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Cross-border Payments
Chinese Gov’t Bolsters Rural Economies With Mobile Payments
February 22, 2019

In an effort to strengthen the economy in hamlets and small cities, China is looking to make mobile payments commonplace in rural places prior to the close of 2020. The goal came amid published guidelines from the central bank and the Ministry of Finance, among...

Investments
Options A Windfall For Pre-IPO Firms’ Employees?
February 22, 2019

Stock options drum up images of the dot-com era, of IPO riches reaped for getting in on the ground floor of a promising tech startup that goes public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Little Spoon On Making Online Baby Food Subscriptions Flexible
February 22, 2019

Baby food startups are giving new life to a market that hasn’t evolved in almost a century. “The options for parents to feed their children baby food haven’t changed in nearly 100 years,” Little Spoon Co-founder and CMO Lisa Barnett told PYMNTS in an interview....

Retail
The Lure Of Laundry On Demand
February 22, 2019

It is hard to oversell the value of a good catchphrase when it comes to capturing consumers. The ability to elicit an immediate memory response with a few words is a nifty trick for the handful of brands that have pulled it off over the...

Retail
American Eagle Tests ‘Style Drop’ Subscription
February 22, 2019

To let shoppers access clothing for a fixed fee on a monthly basis, American Eagle Outfitters is testing out an American Eagle Style Drop subscription offering. Customers can have “unlimited access” to clothing, according to Chain Store Age. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Banking
Deep Dive: How Challenger Banks Navigate Licensing Obstacles
February 22, 2019

Many challenger banks pursue charters to establish themselves as trustworthy institutions and compete directly with legacy FIs. Yet, pursuing charters can be time-consuming, and comes with plenty of pitfalls — some of which can surface even after a charter is successfully acquired. The following Deep...

Mobile Commerce
Venmo Debuts Limited Edition Rainbow Card
February 22, 2019

Today Venmo will be rolling out its latest card offering for consumers.  Joining the lineup of the six brightly colored, Mastercard-branded debit cards Venmo rolled out about six months ago, the limited edition rainbow card is Venmo’s latest debit offering for customers that want more...

B2B Payments
Barclaycard Links Travel Agents To Virtual Cards Via Amadeus
February 22, 2019

Travel booking company Amadeus is integrating Barclaycard virtual card technology into its Amadeus B2B Wallet solution to streamline business payments processes, the company announced Thursday (Feb. 21) in a press release sent to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
February 22, 2019

Alternative small business (SMB) finance company C2FO is integrating a new solution from Euler Hermes to help small businesses protect against the risk of unpaid invoices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...