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Retail
Organic Luxury For The Newest Customers
July 19, 2018

For some entrepreneurs, innovative ideas can strike at literally any time – and for Monica + Andy founder Monica Royer, her business concept certainly hit her at an interesting time. She had just given birth to her first child when she realized she wasn’t crazy about...

Retail
Target Boasts Its Biggest Shopping Day Of The Year
July 19, 2018

Amazon wasn’t the only online retailer who had a record-breaking day on Tuesday (July 17) – Target also saw its highest single day of traffic and sales of 2018 on Target.com, as the company offered day-long deals to compete with Prime Day. Get the Full...

Retail
Nearly Half Of Merchants Offer Free Trials As Subscription Benefit
July 19, 2018

These days, eCommerce merchants are offering subscriptions for all sorts of products – from music to movies and even cars – but they face a challenge: How can they convert users into subscribers? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays
July 19, 2018

The summer season is here, and while most of us tend to associate that with spending on sunblock, grilling meats and bathing suits, the reality, particularly for American parents, is that summer is also the time to start spending for the next school year. While...

B2B Payments
Santander Adopts nCino Platform For Faster SMB Lending
July 19, 2018

Santander Bank is adopting nCino technology to accelerate its business lending operations, the FI announced on Wednesday (July 18). 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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Spend Analytics’ Real-Time Visibility Problem
July 19, 2018

They say money talks, and if the procurement function is to show its strategic value to the enterprise, savings have to reach the bottom line. Research suggests only a fraction of the savings procurement generates actually do so, however. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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BBVA Compass Adds Corporate Payment Fraud, Accounting Tools
July 19, 2018

An announcement on Wednesday (July 18) introduced BBVA Compass’ new RealTime Positive Pay and RealTime ARP solutions for corporate customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Investments, Blockchain Dominate Payments Infrastructure Headlines
July 19, 2018

If dog days of summer are upon us, payments infrastructure deals and initiatives show little torpor from the heat. 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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CEOs Must Be Wary Of Mindless Tech Adoption, KPMG Finds
July 19, 2018

As corporates in the U.S. are feeling confident about their markets and the overall economy, forecasts for revenue growth are muted, the hiring climate is tough and security threats loom. Organizations have always felt the pressure to remain on the cutting edge of technology, but...