime Day is about more than Prime or the giant eCommerce operators. It’s also about larger eCommerce trends, given that nearly everything that Amazon does helps sets the pace for other retailers, and helps set the standards for...
Weeks after Facebook took aim at its core business, Seattle-based Remitly notched $135 million in funding at a valuation of almost $1 billion. The company homes in on the remittances of immigrants to relatives and friends, who can receive the money through their phones, in...
In a move that bolsters the eCommerce retailer’s cosmetics business, Lady Gaga plans to roll out a line of beauty items that will be exclusively sold on Amazon. The Haus Laboratories brand will debut in the fall for consumers in countries such as the United...
Digital platforms facilitate everything from online shopping to ridesharing to booking a hotel. These platforms promise fast, seamless transactions, which most deliver – but when platforms focus on reducing friction for users, it can backfire and create new vulnerabilities to fraud. Get the Full Story...
Canada is embracing the payments modernization journey, with organizations like Payments Canada driving adoption of faster, more agile payment functionality in the country. Some of the biggest industry trends, including faster payments, open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration, have found their ways into the Canadian market,...
FLEETCOR-owned Cambridge Global Payments has announced the launch of its Invoice Automation Solution. 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....
Commercial lending data company PayNet is teaming up with digital financial data sharing firm Validis to augment the small business loan data management and analytics experience for joint financial institution clients, the companies revealed in a Tuesday (July 9) press release. Get the Full Story...
Mastercard is launching a new service designed to make it easier for B2B vendors to accept virtual cards. 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...
Food giant Bumblebee Foods has seen a positive reaction to, and reception of, its supply chain tracking over blockchain. Elsewhere, IBM has said that it has been developing an apps focused marketplace for TradeLens, its shipping and logistics platform.
