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Acquiring
Sage Payments CEO On What’s Next And What’s Now
January 30, 2018

In 2017, Sage Payments parted ways with parent Sage Group. It was acquired by GTCR and brought on Joe Kaplan as its new CEO in October. Now, it's officially beginning its first chapter as an independent company with a change of name and focus. Kaplan...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
ThreatMetrix CEO: RELX Buy Means ‘1+1=4’ In Fraud Battle
January 30, 2018

Longstanding partners in identity across the digital and physical spheres – LexisNexis (via RELX) is buying ThreatMetrix. Reed Taussig, CEO of ThreatMetrix, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that scale matters in the everlasting battle against fraud, and so does speed. Here’s why the deal, he said,...

Alternative Finances
Aspiration CEO: Big Banks’ ‘Bad Decision’ Is My Gain
January 30, 2018

When Bank of America announced last week that it was terminating its free checking option for low-balance customers, a literal Tweet storm broke out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Why TOMS Shoes Is Putting A Toe In Brick-And-Mortar
January 29, 2018

TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie did not begin life dreaming of entrepreneurship, shoes or creating a socially conscious company. In fact, when he embarked on his college career almost 20 years ago at Southern Methodist University, Mycoskie had one professional ambition in mind. Get the...

Retail
33 Percent Of Grocery Customers Would Use Digital Coupons If Retailers Offered Them
January 29, 2018

Grocery shopping is clearly no longer confined to the aisles of the local Kroger or even a superstore like Target or Walmart. With services like AmazonFresh and Peapod, consumers can load up on kale, chicken — or whatever they need for their next meal — from their...

Retail
Luxury Retail Still Taking A Pass On AI
January 29, 2018

Earlier this month, Saks Fifth Avenue President Marc Metrick told CNBC that the luxury retailer didn’t need fancy artificial intelligence (AI) to help it succeed in the industry, despite the tectonic shift thrusting every other retailer into reliance on such technologies. Get the Full Story...

Retail
Casey’s Considers $2B Kroger Convenience Store Acquisition
January 29, 2018

Under pressure from an activist investor, JCP Investment Management, convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has reportedly placed an initial bid to acquire grocer Kroger’s $2 billion C-store business. That line operates under brand names like Kwik Shop, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb, CNBC reported...

Retail
Online Grocery Predicted To Hit $100B In Five Years
January 29, 2018

With a faster pace of adoption than previously expected, the majority of U.S. grocery shoppers may purchase at least some of their groceries online within five to seven years, according to a Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen report, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

Delivery
California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
January 29, 2018

After Ali Ahmed founded Dispatch, a service that allowed consumers to have goods delivered from retail stores through a text message, he noticed that customers would not buy fresh fruits and vegetables. “They just don’t trust somebody else picking them,” Ahmed told PYMNTS.  “People need...