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Hyperwallet Streamlines Global Payouts For Wordapp.com
July 17, 2018

Global payments provider Hyperwallet announced today (July 17) that it is launching mass payment distribution for Wordapp.com, a content processing platform for online businesses looking to scale their content needs. Wordapp.com will utilize Hyperwallet’s development tools and widget integration to embed payout functionality directly into...

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Five At Five: PayPal’s New Investment Push
July 16, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Besides the PayPal story, coverage includes the latest on Zelle and Bank of America‘s mobile efforts, and a new payments initiative from Citi. In addition, Apple has some significant problems in...

Investments
PayPal Leads Investment In PPRO
July 16, 2018

PPRO Group, a U.K. cross-border ePayment provider, announced on Monday (July 16) a $50 million round of investment led by PayPal. In a PayPal press release, the company said that in addition to its investment, Citi Ventures and returning investor HPE Growth Capital participated in...

Cross-border Payments
Santander Creates Digital Investment Unit
July 16, 2018

Banco Santander, the Spanish bank, has created a digital investment unit that will be headed by John Whelan, who is currently in charge of the bank’s blockchain unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Global Payments
Citi Payment Insights Gives Corporates New B2B Payments Tools
July 16, 2018

Citi announced Monday (July 16) the launch of Citi Payment Insights, a new service that gives institutional clients access to real-time payment information and the ability to action payments on demand via the CitiDirect BE electronic banking platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Global Payments
Visa Holds ‘FastTrack’ Session In Dubai, PayPoint Rolls Out Amazon Top Off Promotion
July 16, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Visa’s ‘FastTrack’ mentoring session in Dubai. In addition, U.K.-based PayPoint is holding an Amazon Top Off promotion, while African Export-Import Bank is predicting economic growth in Africa. Get the Full...

Retail
A New Take On Shoes, From A Very New Merchant
July 16, 2018

While parenting books cover a wide variety of topics big and small, very few adults go into the adventure of raising children knowing exactly how much time, effort and energy they will spend trying to keep their children in properly fitting shoes – nor do...

Retail
The Meal Kit As A Grocery Play
July 16, 2018

Grocers are taking on the meal kit industry by rolling out ready-to-cook options in their aisles, but they face a choice: Should they carry another brand’s meal kits or develop their own kits in-house? Oregon-based New Seasons Market, for example, decided to pick the latter...

Retail
Gymboree Refreshes Brand On Amazon’s Prime Day
July 16, 2018

With Amazon rolling out Prime Day deals, Gymboree is revamping its digital presence along with a refreshed product and personality. The changes include updated websites along with an app with augmented reality (AR) functionality, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...