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B2B Payments
Finastra Bolsters FX Trading For FIs With Olfa Soft Takeover
January 31, 2018

Finastra, the FinTech conglomerate formed last year via the merger of Misys and D+H, is expanding through yet another M&A deal. 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
Where Blockchain Could Lift The Burden Of B2B Payments, Data Exchange
January 31, 2018

B2B payments has a reputation for being slower than B2C transactions to innovate, but that’s not without reason. Corporate payments are often high-value (and thus, higher stakes) and come with greater requirements in terms of the transmission of data along with the movement of funds...

Investments
SoftBank Invests $300M In Wag
January 31, 2018

Wag Labs, a startup that connects dog walkers with dog owners through an app, is receiving $300 million in funds from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Delivery
Self-Driving Delivery Robot Startup Nuro Raises $92M
January 31, 2018

Nuro, the robot delivery startup created by two former self-driving car engineers for Google, Dave Ferguson and Jiajun “JZ” Zhu, have raised $92 million in funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payment Methods
NEA Leads $21M Round In Drop
January 31, 2018

Toronto-based startup Drop, which operates an app giving consumers points for their transactions, has raised $21 million in venture funding. According to a TechCrunch report, the Series A fundraising round was led by Rick Yang, a partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Get the Full Story...

Retail
The High-Touch Digital Future Convenience Commerce According To 7-Eleven
January 30, 2018

Amazon’s entry into a new market is rarely considered good news in the world of retail. 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...

Retail
Starbucks’ Frappuccino Happy Hour Doesn’t Produce Expected Sales Results
January 30, 2018

Picture this while yet another snowstorm looms in the forecast — think of spring: The sun is shining, the temperature is starting to rise — and Starbucks is offering a cool deal on its frozen sweet Frappuccino drinks. For many consumers, the coffee chain’s annual Frappuccino Happy...

Retail
Le Tote Breaks Into The Chinese Market
January 30, 2018

Fashion rental subscription service Le Tote announced Tuesday it had entered into the highly competitive Chinese market, making it the first U.S. subscription service to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Zara Experiments With Digitally Focused Pop-Up
January 30, 2018

As Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara renovates its flagship store in a London mall, it has come up with an innovative solution to sell to customers: opening a digitally enhanced pop-up store in the same building, industry news source Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full...