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Retail
Target’s $20M Bathroom Compromise
August 18, 2016

After enduring months of controversy and seeing their bottom line take a hit, Target will be investing $20 million to add private bathrooms in their stores to better meet the needs of transgendered patrons. These bathrooms actually already exist in most U.S. stores. The move...

Retail
PetSmart Pushes Pet Pampering
August 18, 2016

In a retail world increasingly dominated by customer experience as opposed to products alone, it is not surprising that a firm that caters to pet owners would try to build a better experience for their real customer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Payments Innovation
A Conversation About The Future Of eCommerce Payments
August 18, 2016

Ajay Kapur, CEO of Moovweb, a mobile optimization platform that is trying to solve the conundrum of shopping cart abandonment, recently sat down with PYMNTS at the eTail East summit in Boston to share his views on where he thinks the future of eCommerce payments is headed –...

Wheelys’ Organic Bike Cafés Blow Away Crowdfunding Record
August 18, 2016

Wheelys Café, a Swedish-based startup business that is a fully organic bicycle café that sells everything from coffee to apples and other healthy foods, has raised $830,000 in crowdfunding on the Swedish crowdsourcing site FundedByMe for expansion purposes, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Commerce
Meet The Location Data Company That, Literally, Put The Blue Dot On The Map
August 18, 2016

Big Data is big business. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

Security & Fraud
Sage Employee Detained On Suspicion Of Defrauding Company
August 18, 2016

A Sage Group employee was arrested in London on Wednesday (Aug. 17) on suspicion that she conspired to defraud the software company located in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

CFPB
New CFPB Supervision Head Under Fire
August 18, 2016

Controversy is swirling around a recent appointment to one of the top positions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and as American Banker reported on Wednesday (Aug. 17), the scrutiny revolves around the newly installed head of supervision and enforcement of fair lending. Get the Full Story...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
One Call Care Management Taps Lyft For Non-Emergency Patient Rides
August 18, 2016

One Call Care Management, the provider of cost containment services for the workers’ compensation industry, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 17) that it inked a partnership with Lyft, the ride-hailing app that got a huge investment from General Motors earlier this year. Get the Full Story...

Regulation
CFPB Uses “Mystery Shoppers” To Target Bank Lending Practices
August 18, 2016

Redlining refers to an unfortunate practice of the late 20th century when banks and realtors would conspire to make it harder for certain buyers – usually minorities – to buy homes, especially in certain areas. “Red lines” were drawn around specific areas which were deemed to be...