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Retail
SmartCart Rolls Into New Zealand Grocery Store
February 26, 2018

Consumers don’t have to be Amazon Prime members (or Seattle-area residents living near the first Amazon Go markets) to have a checkout-free grocery experience. Shoppers who live in Ellerslie, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, can get the same at the local Four Square store...

Retail
InStitchu Notches $2.5 Million Investment
February 26, 2018

To allow it to focus more on the customer side of the business, tailored suit startup InStitchu has taken a $2.5 million investment from clothing manufacturer Dayang Group, Techcrunch reported. The purpose of the investment was to strengthen ties with Dayang, according to InStitchu Co-CEO James Wakefield....

B2B Payments
RBS Challenged To Reinvest In Small Businesses After Posting Profits
February 26, 2018

As the fallout from Royal Bank of Scotland‘s Global Restructuring Group scandal continues, the U.K.’s Federation of Small Businesses is now calling on the financial institution to take measures to support the small businesses it harmed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
NOW Corp Combats Delayed Supplier Payments In Georgia
February 26, 2018

Corporate payments company NOW Corp. is teaming up with the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) to both address delayed and late supplier payments in the state and support minority-owned suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Spend Management’s Rocky Road To Better Analytics
February 26, 2018

Software turned business management into a whole new ball game. For Andrew Hoag, CEO and founder of corporate spend management startup Teampay, the advent of software has been wildly beneficial for his background in product engineering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
IBM Uncovers Business Email Scam Targeting Fortune 500 Firms
February 26, 2018

IBM is warning Fortune 500 companies of a widespread business email compromise (BEC) scam. 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...

B2B Payments
Dramatic Gains, Losses In Corporate FinServ Earnings
February 26, 2018

This week’s B2B Data Digest is all about earnings stats from the world of corporate FinServ and FinTech. As is always the case during earnings season, there is good news and bad — but a look at earnings data shows the pendulum swinging dramatically both...

Cross-border Payments
China’s Bank Regulator Makes Foreign Investments Easier
February 26, 2018

In an effort to bring more investments to the financial sector, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has overhauled rules to make things easier for foreign investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
Banking M&As Expected To Heat Up
February 26, 2018

With President Donald Trump’s White House relaxing financial regulations, it is expected to usher in a new wave of mergers and acquisitions among medium-sized banks in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...