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Ridesharing
Uber Launches Healthcare Ridesharing Platform
March 01, 2018

Uber, the ridesharing company, announced the launch of Uber Health, a new service that will partner with healthcare organizations to provide rides for patients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
Equifax Reveals 2.4M More Victims Of Breach
March 01, 2018

Equifax, the credit scoring company embroiled in a 2017 data breach scandal, disclosed news on Thursday (March 1) that has identified 2.4 million more consumers in the U.S. whose partial driver’s license information was stolen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
The Secret To A Better Fit? Fighting Arbitrary Sizing
March 01, 2018

The “What’s your size?” shuffle is a specialized horror that female consumers from all walks of life complain bitterly about. It’s the sort of thing customers should be able to recite automatically. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
TJX Shares Rise After It Beats Holiday Estimates
March 01, 2018

TJX, the parent company of discount department store chains Marshalls, HomeGoods and TJ Maxx, had a very good holiday season, beating out analyst estimates for holiday quarter same-store sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
DoorDash Becomes Food Delivery Unicorn With $535M In Funding
March 01, 2018

After raising $535 million in a Series D round, DoorDash may be worth $1.4 billion in a post-money valuation. The company is not necessarily thinking about an initial public offering (IPO), though — even with that level of funding, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Avoiding Scan Avoidance With Computer Vision
March 01, 2018

Retailers lose $14 billion annually in “scan avoidance” — that is, when items are bagged at the register without ever being scanned or paid for. That’s according to the National Retail Federation, and, scarily enough, it actually represents a decline since the height of theft...

International
Beyond The Fleet, Car Sharing Makes Inroads On Roads Down Under
March 01, 2018

Rent or buy? Borrow or share? In the land down under, this isn’t about housing; it’s about cars. 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...

Retail
Best Buy To Shutter US Mobile Phone Stores
March 01, 2018

Facing high operational costs and changes in the smartphone market, Best Buy plans to shutter its 250 mobile phone stores in the U.S. by May 2018. The stores are not as lucrative as they once were since the smartphone market’s maturation, the Wall Street Journal...

B2B Payments
Expense Management Digs Deeper Into Corporate Ground Transit
March 01, 2018

When it comes to corporate travel, ride-hailing and on-demand services like Uber and Lyft are dominating the conversation. It’s for a good reason, considering business spend on services like these has spiked in recent years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...