Pet medical insurance provider Trupanion says its vet portal can now process a member’s invoice at a hospital in five seconds. This fast, automated invoice processing enables direct payments to veterinary hospitals at the time of checkout, Trupanion said in a Wednesday (Aug. 9) press release. “By...
TikTok has reportedly added retail executives who were previously with Amazon and Meta to help build its eCommerce businesses in the United States. They will replace the social media platform’s U.S. general manager of eCommerce, Sandie Hawkins, who will leave the company, TheMessenger reported Wednesday...
British department store company John Lewis Partnership is the latest retailer investing in artificial intelligence (AI). The company has undertaken a 100 million pound (about $127 million) partnership with Google Cloud as it moves to push its brands John Lewis and Waitrose further into the digital space, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 9) press release....
Amazon is reportedly in discussions to invest in chipmaker Arm’s initial public offering (IPO). Arm owner SoftBank is also talking to Google and companies from other industries heavily dependent on semiconductors in anticipation of a Nasdaq listing for Arm, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Aug. 9). Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of...
If you’ve stepped inside a store recently, maybe a Target or Kroger, you might have noticed digital in-store advertising — an upgraded rendition of the traditional grocery flyer or hanging banners. These advertisements are about to become more commonplace as brands and retailers seek additional...
Is resale profitable for brands? While that question has yet to be answered, deploying the technology and functionality to create the resale-as-a-service (RaaS) apparently is. At least that’s what it’s looking like for thredUP. “That we are on track to break even in Q4, which...
Do you click on third-party ads? Whatever your answer may be, it’s a part of The RealReal’s 2023 reconfiguration strategy. The resale platform is planning to intensify its third-party advertising. During the company’s second quarter earnings call on Tuesday (Aug. 8), John Koryl, The RealReal’s CEO,...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, a long-standing vehicle for transactions between consumers, has evolved recently into usage between merchants and consumers as well. The steady growth of P2P transactions for any purpose is illustrated in proprietary research created for the PYMNTS’ “Quarterly Payments Report: Mobile Wallets Gain...
American banks reported nearly $19 billion in loan losses during the second quarter. As the Financial Times reported Wednesday (Aug. 9), the $18.9 loan-loss rate is the highest in three years, coming as banks deal with an increase in defaults among credit card users and...
