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Walgreens, FedEx Launch Next-Day Rx Delivery
December 06, 2018

Walgreens and FedEx announced Thursday (Dec. 6) the nationwide launch of a next-day prescription delivery service, bringing together Walgreens’ network of neighborhood pharmacies with the FedEx air and ground delivery network to provide a convenient way for patients to fill prescriptions. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Security & Fraud
Deutsche Bank’s Exposure Grows In Danske Money Laundering Probe
December 06, 2018

Deutsche Bank’s exposure to the Danske Bank money laundering scandal has increased after the bank found it processed an additional €31bn of suspicious funds for Danske Bank than previously thought, reported Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Retailers Ask The Fed For Real-Time Payments
December 06, 2018

Target and Walmart, among other companies, are asking the Fed to create a way for interbank transfers to be settled in real time, 24/7, in an effort to get paid in real time. The system may eventually shorten the lag time between when a shopper...

Retail
How Subscriptions May Propel Atmospheric App Store Growth
December 06, 2018

“There’s an app for that,” the old digital adage goes, and shoppers seem to be taking note: Consumers’ spend in app stores is poised to top $122 billion next year per a recent App Annie report, or two times the global box office market size....

Retail
How Kohl’s Is ‘Thinking Differently’ As It Moves On Millennial Shoppers
December 06, 2018

When Kohl’s decided to bring Amazon into its store locations about a year ago, many commentators wondered if the brand had made a big mistake. Given the “Amazon effect” that has blown through retail like a cold wind over the last decade or so, many...

Retail
Arizona Autonomous Vehicle Tests Build On World’s Fair Legacy
December 06, 2018

Moonshot ideas don’t go from a dream to a business overnight: Take self-driving cars, a concept that took decades to come to commercial fruition. General Motors showcased the concept at the 1939 World’s Fair years before Waymo started driving autonomous vehicles through the streets of...

Retail
Target Uses AR To Sell Christmas Trees
December 06, 2018

Target is selling Christmas trees at twice the normal rate thanks to its augmented reality shopping tool. 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...

Ridesharing
Lyft To Get A Lift From IPO?
December 06, 2018

Lyft is tapping into the stock market through an initial public offering (IPO). 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....

B2B Payments
Credit Unions Jump On The FI-FinTech Collaboration Train
December 06, 2018

One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB) customers, is through relationship-building. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...