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Retail
Target Raises Delivery Game To Fend Off Amazon/Walmart
June 07, 2018

Target is now more than halfway through its rollout of same-day delivery, care of Shipt and the launch of Drive Up, its curbside pickup service. The Minnesota-based retailer is now well on track to hit its goals of having these services available at the majority of...

Retail
Honest Co. Notches $200M Investment From L Catterton
June 07, 2018

Helping it strengthen its global reach and supply chain, Honest Co. has notched a $200 million investment from L Catterton. The size of the private equity firm’s stake in the company, which was founded by Jessica Alba, was not made public, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
For FinTech And FIs, APIs Everywhere (It Seems)
June 07, 2018

Teamwork is the name of the game when it comes to open banking.  Traditional FIs are joining with FinTech outfits to bring faster payments to the masses.  Amid the marquee names in banking combining efforts with tech-savvy upstarts: Deutsche Bank and Fifth Third.

B2B Payments
Arro Money Debuts Account For Sole Traders
June 07, 2018

U.K. challenger bank Arro Money, which launched its small business bank account service last December, has debuted its newest product designed for sole traders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
Bank Of England Pulls Payment Schemes Onto Same Page With ISO 20022
June 07, 2018

The Bank of England is streamlining the U.K.’s payments messaging operations through the planned adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard, the bank announced Wednesday (June 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Making International Supply Chain Money Move Faster
June 07, 2018

The weakest link in any supply chain, particularly across borders, can be payments. Brian Jamieson, CEO and co-founder of Centtrip, tells PYMNTS in the latest edition of the Faster Payments Tracker that leveraging faster, even real-time payments can help corporates mitigate the high FX costs...

B2B Payments
CSI Digitizes Corporates’ Utility Payments With New Partnership
June 07, 2018

Corporate Spending Innovations, formerly known as CSI globalVCard, announced on Wednesday (June 6) a partnership with THG Energy Solutions in an effort to digitize corporate payments to their utility providers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Multinational’s Next Data Challenge: Know Your Vendor
June 07, 2018

Automation may be transforming the procurement department, but when it comes to the buyer-supplier relationship, human interaction is critical. 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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Ripple, SWIFT Vie For Top Cross-Border Payments Spot
June 07, 2018

Competition in the cross-border payments market is on the rise as blockchain firm Ripple and payments messaging company SWIFT vie for market leadership. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...