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Taking Cash-Back Rewards To The Next Level
January 22, 2019

As perks for consumers go, cash-back offerings remain the leader of the pack when consumers are choosing credit cards. In the U.S., 13 percent of adults have an airline or hotel credit card, and 12 percent have a general travel rewards credit card, according to...

Cross-border Payments
UK Finance Minister: SMBs’ Relief Scheme Too Easy On Banks
January 22, 2019

UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond said that a proposed rectification process to aid small businesses in disputes with banks is too easy on the financial institutions, according to a report from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile Commerce
TomTom Sells Telematics Unit In Ongoing Push With Google Maps
January 22, 2019

TomTom, a Dutch navigation and mapping company, has sold its telematics unit to Bridgestone Europe for €910 million ($1,033 billion). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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PayPal, Mastercard Tout Bank-FinTech Alliances At Davos
January 22, 2019

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, executives of PayPal and Mastercard touted partnerships between financial technology companies and banks as a positive way to gain customers’ trust and innovate new ways for customers to interact with their finances. Get the Full Story Complete...

Mobile Payments
Apple Pay Gets Support From Target, Taco Bell, Other Retailers
January 22, 2019

Apple announced Tuesday (Jan. 22) that Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box all now support Apple Pay, its digital payment service. In a press release, the Cupertino, California iPhone maker said that with the addition of...

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Amazon Preps Brazilian Fulfillment And Delivery Network
January 22, 2019

Amazon is getting ready to launch the fulfillment and delivery network it has long been eyeing in Brazil, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Don Lee Farms’ Veggie Burger That Bleeds Goes Global
January 22, 2019

The animal agriculture industry is, on the whole, not great for the planet Earth.  According to some estimates, industrialized animal agriculture is currently responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector — not to mention the large amounts of land and water that it...

Retail
Grocers’ In-Store Innovations For Boosting Consumer Spend
January 22, 2019

For many consumers, trips to the grocery store are a routine part of their everyday lives. In deciding where to shop, these customers value cost, convenience and choice: They want to be able to find the fresh staples they need in stores near their homes....

Retail
Milo On Growing An eCommerce Cookware Niche
January 22, 2019

Sometimes when entrepreneurs work on one idea, they end up finding the genesis for another concept. Milo Co-founder Kayden Horwitz, for instance, was working with his business partner on an organic bath towel business. Whenever they got together, they talked about his fantastic collection of...