Convenience store commerce platform Vroom Delivery has launched a partnership with payment processor Finix. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 8), is centered around the creation of a new tool called Pay360, which the companies say is the first online payment solution designed for the convenience store sector, allowing for the...
Amid ongoing budget pressures, United States shoppers are seeking affordable ways to treat themselves, fueling demand for the novel but low-cost products that Japanese discount stores have to offer. Japanese value chain Daiso opened its latest U.S. location in Austin, Texas, Saturday (April 6), part of its ongoing push...
Uber Eats now has 1 million merchants around the world on its platform. These partners include restaurants, grocers and convenience stores ranging from small businesses to international chains, Uber said in a Monday (April 8) press release. The online ordering and delivery platform reached the...
Cash-back rewards platform Ibotta hopes to raise $472 million when it goes public. The company on Monday (April 8) filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying it planned to offer 2.5 million shares, at $76 to $84 each. Last month, Ibotta filed a registration statement for its IPO...
Australia is reportedly stepping up efforts to regulate its supermarket sector. A new government study, the subject of a Monday (April 8) report by The Guardian, warns of the need to reverse a “heavy imbalance in market power between suppliers and supermarkets in Australia’s heavily...
Bank of America’s virtual financial assistant, Erica, is now engaging with clients 2 million times per day. Clients’ use of the virtual assistant has accelerated since its launch in 2018, the bank said in a Monday (April 8) press release. While it took four years for Erica...
Makers and retailers of packaged foods and drinks are reportedly emphasizing value and discounts to a greater degree than they’ve done since the pandemic. This trend marks a reversal of the strategy companies have pursued since the beginning of the pandemic, which was to focus...
J.P. Morgan Chase’s CEO said artificial intelligence is an invention on par with the printing press. Jamie Dimon spent a large portion of his yearly letter to shareholders discussing AI’s impact on the country’s largest bank and the world. “[W]e are completely convinced the consequences will be extraordinary...
Money transfer firm TerraPay received a major payment institution license in Singapore. The approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore means that TerraPay is either licensed or approved in 30 markets around the world, according to a Monday (April 8) press release. “As the heart of thriving international trade and...
