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Retail
Victoria’s Secret To Shutter 53 Brick-And-Mortar Stores
February 28, 2019

As L Brands cuts back on investments in new and renovated stores, the intimates retailer plans to close approximately 53 Victoria’s Secret locations this year. The retailer closes an average of around 15 stores annually and has 1,143 stores around the globe overall, CNBC reported. Get the...

Faster Payments
How Swifter Sports Payments Keep The (Soccer) Ball Rolling
February 28, 2019

It turns out that fast, convenient payments (or the lack thereof) are often the deciding factor for which games highly in-demand referees decide to work in the $17 billion youth sports industry. In this month’s Faster Payments Tracker, organized athletics tech provider Stack Sports' CEO...

Retail
Marshalls Set To Launch eCommerce Business In 2019
February 28, 2019

TJX-owned Marshalls is launching an eCommerce business later this year. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
ACI To Purchase Western Union’s Speedpay Business
February 28, 2019

ACI Worldwide has announced a deal with The Western Union Company that will see ACI acquire Speedpay, Western Union’s United States bill pay business, for $750 million in an all-cash transaction. The combined ACI-Western Union business will service over 4,000 customers across the U.S. and...

B2B Payments
Visa, PayMate Broaden Partnership For B2B Digital Payments
February 28, 2019

PayMate, a B2B digital payments company based in India, has broadened its partnership with Visa to include businesses in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) area, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Wirex Rolls Out Beta Version Of Crypto Business Account
February 28, 2019

Wirex, a cryptocurrency and fiat (real money) payments platform, is releasing a beta version of a regulated crypto-oriented business account, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks
February 28, 2019

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to accelerate as 2019 progresses, both in terms of volume and value of M&A deals. Deloitte research found 79 percent of organizations expect merger activity to grow in the coming year, up from 70 percent that said the same...

B2B Payments
US Bank Freight Payments Integrate With project44
February 28, 2019

Third-party logistics technology provider project44 is integrating payments capabilities as a result of its partnership with U.S. Bank. 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...

B2B Payments
Identitii Joins Australian Banking Group BIAN To Boost Digitization
February 28, 2019

Australian digital identity management technology firm Identitii is joining a group of the nation’s largest banks to boost efficiency of digitizing data exchange for its financial institution customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...