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Retail
Casper Is The Latest Digital Brand Testing Pop-Up Shops
October 26, 2017

Online mattress firm Casper appears to be the latest startup taking the brick-and-mortar plunge and launching 15 pop-up shop locations nationwide, according to reports from retail news source Chain Store Age. The first stop on the retail tour was Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Georgia, the Wednesday (Oct....

Retail
Nike Abandons ‘Mediocre’ Retail
October 26, 2017

Nike told investors that it would be shifting its approach to brick-and-mortar retail, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. The company will be narrowing its focus to a few dozen stores and boosting its presence online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Why The Switch To Electronic Payments Isn’t Enough To Combat Employee Fraud
October 26, 2017

In Georgia, one Mohawk Industries employee allegedly scammed the company out of $766,000. In New York, a worker at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. pled guilty to stealing $1.8 million from the firm. And in New Mexico, two Santa Fe government employees were placed on leave following...

B2B Payments
McDonald’s Owners Settle PA Payroll Card Class Action
October 26, 2017

McDonald’s franchise owners in Pennsylvania have settled a lawsuit filed in 2015 over their use of payroll cards, news reports on Wednesday (Oct. 25) said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Blockchain To Link Hong Kong, Singapore Trade
October 26, 2017

Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an agreement to link their perspective trade finance platforms using blockchain technology, according to news from Reuters on Wednesday (Oct. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Anticipation For Amazon’s SMB Lending Disruption Grows
October 26, 2017

It was the (initially) small FinTech startups that delivered a collective shakeup to the small business (SMB) lending industry. Alternative and marketplace lending platforms promised faster, easier SMB lending than traditional banks could deliver and eventually led traditional financial institutions (FIs) to collaborate with their...

B2B Payments
Intuit Targets Faster SMB Payments With QuickBooks Update
October 26, 2017

Intuit is adding a new service for its small business (SMB) users of accounting solution QuickBooks. 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...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Groupon Partners With Points To Launch Loyalty Commerce Initiative
October 26, 2017

Points, the global leader in powering loyalty commerce, announced a partnership with Groupon to supply new loyalty offers to its extensive user base. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
AI’s $60B Productivity Boost
October 26, 2017

A new report reveals that the market for AI technologies could potentially generate more than $60 billion worth of productivity improvements per year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...