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B2B Payments
Allianz Trade and Bueno.money Partner on B2B BNPL
April 04, 2023

Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific and Bueno.money have partnered on B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL). This collaboration brings together Allianz Trade’s credit and risk management experience and Bueno.money’s B2B BNPL solution that integrates into merchants’ websites, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 4)...

Security & Fraud
SEC Charges Frank Founder With Fraud in $175 Million Sale to JPMorgan
April 04, 2023

Federal regulators say the founder of student financial aid company Frank defrauded America’s biggest bank. Charlie Javice was charged Wednesday (April 4) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with fraud in connection with her $175 million sale of Frank to JPMorgan Chase in 2021....

Artificial Intelligence
Expedia Lets Travelers Plan Trips Using ChatGPT
April 04, 2023

Would you let artificial intelligence (AI) plan your next vacation? Expedia wants to give customers a chance to do just that. The travel website announced in a Tuesday (April 4) press release that it has launched an “in-app travel planning experience” powered by ChatGPT, OpenAI’s...

Retail
Petco Launches ‘Clean Ingredients’ Badge for Grooming Services and Products
April 04, 2023

Petco has launched a badge that designates grooming services and products that have “clean” ingredients. The new Clean Grooming initiative and Clean Ingredients badge appear on the pet health and wellness company’s grooming salon menu, product shelves, app and website, Petco said in a Tuesday...

Banking
JPMorgan CEO Sees Shadow Banks Gaining, More SVB Fallout Coming
April 04, 2023

The macroclimate is moving from “a virtuous cycle to a vicious cycle,” according to Jamie Dimon. The J.P. Morgan Chase CEO wrote Tuesday (April 4) in his 2022 annual report to shareholders that the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) banking crisis will have “repercussions … for...

Investments
Spendflo Raises $11 Million for SaaS Procurement and Management Platform
April 04, 2023

Spendflo has raised $11 million for its platform for buying, managing and securing software-as-a-service (SaaS). The firm will use the new funding from this Series A round to continue growing the product that already helps companies that are investing in SaaS centralize their intake and...

Payment Methods
PayPal Unlocks Enterprise Merchant Features for Small Business With Advanced Checkout Upgrades
April 04, 2023

Online merchants have long used PayPal and Venmo to drive checkouts. But in the current macro environment, for smaller online sellers to move beyond the “small to mid-sized” designation — in other words, boost top lines — they need to give customers more payment choices.  ...

Retail
Shoppers Compare Grocery Prices to Choose Merchants
April 04, 2023

As inflation chips away at shopper loyalty, grocers must become more aware of competitors’ pricing. In an interview with PYMNTS, Sean Turner, co-founder and CTO at retail technology company Swiftly, noted that consumers have become very deliberate about how they choose where they will purchase...

Retail
PhonePe Launches eCommerce App Built on India’s ONDC Network
April 04, 2023

Payments platform PhonePe has launched an eCommerce app built on India’s ONDC network. The new Pincode app launched Tuesday (April 4) in Bengalaru and will expand to other cities soon, PhonePe said in a Tuesday press release. The app focuses on hyperlocal commerce and aims...