To speed up shopping trips for its customers, 7-Eleven now takes Google Pay and Apple Pay at most of its U.S. locations. The new options are in addition to other mobile payment choices the chain offers, such as Samsung Pay, Chain Store Age reported. Get...
Experiential retail is a favored buzzword these days — the idea of the store that is more than a store where merely being there is an event in and of itself before a single purchase is made. It also tends to be treated like a...
Retailers in China are taking sides in the rivalry between Alibaba and Tencent, and the latest battle ground is coffee: Chinese upstart Luckin Coffee is teaming up with Tencent on the heels of a partnership between Starbucks and food delivery service Ele.me, which is a unit...
One analyst believes that Amazon will soon become the top apparel seller in the U.S., dethroning current champ Walmart this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
U.S. Bank is entering the small-dollar lending arena. Going forward, U.S. Bank depositors will be able to tap into an online, digital lending product aimed at offering a small cash infusion to solve near-term problems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
C-level executives have told Stripe that they are more concerned about a lack of qualified software developers and programmers more than they are about a lack of access to finance. But according to Stripe’s latest report, “The Developer Coefficient,” businesses may be mismanaging the developer...
Business owners are frustrated with the processes through which they seek financing, a Federal Reserve survey has found. When it comes to addressing friction in the enterprise, much of the tech community has turned its attention to easing companies’ access to funding. However, a new...
Days after confirming plans for an Initial Public Offering on the London Stock Exchange, alternative lending firm Funding Circle has released new details about its goals for the float and market conditions that make it possible. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Several months after multinational online payments company Paysafe announced a partnership with Ingo Money to accelerate small businesses’ (SMBs) access to the funds they are paid, Paysafe is expanding that collaborative power to introduce new ways for small businesses to access their funds more quickly. Get...
