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Cross-border Payments
ACE and dLocal Team to Improve Remittances in APAC and EMEA
October 24, 2023

Payments service provider dLocal has launched a partnership with British remittances firm ACE Money Transfer. The companies say their collaboration, announced in a news release Tuesday (Oct. 24), is designed to improve payout services across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). According to...

Faster Payments
The Convenience of Instant Tips Keeps Restaurant Employees Happy
October 24, 2023

As restaurants look for ways to retain their employees, the convenience of instant tip payouts can go a long way toward driving hospitality worker satisfaction. By the Numbers The study “Generation Instant: Hospitality and Tips,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Ingo Money collaboration, drew from a...

Retail
Kering Says Macroeconomic Conditions and Distribution Changes Lowered Revenue
October 24, 2023

Luxury group Kering reported a 9% decline in revenue on a comparable basis in the third quarter, attributing the drop to macroeconomic conditions and its own changes in distribution. Among the group’s brands, Gucci’s revenue was down 7% on a comparable basis, Yves Saint Laurent’s was down...

B2B Payments
Payhawk Partners With Wise Platform to Streamline Global Payments
October 24, 2023

Global spend management solution Payhawk has partnered with global payment infrastructure firm Wise Platform to provide faster and more cost-effective global payments to its international customer base. This collaboration solidifies Payhawk’s position as a one-stop shop for spend management, offering a single platform to manage all card, reimbursement and...

eCommerce
Shippo and Cover Genius Launch Insurance Solution for eCommerce Merchants
October 24, 2023

Shipping platform Shippo and InsurTech Cover Genius have joined forces to introduce an insurance solution for eCommerce merchants and ensure a positive shipping experience for their customers. The solution, Shippo Total Protection, aims to provide comprehensive protection, global coverage and seamless claims handling for businesses, the companies said...

News
Truist Bank Partners With Trovata to Enhance Liquidity Management
October 24, 2023

Truist Bank has partnered with Trovata, a provider of bank application programming interfaces (APIs) and enterprise cash management services, to enhance cash forecasting and liquidity management for its commercial and corporate clients.  This collaboration will provide Truist clients with improved access to Trovata’s cash management...

Artificial Intelligence
US Leads World on Gen AI Investment, Innovation and Implementation
October 24, 2023

When it comes to the innovation, investment and implementation of disruptive artificial intelligence (AI) products and research, the United States leads the rest of the global pack. That’s according to a newly released report from venture capital firm Air Street Capital. The “State of AI...

Artificial Intelligence
Coca-Cola Leverages AI Personalized Recommendations to Boost B2B Sales
October 24, 2023

Coca-Cola is using artificial intelligence (AI) to increase sales to business customers by automatically prompting them with tailored messaging. The food giant shared on a call Tuesday (Oct. 24) discussing its third-quarter earnings results how its eB2B platform has been digitizing and implementing new technologies...

Biometrics
Entersekt and EbankIT Team to Offer Banks Biometric Authentication
October 24, 2023

Entersekt and digital banking platform EbankIT teamed to provide new security measures for financial institutions. The companies’ new solution offers banks and credit unions biometric authentication and protection against several account takeover fraud schemes, while also reducing contact center operational costs, according to a Tuesday...