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Global Payments
Worldpay Works On Drone Payments, Grab Unveils New Thailand Services
July 26, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Worldpay’s work on payment technology for drones. In addition, Singapore-based Grab is rolling out new services in Thailand, and Indonesia’s FinAccel has notched $30 million in Series B funding. Get the...

Retail
Mastercard Sees Cross-Border Volumes Up 19 Percent
July 26, 2018

Mastercard results released on Thursday (July 26) showed growth in international transactions, where double-digit percentage gains outpaced other metrics such as gross dollar volumes, which also showed healthy growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Why UNTUCKit Is Tucking Into Physical Retail So Hard
July 26, 2018

Simple ideas can sometimes have a surprisingly powerful impact. They can also be harder to engineer from the outside than one might assume. Such is the story of UNTUCKit, the menswear firm premised on an incredibly simple idea: Men should be able to wear their...

Retail
Walmart Updates Web Experience For Baby Items
July 26, 2018

Weeks after the last Babies R Us location closed, Walmart is doubling down on its baby business. The retailer is revamping the landing page on its website for items such as baby food and diapers, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
eBay Launches New Image Search Feature
July 26, 2018

eBay has launched a new image search feature for its mobile app that enables users to simply drag and drop images into the search bar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
JCPenney Seeks To Bring Moms Into Its Stores
July 26, 2018

As JCPenney has shifted strategies and experienced three different chief executives in about seven years, the retailer is now focusing on reaching moms. It had previously tried to reach millennials, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Tommy Hilfiger Launches Smart Clothes With Rewards
July 26, 2018

Tommy Hilfiger announced the launch of a new line of men’s and women’s clothing, Tommy Jeans Xplore, which comes with smart chip-embedded technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Corporates May Be Approaching AP Automation All Wrong
July 26, 2018

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Hyland and Statista‘s new accounts payable (AP) report is that, frankly, there isn’t much new to be said about AP automation trends at all. The survey explores how AP processionals approach automation, and comes to the same conclusion that many...

B2B Payments
Fleet’s Communication Disconnect With Finance
July 26, 2018

In the age of the Internet of Things (IoT), fleet has an opportunity to gain unprecedented visibility into the operations and actions of drivers and their vehicles, thanks to mobile devices and connected vehicles. But fleet managers are missing a critical component of connectivity, and it’s...