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Amazon Pops Up With Booze In Tokyo
October 06, 2017

Amazon is opening a bar — for a few days, anyway, in Tokyo, Japan. 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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CEO’s Hedge Fund Bails Sears Out With A Cash Injection (Again)
October 06, 2017

Eddie Lampert — and his checkbook — really, really believe in Sears. In fact, according to a recent report from Chain Store Age, Lambert believes so much that, at this point, employees should consider calling him “Santa.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Faces A Down Round
October 06, 2017

Looks like Jessica Alba’s co-founded Honest Company might be in a bit of honest trouble. 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,...

Retail
How Retailers Can Avoid Reinventing The Wheel In 2017
October 06, 2017

The retail game has evolved so much over the last half decade that, in some ways, it might be unrecognizable to a traveler who somehow found herself on the wrong side of a time warp and now entering 2018. In a state of constant change,...

B2B Payments
Fides Couples Treasury Solution With New Payments Capabilities
October 06, 2017

Fides Treasury Services is integrating corporate payments capabilities into its 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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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Capital Float Pursues Alt-Lending Collaboration
October 06, 2017

Two Indian alternative lenders are partnering up to target the nation’s small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). 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...

B2B Payments
Reminding The Middle Market That Global Payroll Demands Cybersecurity, Too
October 06, 2017

Cybersecurity weighs heavily on corporates’ minds, especially when incidents like the Equifax data breach occur. But often, businesses prioritize security of customer data, then safeguard internal company data. Experts warn some companies could be missing a huge area prone to data hacks: payroll. Get the...

B2B Payments
Alternative Finance’s Popularity Won’t Break With Investors
October 06, 2017

On Thursday (Oct. 5), Alenka Grealish, senior analyst at Celent, penned an article for American Banker with a prediction: The small business (SMB) credit space is headed for a “shake-up.” The small business loan market is oversaturated, she argued, creating a “FinTech credit bubble” that first...

Artificial Intelligence
Pew Says Consumers Not Ready For Robots Or Self-Driving Cars
October 06, 2017

When it comes to advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), new research finds that Americans are more worried than excited about what this new technology means for them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...