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FinTech Firms Tackle PCI Burdens With Hosted Checkout
May 06, 2019

PCI compliance is top of mind for many organizations, with a burden and commitment from the chief financial officer (CFO) suite that is not nominal — and quite capital intensive. FinTech firms, however, are looking to lessen that work through their offerings: Modo, in one...

Retail
Target Unveils New Branding For Digital Ad Business
May 06, 2019

In a rebrand of its in-house media company, Target unveiled that the new name for the business would be Roundel. The company develops digital advertising for big businesses and brands, the StarTribune reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Taking The Pain Out Of Vacation Planning
May 06, 2019

The weather is warming, school years nationwide are winding down and the summer vacation season is creeping up. Somewhere between 50 and 70 percent of Americans will take some kind of vacation during the 12-week stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day, depending on whether or...

Retail
When Loyalty Innovation Is On QSRs’ Menus
May 06, 2019

To create more convenient ordering experiences and build loyalty, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are innovating with the help of digital and mobile technologies. Through revamped rewards offerings and mobile ordering experiences, QSRs are hard at work on bringing improved ordering and loyalty offerings into their brick-and-mortar...

Retail
How DTC Brands Go Green With Cleaning Refills
May 06, 2019

To provide an affordable, eco-friendly alternative to household cleaners in new plastic bottles, direct-to-consumer (DTC) innovators such as Blueland are offering consumers tablet-based products through the refill business model. As the company’s Co-founder and CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo told PYMNTS in an interview, “we’re really...

Retail
IKEA Debuts Central Paris Location
May 06, 2019

As IKEA moves to create a new range of stores to meet the changing habits of consumers, the furniture retailer opened its first store in the center of Paris. The store is located in the Madeleine district of central Paris, Reuters reported. Get the Full...

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FinTech Charter Hits Speed Bump
May 06, 2019

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B2B Payments
Reliance On Old Habits Slows Down Invoices
May 06, 2019

Thanks to digital, everything — from online shopping and mobile ordering to peer-to-peer payments — has speeded up. Yet invoicing and payments haven’t kept up with the times. Many accounts payable departments are still operating in an analog world. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Hiring Pains, Revenue Optimism Hit Small Business Week
May 06, 2019

In honor of Small Business (SMB) Week, which kicks off in the U.S. on Monday (May 6), banks and financial service providers are releasing troves of new data on how small businesses are managing money and preparing for growth. There is much to be optimistic...