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Banking
Citi Expands Time Deposit Solution Designed Around Sustainability and ESG
April 05, 2023

Citi has expanded its Sustainable Time Deposit solution to institutional clients in the United States. This program, which was launched in five jurisdictions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia last year, is designed to deliver competitive yields while also supporting institutional clients’ sustainability goals,...

eCommerce
Headless Commerce Rises as Checkout Becomes Competitive Advantage
April 05, 2023

The headless commerce space is becoming increasingly competitive, as more and more businesses are seeing the benefits of this approach and seeking out solutions that can help them provide a better customer experience. Many established eCommerce platforms — including Shopify, Magento and BigCommerce — have...

Retail
Etsy Launches Test of ‘Make an Offer’ Feature for Vintage Items
April 05, 2023

Etsy has launched a test of a “Make an Offer” feature for vintage items. The feature, which is being piloted for a limited time, allows buyers to make offers on items that sellers have opted to include in the test, Etsy told PYMNTS in a...

Delivery
FedEx Reorg Puts Amazon in Crosshairs in Battle Over eCommerce Deliveries
April 05, 2023

FedEx’s reorganization won’t just be about the bottom line. The move is one that seeks to boost profit margins, where the company is eyeing a stated $4 billion in permanent cost reductions by fiscal 2025. But it’s also one that seeks to create, in the...

Retail
Barnes & Noble CEO: Store Expansion and Revamped Loyalty See Bookstores Turning the Page
April 05, 2023

Bookstores — remember those? — have staged something of a comeback during the pandemic years, and the question now is can that really be sustained? Driven by factors from streaming media overload to the timeless appeal of in-store, in-person shopping that has roared back, bookstores...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
FinFit and Salary Finance Merge and Integrate Financial Wellness Offerings
April 05, 2023

FinFit and Salary Finance U.S. have merged and will integrate their financial wellness employee benefits. The combined organization will operate under the FinFit brand. Its platform will include both companies’ financial wellness products and aims to help employees attain financial health, the companies said in...

Retail
What Erin and Sara Foster’s VC Arm Means for Startups
April 05, 2023

Celebrity venture companies are the new norm. From SKKY Partners, co-founded by Kim Kardashian, to Marcy Venture Partners, co-founded by Shawn Carter (JAY-Z), celebrities are moving past endorsements and licensing deals and looking to get a bigger piece of the pie. With that, Erin and...

Retail
Poshmark Invites Sellers to Go Live With ‘Posh Shows’
April 05, 2023

Fashion resale platform Poshmark has entered the world of livestream shopping. The company Wednesday (April 5) debuted Posh Shows, which allows people to livestream on the site for the first time. It’s a move that’s happening amid a boom in popularity for the resale space,...

Retail
L’Oreal Sets Eyes on Chinese Consumers, Buys Luxury Brand Aesop  
April 04, 2023

L’Oreal’s acquisition of the Australian luxury brand Aesop from Natura & Co., announced Monday (April 3), for an enterprise value of $2.53 billion, sets L’Oreal to expand its presence in the high-end skincare market and facilitate international expansion, especially in China.   Through the acquisition,...