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B2B Payments
Tanium Secures $6.5B Valuation For Enterprise Security Tech
October 02, 2018

Enterprise cybersecurity startup Tanium has raised additional funding just five months since its last investment round, according to reports on Tuesday (Oct. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
AscendantFX Integrates With Fiserv’s WireXchange
October 02, 2018

Cross-border payments technology provider AscendantFX is bolstering its offering for financial institutions (FIs) through an integration with WireXchange, the wire transfer service operated by Fiserv. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

News
Five At Five: Discover Makes Friends With Amazon
October 02, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the nice things Discover’s new CEO is saying about Amazon, along with a Kroger-Walgreens retail partnership. The EU-Google dance continues, Apple goes to college and bots are...

Payment Methods
Petal Debuts No-Fee Credit Card For Underserved
October 02, 2018

Petal, the startup credit card company, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 2) that its credit card is now available via the company’s website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

IPO
Red Ink A Red Flag In Deliveroo Takeout Speculation?
October 02, 2018

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Ridesharing
Lime Coming To Canada Via Partnership With University Of Waterloo
October 02, 2018

Lime, the scooter sharing startup, is gearing up to expand into Canada, planning to release a small fleet of e-scooters in Waterloo, Ontario. According to news reports citing Lime, the startup is teaming up with the University of Waterloo to enable the launch in Canada. Get...

Global Payments
Marks & Spencer Rolls Out ‘Mobile, Pay, Go’; CIMB Teams With GHL Systems For QR...
October 02, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Marks & Spencer’s roll out of its “Mobile, Pay, Go” service in the U.K. In addition, Malaysia’s CIMB Bank is bringing multi-QR terminals to merchants, and First Abu Dhabi Bank...

Retail
Has Mobile OrderAhead Become A Must Have For Coffee Shops?
October 02, 2018

Coffee shops — even ones that make extraordinary coffee — are realizing that convenience is almost as important as the brew. Consumers want their cup of joe to be ready when they show up to the store. To that end, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, rolled...

Retail
Stadium Goods’ Secret To Nabbing A Niche Market
October 02, 2018

Sneakerheads — the colloquial term for enthusiastic sneaker collectors — are a rare and unusual breed of customer, but capturing them can be a quite a lucrative proposition. The secondhand sneaker market is worth over $1 billion a year and sneaker lovers will spend top...