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B2B Payments
Corporates Race To Borrow Ahead Of Rate Hike
September 02, 2016

It’s no guarantee that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates again, but corporations are betting on it — and soon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Amazon And Wells Fargo Set Fizzle Speed Record (Also Cybercrime Sizzles, Human Decency Fizzles —...
September 02, 2016

Your view on whether Labor Day puts you in the Sizzle or Fizzle mood depends on whether you are a summer or a winter person. Summer people are definitely spiraling down into a Fizzle frame of mind, since, after everyone’s favorite season, fall, there’s Old...

B2B Payments
Planixs Taps Big Data Tools Into FinServ
September 02, 2016

Big Data and analytics firm Planixs is entering further into the financial services market with help from Infor, a company that builds applications for an array of verticals, including FinServ. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Alternative Finances
The Fight For Financial Fiefdom
September 01, 2016

FinTech startups are escalating the fight for territory in the financial services sector. Once reliant on traditional banks for services such as deposit holding and access to services such as customer checks, FinTechs are beginning to obtain proprietary licensing and gaining independence from old-school banks.

International
StoreHippo Readies For India Mobile Commerce Boom
September 01, 2016

The eCommerce-as-a-Service boom has enabled retailers to more easily launch online stores and sell their goods, but one startup has taken that solution to the next level. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Nordic Payments Firm Announces Plans For IPO
September 01, 2016

Back in February, PYMNTS reported speculation around plans for an IPO for Nets, Scandinavia’s biggest payments firm. Now, the business has announced that plans are in place to go public. Nets has applied for an IPO in a partial share sale, which analysts predict will...

Nordstrom’s New Rewards Program An Apparent Hit
September 01, 2016

As spring was getting set to give way into summer, Nordstrom set about revamping its rewards program with an eye toward upping its brand focus on personalization and engagement. As summer is now drawing to a close, it looks like Nordstrom is finding the rewards redesign,...

Retail
The ‘LoweBot’ Is Ready For Duty
September 01, 2016

Meet the LoweBot. Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is rolling it out in 11 stores in the San Francisco Bay area (of course) over the next seven months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
J.Crew Looks To Expanded Nordstrom Partnership To Stem Sinking Sales
September 01, 2016

Nordstrom and J.Crew have announced that the latter will start selling some of its flagship label’s women’s apparel and accessories at select department store locations and through Nordstrom’s online shop. The move follows a successful collaboration between the two firms to bring J.Crew’s Madewell brand...