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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Walmart Pay’s Expansion
June 17, 2016

Walmart Pay is making its way across the U.S. 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,...

International
Toronto’s Rising Digital Star
June 17, 2016

As the third largest technology hub in North America, Toronto gaining recognition as a go-to destination for its innovation, diverse and talented workforce, and expectation that it may just be the next Silicon Valley. For this week’s installment of the PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup,...

Retail
Second Largest US Mall Owner Defaults On Loan Payment
June 17, 2016

Loan payment dues from the recession era borrowing binge of the last decade are coming back to haunt the withering malls in America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Why All The Cool (Affluent) Kids Are Shopping At the Dollar Store
June 17, 2016

If you were asked to describe the average Dollar Store consumer, most people are likely to think of the phrases “working class” or “low income.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Kroger Beats Expectations With 10% Profit Growth
June 17, 2016

There is beating The Street’s expectations on earnings, and then there is smashing them to pieces. 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...

Risk Management
Chapter 11 Watch: Hastings Goes Dark, Ralph Lauren Unpops B&M Collar
June 17, 2016

The dog days of summer are almost upon the retail world, and if a warm winter wasn’t enough to suppress sales at some of the most established brands in the industry, the next few months could have a real impact on the look of the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
ACI Worldwide Underpins Indopay Expansion
June 17, 2016

It’s tough enough to tread water in the modern eCommerce world when brands are going it alone, but if the question is expanding across borders, that’s another matter entirely. At the very least, that’s the philosophy Indopay has adopted with its new partnership with ACI...

Merchant Innovation
Olli Is IBM’s Self-Driving Shuttle (And Answer To Google)
June 17, 2016

The connected car is a certain part of the future — if it isn’t one already. What still seems up in the air are self-driving cars. Will they have a place on the roads alongside human drivers? And if so, will consumers really buy their...

Alibaba’s $1T Transaction Volume Forecast
June 17, 2016

Alibaba has set its transaction volume sights high for the next four years, saying that, by 2020, it hopes to double its annual transaction volume to more than $1 trillion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...