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Global Payments
WEX Expands In Canada With Moneris; Eligma Rolls Out Crypto Payment App
September 26, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WEX’s expansion in Canada with Moneris Solutions. In addition, a survey of respondents in the U.K. uncovered consumers’ preferences for cashless payments, and Slovenia’s Eligma has unveiled an app for...

AMC’s Subscription Service Sees Big Spike
September 26, 2018

AMC Theatres announced on Wednesday (Sept. 26) that its AMC Stubs A-List, which launched three months ago, has seen membership sign-ups from August and September outpace the company’s expectations, with more than 380,000 moviegoers now part of the subscription service. Get the Full Story Complete the...

IPO
JPMorgan In Talks To Lead Lyft’s IPO
September 26, 2018

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly in discussions with Lyft about being the lead banker on its pending 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....

Security & Fraud
Verizon: PCI DSS Compliance Down For First Time In Six Years
September 26, 2018

A case of complacency on compliance? 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. By completing this form, you agree to...

Retail
Arby’s Parent Company, Inspire Brands, Acquires Sonic For $2.3B
September 26, 2018

Inspire Brands announced that it will acquire Sonic for approximately $2.3 billion. 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. By...

Retail
Dunkin’ Donuts Officially Changes Its Name
September 26, 2018

Dunkin’ Donuts announced that it has officially changed its name, and will now be known simply as Dunkin’. 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...

Retail
How US Retailers Are Attracting Seasonal Workers Ahead Of The Holidays
September 26, 2018

Retailers are looking for hundreds of thousands of retail workers ahead of what is expected to be a busy holiday season: Target, in particular, is looking to bring on 120,000 employees across the country. Finding these workers, however, is no easy feat, as the country...

Retail
PleaseNotes CEO On Why It Pays To Be Positive And Persistent
September 26, 2018

There are bootstrapped startups, and there are startups that aspire to bootstraps when they first enter the market. For PleaseNotes, a firm that specializes in offering customers affirming materials like guided journals, sticky pads and stickers, its earliest days were closer to the former category...

B2B Payments
Genesis Molds Treasury Management For The Crypto World
September 26, 2018

The initial coin offering (ICO) has emerged as a corporate financing trend just as volatile as many of the cryptocurrencies themselves. Earlier this year, CoinDesk data revealed more money was raised via ICO in the first quarter of 2018 than in the entirety of 2017, totaling...