REPAY has partnered with Green Dot to enable REPAY’s business clients to accept cash bill payments. With this collaboration, the customers of REPAY’s clients will be able to pay bills with cash in person at more than 45,000 retail locations that are members of the...
Navigating the rapid trend cycle can be challenging, but add a dose of inflation and it gets even harder — making it so much harder for brands and retailers to predict the next big consumer craze. Nonetheless, Pinterest has potentially streamlined this process by introducing...
Ed O’Donnell, CEO of Versatile Credit, said the benefits of digital transformation are well known. “Everyone, especially in this part of the business cycle,” he told Webster, “is looking to make sure that their capital is being deployed in an efficient manner.” That means taking...
A slowdown in luxury spending, combined with excessive inventory levels for the holiday season, has reportedly prompted fears of a discounting spiral that could cheapen the image of luxury brands. Credit card data from both Barclays and Citi reveals a decline in luxury spending in November, Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 13)....
Retail planning solutions firm Relex debuted artificial intelligence-driven price optimization capabilities. “Designed to empower retailers in setting pricing rules, optimizing pricing strategies, and making informed pricing decisions, this solution aims to bolster sales, margins and competitive advantage,” the Finnish company said in a Wednesday (Dec....
Beyond the card networks, among those that may feel the squeeze should cross-border interchange fees see new caps in the United Kingdom are neobanks. As reported Wednesday (Dec. 13), the U.K.’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said in its review of cross-border interchange fees on transactions...
Mistral AI, a European provider of artificial intelligence solutions, partnered with Google Cloud to make generative AI more open and accessible to developers and businesses worldwide. The collaboration uses Google Cloud’s AI-optimized infrastructure to distribute and commercialize Mistral AI’s large language models (LLMs), allowing for...
MiFinity has partnered with Convera to increase the country coverage of its PayAnyBank (PAB) service. The integration of Convera’s B2B cross-border payments capabilities into MiFinity’s PAB service furthers MiFinity’s commitment to providing cross-border payment solutions to its global customer base, the company said in a Tuesday (Dec. 12) press...
As grocers increasingly tap contextual commerce, Kroger is making it possible for consumers to place orders for ingredients directly from their ovens’ touchscreens. GE Appliances announced Wednesday (Dec. 13) a collaboration with the grocer, introducing a new feature for select Wi-Fi-connected wall ovens and ranges...
