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Retail
DICK’S Net Income For 2018 Falls Short
March 13, 2019

DICK’S Sporting Goods revealed that its net income in the fourth quarter and for the year fell short, despite the fact that its eCommerce sales grew. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Mobile Devices Take On SMB FinTech Functionality, Usability
March 13, 2019

As the financial services space focuses on digitizing offerings for their small business customers, much of these efforts are targeting online banking portals accessed via desktop. But mobile devices are an increasingly important part of a small business’ financial management strategy, adding another channel on...

B2B Payments
Corporate Insolvencies Rising For First Time In Years
March 13, 2019

Economists continue to raise concerns about rising corporate debt levels, particularly in the two economic powerhouses of the world: the U.S. and China. Ongoing uncertainty over Brexit has sounded alarms over U.K. corporates’ future financial health, too. While businesses are split on whether an economic...

B2B Payments
Coupa’s Downside Guidance Overshadows Strong Q4
March 13, 2019

Corporate spend management technology company Coupa has released its fourth quarter earnings performance and full year for FY2019, pointing to Q4 as “the strongest quarter yet in our company’s history,” according to Chief Executive Officer Rob Bernshteyn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
UK Bows To Criticism, Forms New Accounting Watchdog
March 13, 2019

The U.K. government is readying to create a new accounting and auditing watchdog after months of scrutiny that the current regulatory landscape has failed to prevent accounting scandals and protect customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
UK Study Finds Broad FI Support For Open Banking
March 13, 2019

Forrester finds that a significant number of FIs in the U.K. are optimistic about open banking’s ability to cut costs and foster better client experiences. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, financial services done through electronic means are gaining traction.

Investments
Aviation Marketplace BlackBird Raises $10M In Series A
March 13, 2019

Aviation marketplace BlackBird announced that it has received $10 million in a Series A investment funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

IPO
eCommerce Co Jumia Files US IPO
March 13, 2019

Pan-African eCommerce company Jumia filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tuesday (March 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Payment Methods
Automate Or Stagnate: The Accounts Payable No-Choice Choice
March 13, 2019

Inertia is a powerful, if unhelpful, force in business. A process doesn’t necessarily have to be good or useful to get a contingent of people attached — it just has to be around long enough for those people to get used to it. Get the...