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Asia’s Alternative SMB Finance Lands Investment Boom
November 10, 2017

B2B FinTech enjoyed more time in the spotlight with investors this week as companies around the globe — ranging from eProcurement to small- and medium-sized business (SMB) accounting to supply chain management startups — secured fresh funding to support growth. But Asia’s alternative SMB lending industry was...

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Basware Deploys Machine Learning For Expanded Invoice Automation
November 10, 2017

Source-to-pay (S2P) company Basware is tackling the issue of manual coding of invoices not linked to purchase orders. 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...

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Mickey Drexler Wanted Amazon To Buy J.Crew
November 10, 2017

Mickey Drexler, chairman of J.Crew, thinks his company would be a perfect target for Amazon, which spent billions this summer to purchase Whole Foods Market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Uber Eyes 2019 IPO
November 10, 2017

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Thursday (Nov. 9) that the company is targeting 2019 for its initial public offering. 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...

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Macy’s 3Q Comps Down, But Digital Puts Up Digits
November 10, 2017

The physical world, for Macy’s, is proving weighty – but might online efforts give succor? 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,...

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Why Big Data Is ‘Strategic Spaghetti’ For Retailers
November 10, 2017

Retail secret sauce? Throwing spaghetti strategically makes it much more likely to stick. 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....

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No Storefront? No Problem: Future Retail May Be Unattended
November 10, 2017

If only shopping weren’t so … shoppy. Sure, eCommerce takes away a lot of the hassle, but sometimes you need that last-minute pair of sunglasses or gloves, and ordering them online just isn’t an option. At least, not until Amazon invests in some beam-me-up magic....

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Adidas Mobile App An eCommerce Shoe-In?
November 09, 2017

Fans of Adidas athletic footwear have a new option for shopping on the go. The German sportswear giant has finally released its first shopping mobile app for iOS and Android, allowing shoppers to bypass the mobile web browser and buy directly through the mobile app...

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Food And Fashion: A Recipe For Foot Traffic?
November 09, 2017

Target and Walmart proved that consumers are willing – indeed, eager – to buy their groceries where they are already shopping for clothing and other goods. But will they be as eager to buy clothing from their grocery stores? Get the Full Story Complete the...