News

Retail
QSRs Serve Diners With Mobile Innovation
November 19, 2018

Diners are embracing connected devices in their everyday lives, especially when it comes to food. To order meals from their favorite quick-service restaurants (QSR), they are turning to their smartphones, smart speakers and other tools. QSRs are taking note of this preference by making deals...

Retail
David’s Bridal Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
November 19, 2018

As part of a deal with its lenders to lower its debt by $400 million, David’s Bridal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday (Nov. 19). The company expects that the process, which is supervised by the court, will be finished by the beginning of January,...

Retail
Canada Goose Rolls Out Sub-Zero Fitting Rooms
November 19, 2018

To help customers try out its $1,000 parkas, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is introducing frigid rooms. The spaces, which are inside some of its brick-and-mortar locations, enable shoppers to take the coats for a test drive in chilly sub-zero temperatures, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
AccountantsWorld Launches Employee-Facing Mobile Payroll App
November 19, 2018

Small business accounting solutions provider AccountantsWorld is rolling out a new mobile payroll solution designed for employees of small businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
iBanFirst On The Future Of Cross-Border Payments
November 19, 2018

Cross-border payments are rarely quick and transparent, and moving money across borders through the traditional channels is becoming more difficult. Despite the efforts of regulators, correspondent banking relationships continue to decline, according to the G20’s Financial Stability Board in a Reuters report late last week. Increased...

B2B Payments
Citi Corporates Adjust Supply Chains In Response To Trade Disputes
November 19, 2018

Corporate customers of Citi are having to make changes to their supply chains and other business operations as a result of ongoing trade disputes, the bank said in a new survey published Friday (November 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
NACHA Reports Faster Payments Playbook Details
November 19, 2018

NACHA’s Payments Innovation Alliance released a report with details from its first formal in-person meeting of the Faster Payments Playbook Project Team. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
P-Cards Not Reaching Their Full Procurement Potential
November 19, 2018

To recognize progress, sometimes it’s necessary to look back. That’s what researchers Dr. Mahendra Gupta and Richard J. Palmer did for their “P-card Benchmark Survey,” which surveyed purchasing card (p-card) program administrators about their firms’ commercial card adoption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Cross-border Payments
Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy To Hit $240B By 2025
November 19, 2018

Thanks to affordable mobile internet, the internet economy in Southeast Asia is expected to surpass $240 billion in 2025, according to a new study conducted by Google and Temasek Holdings of Singapore. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...