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Merchant Innovation
Western Union Now Accepts WeChat On Its GlobalPay For Students Platform
April 30, 2018

Western Union, the global payments services company, announced news on Monday (April 30) that it has added WeChat Pay to its WU GlobalPay for Students products via an alliance with Geoswift, a payment company specializing in payment solutions in and out of China. Get the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Fitbit Teams With Google To Shape Future Of Digital Health
April 30, 2018

Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices, announced news on Monday (April 30) that it inked a deal with Google in which the two will work together to innovate and shape the future of digital health and wearables. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Cross Border Commerce
Circle International Inks Cross-Border Payment Deal With Lakala
April 30, 2018

Circle International Holdings, the Australian payments company, announced news on Monday (April 30) of a new strategic partnership with payment gateway company Lakala. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Regulation
ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
April 30, 2018

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have been on the receiving end of much criticism and a growing amount of regulatory scrutiny. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Cutting Clerks Is Cutting Into Retail Sales
April 30, 2018

The brick-and-mortar store closures that have swept through retail in recent years have captured a lot of attention, but the purge of retail staff has actually been bigger and is often absent from the headlines, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Get the...

Retail
The Retail Pulse: ‘Eat Fresh’ Goes Stale
April 30, 2018

It appears that “Eat Fresh” has gone stale. 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 this form, you...

eCommerce
AI Bots Can Help Retailers Serve Customers
April 30, 2018

Consumers may have only two to three shopping apps on their phones – even though there is a whole universe of eCommerce companies with mobile apps. Brands and retailers face a dilemma then: How do companies reach consumers through their phones? Pawel Kolacz thinks the...

Retail
Chico’s Teams Up With Amazon For Apparel Sales
April 30, 2018

As Amazon adds established clothing brands to its platform, Chico’s FAS will become one of the latest companies to sell its merchandise on the eCommerce retailer’s site. The company’s brands include Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma, CNBC reported. “Chico’s FAS will be one of...

Retail
The Quiet Sea Change At QVC
April 30, 2018

QVC Home shopping used to mean something quite different in the United States than it does today. In the pre-digital, pre-web and pre-Amazon world, shopping at home meant shopping from the couch — from TV channels like QVC or HSN, but a similar model no matter which way...