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Retail
Taking On The Last Mile Of Prepared Food With Local Retail Partners
September 17, 2018

Prepared food vendors are honing in on a sizable portion of U.S. consumers: They are turning their attention to food tribes, or the 35 to 40 percent of the population who have specific dietary preferences. These customers might be on restricted diet, such as Whole30,...

Retail
Henri Bendel Shutting Down After More Than 100 Years In Business
September 17, 2018

Henri Bendel is shutting down after more than 100 years in business. 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
For Retail Promotions, Rewards Beat Out Discounts
September 17, 2018

To create sales lift and purchase intent without the negative brand effects of discounting, Aberdeen Group, which was created for Blackhawk Network’s Hawk Incentives, discovered that promotions based on rewards can be more effective than discount offers. More specifically, companies had year-over-year revenue growth of 36...

Payments Innovation
PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global
September 17, 2018

Two and a half months ago, PayPal launched Smart Buttons in the U.S. as a way to improve the checkout experience for both merchants and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Compliance — Not ROI — Pushes Tech On Unprepared Fleets
September 17, 2018

Fleet management has vast opportunities in digitization. Innovations like the Internet of Things (IoT), telematics and mobile payments are primed to disrupt the fleet space, but the industry may not be making use of these tools as much as it perhaps should be. Get the...

B2B Payments
D&B Links AR Data To Business Credit Reports
September 17, 2018

Business Credit Reports (BCR) announced it has added Dun & Bradstreet‘s Payment Performance Insights to its business credit solution. 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...

B2B Payments
BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions
September 17, 2018

Mobile means payments fraud schemes can be run from the unlikeliest of locations.  In the meantime, business email compromises are on the rise, as phishing continues to nab victims.  Real estate is a vulnerable vertical, says the FBI.

B2B Payments
Funding Circle Fund Sees US Loan Defaults Rise
September 17, 2018

In August, more corporate borrowers defaulted on their loans issued by Funding Circle‘s U.S. operations than they did previously in 2018. According to Peer2Peer (P2P) Finance News reports on Friday (Sept. 14), the Funding Circle SME Income Fund (FCIF) revealed there were seven corporate loan defaults...

B2B Payments
PwC Debuts Small Biz Payment Reminder App With Bemo
September 17, 2018

One of the U.K.’s Big Four auditing firms, PwC, is teaming up with a small tech firm to make it easier for small businesses to make payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...