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Retail
Walmart Plans Online Store With Advance Auto Parts
October 16, 2018

To bring a specialty auto parts store to its website, Walmart is teaming up with Advance Auto Parts. Through the tie-up, the retailer will offer auto parts products and accessories such as tires in Walmart Auto Care Centers as well as online, CNBC reported. Get...

Retail
Sears Bankruptcy Could Boost Rival Retailers
October 16, 2018

Rival retailers could be the biggest beneficiaries of the demise of Sears Holdings. 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....

Retail
Wayfair Rolls Out MyWay Membership Program
October 16, 2018

Wayfair has announced the launch of MyWay, a new paid membership program that offers benefits such as insider sales, discounts on installation and assembly services, free shipping and next-day delivery. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Study Finds New Store Openings Lead To Boost In Online Traffic
October 16, 2018

A report has found that opening a new brick-and-mortar location can cause a significant boost in a retailer’s online traffic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Regulation
Singapore Eyes ‘Bringing Together’ Banks And FinTech Firms
October 16, 2018

FinTech and FI collaborative efforts are getting a leg up and support from regulatory bodies.  In Singapore, the goal is a balanced regulatory environment.  In Europe, banks in Lithuania and Ukraine have joined efforts across borders to promote FinTech development. I

B2B Payments
HSBC Enhances Business Banking With API Suite
October 16, 2018

HSBC is rolling out a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) to support FinTech collaboration and enhance its corporate financial service offerings. In a press release Monday (Oct. 15), HSBC U.S. Commercial Banking announced plans to roll out its Digital Partner Platform, a portal on which...

B2B Payments
Land Gorilla On Pulling Lenders Into The Fold Of Construction Payments Friction
October 16, 2018

Construction FinTech has evolved to target an array of financial friction points, with delayed payments, a mountain of paperwork and a crowded supply chain of contractors and subcontractors adding hurdles in the financial supply chain. Those challenges have led to 88 percent of contractors having...

B2B Payments
Trade Disputes Create Supply Chain Risks — And Opportunity
October 16, 2018

Global vendors in the supply chain are seeing pressure from multiple sides as a result of ongoing trade disputes and renegotiations. While the effects of that pressure have forced suppliers to examine new ways of conducting business, experts warn that some of their tactics are...

Omnicommerce
NMI Debuts Unified Payments Engine
October 16, 2018

NMI, the unified commerce enablement company, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 16) its unified payments engine for ISOs, FinTech innovators and technologists. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...