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Retail
Nordstrom Overcharges Credit Card Customers, Hurts 3Q Results
November 16, 2018

Nordstrom’s stock was under pressure Thursday (November 15) after the department store operator posted third-quarter results that missed its projections and disclosed it overcharged some of its credit card customers. According to a report in CNBC, for its third quarter, Nordstrom wrote down $72 million in...

Artificial Intelligence
When AI Technology Gets Up Close And Personal
November 16, 2018

Brighterion CEO Akli Adjaoute says there’s only one measure of AI’s true potential: When the tech is adaptive enough to understand that John at 23 is the same John at 43, even though he has two kids, a wife and a house in the 'burbs....

Banking
KPMG: In Open Banking, ‘Fortune Favors The Brave’
November 16, 2018

Nearly a year on, Open Banking has a bit of mileage behind it and roadmap stretching ahead. 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...

Investments
Standard Cognition Raises $40M To Take On Amazon Go
November 15, 2018

Standard Cognition, which provides AI-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick-and-mortar retailers, announced it has raised $40 million in Series A funding, bringing its total amount raised to more than $51 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Walmart Forecasting A Big Finish For 2018
November 15, 2018

Walmart is apparently expecting the holiday season to be merry and bright in 2018, with raised expectations for the full year following a third quarter with stronger-than-expected earnings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Five At Five: Instagram’s New eCommerce Plan
November 15, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest way Instagram wants to appeal to online shoppers, along with fresh data about how fraudsters might attack on Thanksgiving Day. Instacart raises new capital, Berkshire...

Global Payments
Wirecard Aims To Help Make Stuttgart ‘China Pay City;’ AlipayHK Notches QR Transit Payments Bid
November 15, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Wirecard teaming up with Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH to create the “first official China Pay City in Germany.” In addition, Google is bringing Google Pay to the UAE, and AlipayHK plans to bring...

Artificial Intelligence
How Robots Are Shaking Up The Grocery Industry
November 15, 2018

It’s a combination of the latest technology and prehistoric human need: the increasing trend of using robots in the grocery industry. It has gained speed in 2018, showing how fulfillment — in many cases, following the lead of Amazon — is relying less on human participation...

Payment Methods
American Express Launches Go For Gig Workers
November 15, 2018

American Express announced Thursday (Nov. 15) the launch of American Express Go, a new digital service aimed at helping mid-sized and large companies handle business expenses for temporary workers, recruits and employees without corporate cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...