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Payments Innovation
How FinTechs Tackle Real-Time Payments With Automation
April 17, 2019

Corporations today receive payments through a variety of methods: They might take in funds through checks, traditional automated clearing house (ACH) or wire transfers. Some corporates may accept cash, credit cards or web payments. In other words, corporates have a mix of payments coming in...

Investments
Lyric Raises $160M In Funding Led By Airbnb
April 17, 2019

Lyric, a startup that designs, installs and operates flexible accommodations for travelers, raised $160 million in venture funding. 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...

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Returnly Raises $19M To Help Retailers Handle Returns
April 17, 2019

Returnly, the post-purchase payments company, announced on Tuesday (April 17) that it has raised $19 million in venture funding. 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...

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STORD Raises $12.3M To Create New Distribution Model
April 17, 2019

STORD, the on-demand warehousing startup, announced Tuesday (April 17) it raised $12.3 million in venture funding. 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 daily...

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Home Maintenance Startup Super Raises $20M To Expand
April 17, 2019

Super, a home maintenance subscription service startup, announced Wednesday (April 17) it has raised $20 million in venture funding. 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...

Retail
Houzz On Watching Home Improvement’s Real-Time Health
April 17, 2019

For consumers looking to remodel their homes, remodeling and design platform Houzz provides a treasure trove of information. “We have a very robust community of homeowners and professionals in the home improvement and design space,” Houzz Principal Economist Nino Sitchinava told PYMNTS in an interview....

Retail
How Watch eTailers Sell Historical Timepieces In The Digital Age
April 17, 2019

Innovators in the eCommerce space are borrowing from the past to reinvent old pocket watches by converting them into wristwatches. When Vortic Watch Company Co-Founder and CEO RT Custer was looking for watch components after coming up with the idea with a friend on the...

Retail
Walmart Thinks Inside The (Subscription) Box For Kids’ Clothing
April 17, 2019

To deliver personalized kids’ fashions to customers, retailers are teaming up with players in the subscription box space. Walmart, for instance, is partnering with KIDBOX to offer curated styleboxes for kids that customers can receive on a seasonal basis. Through the offering, customers on Walmart.com...

Retail
Pinterest, Zoom To Begin IPO Trading
April 17, 2019

Following the recent stock debut of Lyft, two tech firms will soon enter the public markets. Videoconference firm Zoom Video Communications Inc. and digital image board Pinterest are said to start trading on Thursday (April 18), The Wall Street Journal reported. Pinterest, on one hand, is...