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Retail
Amazon Gears Up for Prime Big Deal Days in October
September 18, 2023

Amazon is gearing up for its first Prime Big Deal Days event, which will take place from Oct. 10 to Oct. 11. The 48-hour event promises discounts on a wide range of products exclusively for Prime members, including fashion, home goods and toys, the company...

Payment Methods
Corporates Chase Payments Ubiquity in Bid for Cross-Border Expansion
September 18, 2023

Citi TTS North America Head of Payments and Receivables Anupam Sinha told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that 2023 has been a year where companies have focused on cost reductions. Nonetheless, said Sinha, among the key words of advice Citi is offering its corporate clients is this: “You...

Regulation
Prescription or Principle: A Framework for Designing AI Regulation
September 18, 2023

By Travis LeBlanc, Jonas Koponen, Anna Caro and Mari Dugas The meteoric rise of AI in the public’s consciousness and the launch of several innovative services, including Open AI’s ChatGPT-4 and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion, has brought with it a fierce debate on how, if...

Investments
Partners Group CEO: Private Equity Entering New Era of ‘Consolidation’
September 17, 2023

The private market industry has maybe 11,000 players, Partners Group CEO David Layton says. Over the next decade, that number could fall to under 100. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) Sunday (Sept. 17), Layton predicted a “new phase of maturation and consolidation” due to rising interest rates,...

Retail
Retailers Scale Back Holiday Hiring as Consumers Grow Uneasy
September 17, 2023

American retailers are set to hire the lowest level of seasonal holiday workers in 15 years. That’s according to an article Friday (Sept. 15) by Reuters, citing a report by employment service Challenger, Gray & Christmas (CGC) provided exclusively to the news outlet. The report shows stores planning...

Banking
SVB Capital Could Sell for $500 Million; Scaramucci Among Bidders
September 17, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s former owner is reportedly close to selling its venture capital business. SVB Capital has attracted two top bidders, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Sept. 15), citing sources familiar with the matter. Those potential buyers include SkyBridge Capital, and Atlas Merchant Capital — both working together...

eCommerce
Report: TikTok Takes on Amazon and Walmart With Holiday Discounts
September 17, 2023

TikTok is reportedly preparing to roll out heavy holiday discounts starting next month. A report Saturday (Sept. 16) by Bloomberg News, citing internal documents, said the social media app is hoping these bargains can attract consumers to its newly launched marketplace as it aims to compete with...

Banking
BofA Reports Rise in Credit Card Charge-Off and Delinquency Rates
September 15, 2023

Bank of America is seeing more of its customers falling behind on their credit card payments.  Both the net charge-off rate and the delinquency rate of the bank’s BA Master Credit Card Trust II increased in August, though they remain below where they were in the...

Payment Methods
Visa and NEOPAY Partner on Installment Payments in UAE
September 15, 2023

Visa and NEOPAY, the payment subsidiary of Mashreq, have joined forces to introduce an installment payment solution to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The partnership aims to provide consumers with greater flexibility and convenience when making purchases, the companies said in a Thursday (Sept. 14) press release. The...