Small business financial services firm Bento for Business is welcoming the founder of Billtrust onto its board of directors. 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...
The Royal Bank of Scotland‘s (RBS’) chief executive is calling on U.K. regulators to introduce stricter small business (SMB) lending regulations, claiming that lax regulatory oversight is what allowed RBS to avoid punishment after a watchdog found the financial institution (FI) had unfairly treated small...
A major workers’ union in the U.S. has developed its own payroll debit card with ADP in response to proposed regulations that would impact the ability for unions to have member dues deducted automatically from paychecks. Reports in Bloomberg on Tuesday (Oct. 9) said the...
Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 percent stake in Starbucks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data that indicates a spike in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. In addition, Germany’s Wirecard and France’s SES-imagotag are expanding the existing relationship with its joint payment product, and Axis...
The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Carried on the power of their prescription businesses, they’ve been consistently losing their hold on consumers for the last several years when it comes to the sale of non-pharmacy items. Sales of things like personal...
Months after Toys R Us’ bankruptcy filing, FAO Schwarz is planning on opening stores in the U.S. and abroad before the busy holiday shopping season. It intends to open permanent stores in China and Canada along with pop-up shops in Australia, Spain and the U.K., CNBC...
When Olaf Dunn wanted to go camping with his kids last year, finding an available campsite on short notice wasn’t easy. “In Canada, you need to make sure to reserve your campsite four, five, six months in advance,” Dunn, founder of Pitched, told PYMNTS.com in...
Grocers are stepping up their cross-channel digital efforts by rolling out new ways for consumers to order their groceries and have them delivered. Amazon has taken this approach with Whole Foods and Prime Now, and Kroger has recently rolled out a new delivery service dubbed...
