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Retail
Toys R Us UK Seeks CVA Plan Approval
December 04, 2017

The U.K. retail branch of U.S. toy and game company Toys R Us is seeking creditor approval of a plan to restructure its operations in the coming year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Furlexa Lights The Way For Smart Speaker Differentiation
December 04, 2017

This month in 1998, parents across the U.S. were fighting in toy stores over Furbies to give to their children as holiday gifts. It was the most popular holiday gift of the year, commanding ridiculous resale retail prices on eBay as the supply of the...

B2B Payments
Ignorance Of Cyber Threat Creates Conundrum For Small Business Data Security
December 04, 2017

McAfee Labs recently published its 2018 Threats Predictions report, and after a year of high-profile cyberattacks and data breaches, analysts say the threat won’t let up in the new year. A rising challenge for the enterprise is the fact that cyberattackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated...

B2B Payments
In Global B2B Payments, Both Banks And FinTechs Face Regulatory Headwinds
December 04, 2017

FinTech innovators are finally paying attention to the B2B sphere, and much of that focus has landed on the cross-border payments space — a notoriously clunky, expensive and opaque burden for many business payers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Airwallex Inks Partnership To Expand X-Border Payments Service To Europe
December 04, 2017

International payments startup Airwallex is taking steps to link its corporate customers to the U.K.’s Faster Payments scheme. 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...

Security & Fraud
PayPal’s TIO Network Breach Said To Impact 1.6M Customers
December 04, 2017

PayPal disclosed late last week that the personal information of around 1.6 million users may have been compromised at its TIO Networks unit, a company it acquired earlier in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Security & Fraud
Senate Bill Aims To Jail Execs Who Hide Data Breaches
December 04, 2017

A new bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week calling for jail time for executives who hide data breaches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Amazon Amps Up AWS Machine Learning Game
December 04, 2017

At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas last week, Amazon announced a bevy of new machine learning features for its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), demonstrating an initiative to get ahead in the great artificial intelligence (AI) race. In other words: Silicon Valley...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
CVS Acquisition Of Aetna Seen As Foil To Amazon’s Move Into RX
December 04, 2017

CVS is gearing up to announce a $69 billion cash and stock deal to acquire Aetna, in a move aimed at taking on Amazon, which is expected to enter the drug business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...