Search results for "point of sale"
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87RetailCostco Sees Sales Boost Amid Brick-and-Mortar Focus
December 13, 2019Costco, the big-box membership retail store, has seen its sales continuously rise throughout the holiday season, according to a report by The...
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119Walmart Amazon whole paycheckThe Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition
December 13, 2019The clock is ticking — holiday shipping deadlines are approaching and the last of the holiday shopping procrastinators are either rushing to...
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433Sizzle/FizzleDepartment Stores See Further Fizzle
December 13, 2019The season of good cheer is upon us. Well, that depends on what side of the retail aisle you’re talking about. In...
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469Payments InnovationHow Younger Generations Impact Travel Marketplaces, Payments
December 13, 2019Travel was the original impetus behind the sharing economy, with platforms like Airbnb opening up private houses for vacation rentals and Uber...
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681B2B PaymentsRevenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
December 13, 2019Traditional bank loans remain the undisputed leader in small business lending. Fueled further in the U.K. by regulatory initiatives (designed to spur...
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1.0KSecurity & FraudDoing Battle With Holiday Fraudsters At The ATM
December 13, 2019The holiday season is in full swing. That means opening up wallets and purses at the point of sale, which often means...
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1.2KTaxesNavigating The ‘Hot Mess’ Of Online Food Delivery Sales Tax
December 13, 2019In commerce, when it comes to taxes, new business models beget new (tax) problems. Against that backdrop, tax collection in the nascent...
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990InvestmentsZippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
December 12, 2019Zippin, a cashierless checkout technology company, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, according to a release. The company,...
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925AppleFor Apple, Troubling Data Points From China?
December 12, 2019The trade war? The new phone launches? A hit to margins? Or maybe all of the above? According to research from the sell-side,...
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857RetailPhysical Retail Looks For New Life This Holiday Season
December 12, 2019The obituary for brick-and-mortar retail has been written many times. But recent developments show there is still life — and perhaps even new...
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1.1KB2B PaymentsHow Travel Streamlines Payments In A Complex Web Of B2B Connections
December 12, 2019The travel industry is a highly fragmented, complex web of suppliers, distributors, tourism companies and online travel agents (OTAs), all hustling to...
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1.1KRetailHome Depot Connects Opioid Addiction To Thievery Uptick
December 12, 2019Executives at Home Depot said opioid addiction in the U.S. might be part of the reason for a recent escalation of thefts...
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1.9KDataMonetizing Payments Data In The Age Of IoT
December 12, 2019It’s been said that the holy grail of commerce is data. Even that holy grail has a holy grail — where data...
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2.8KRetailMaking The Frozen Foods Section Ground Zero For Retail Reinvention
December 12, 2019As most people who found themselves in a grocery store during the chaotic pre-Thanksgiving period will probably recall: some days shopping in...
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1.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsGojek Eyes Mobile POS Space With Pending Moka Acquisition
December 11, 2019Indonesia’s ride-hailing giant Gojek is getting closer to finalizing a deal to purchase point-of-sale (POS) startup Moka for at least $120 million,...
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1.8KB2B PaymentsSMBs Remain Hot Spot For Open Banking Business Models
December 11, 2019As the open banking business model permeates into the B2B financial services market, FinTechs and traditional financial institutions continue to find new...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsCannabis Shows Early Signs Of Late Supplier Payments Struggle
December 11, 2019The gradual legalization of cannabis in the U.S. and elsewhere has opened up an opportunity not only for new businesses to form,...
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2.2KMobile PaymentsWill Contactless Move Credit Union Cards To Top Of Wallet?
December 11, 2019Get ready for the contactless card surge. This holiday season may remind you of the “hurry up and wait” component of brick-and-mortar...
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2.1KCryptocurrencyECB President Touts Benefits Of Central Banks Launching Crypto
December 11, 2019Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) will meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday (Dec. 11) to talk about the pros and cons...
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1.3KInvestmentsSoftBank’s Hard Lessons From The Animal Kingdom
December 10, 2019There are so many canine metaphors to use here. It was the investment that went to the dogs. It’s been rough sledding...
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1.4KDeliveryOld Navy Offers Free Same-Day Holiday Delivery Via Postmates
December 10, 2019Apparel and accessories retailer Old Navy, which is owned by parent company Gap, has teamed up with Postmates on same-day delivery during...
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1.1KToday In DataHow Payments Is Blazing A New Innovation Path
December 10, 2019When it comes to innovation, the best is yet to come – at least according to PayPal. That same sense of optimism holds...
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1.0KPayment MethodsBuy Now, Pay Later: Cure For The Credit Hangover?
December 10, 2019Heard about this Australia thing? “Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) alternatives made a big splash there in late 2018, had their moment...
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3.4KInnovationCRM In The 2020s
December 10, 2019We operate more than a few high-powered, data-supported crystal balls here at PYMNTS, and one of the things we have learned about...
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2.3KEarningsMoody’s Predicts Bleak Outlook For Department Stores
December 10, 2019As 2019 winds down, Moody’s and Goldman Sachs predict a weak outlook for department stores, CNBC reported on Monday (Dec. 9). Goldman...
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1.3KInvestmentsFlexPay Snags $6M To Help Merchants Reduce False Declines
December 09, 2019FlexPay, a Montreal-based FinTech company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to aid merchants in recouping revenue lost from falsely...
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1.2KData DiveData Dive, Early Fireworks Edition: Alphabet, Postmates, Costco And H&M
December 09, 2019The year 2019 is winding down and with it the entire second decade of the 21st century. And while there are still...
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4.5KMonday MeetupWhy SamsClub.com CEO Says It’s A $60B Tech Start-Up
December 09, 2019Between 1983 and 1984, three retailers opened in the United States that would drastically alter the landscape by introducing a new business...
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3.7KSubscriptionsSubscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
December 09, 2019By all accounts, Cyber Monday was a great day for commerce in America. Prior to the all-day digital shopping festival, analysts had...
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7.0KInnovationPayPal’s Schulman: Why Payments’ Biggest Innovations Are Yet To Come
December 09, 2019“Do you see PayPal as a tech company, or as a financial services company?” Dan Schulman still vividly remembers the first question...
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6.7KB2B PaymentsPayments’ Role In Innovating Appointment-Based Businesses
December 09, 2019Although the health, beauty and wellness services industries tend to get lumped together, a closer look at the demands across these segments...
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2.3KThe WeekenderAlphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News
December 06, 2019It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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1.7KRestaurant innovationUnwrapping Chipotle’s Evolving Digital Ordering Strategy
December 06, 2019Fast-casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill became one of the first major restaurant brands to pioneer the mobile ordering experience in 2008. Since...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsOn-Demand Payroll Leads B2B FinTech Funding
December 06, 2019This week saw B2B FinTechs targeting a range of pain points for business customers around the world, as investors put nearly $462...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsTrade Credit: When ‘Status Quo’ Means It’s Time For A Change
December 06, 2019For Eyal Shinar, CEO of Fundbox, understanding the burden that cash-flow bottlenecks and delayed invoice payments have on B2B companies came through...
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4.1KCryptocurrencyBIS Says Traditional FIs Must Embrace Digitization
December 05, 2019To make sure that they stay at the center of the global payment system, the head of the Bank of International Settlements...
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1.1KRetailOct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
December 05, 2019With the negative impact from trade, the economy of the eurozone expanded at a modest rate in Q3, as retail sales dropped...
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2.5KPayment MethodsGrab Launches GrabPay Card
December 05, 2019Grab is introducing Asia’s first numberless card in batches, with Singapore launching on Thursday (Dec. 5) and the Philippines during the first...
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3.0KOrder To CashCuring The $2.4T Manufacturing Sector’s Cash-Flow Crunch
December 05, 2019The U.S. manufacturing sector, valued at approximately $2.4 trillion, accounts for an estimated 11 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP)....
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3.7KB2B PaymentsHow Commercial Cards Can Deliver On The Promise Of Faster Supplier Payments
December 05, 2019The creation of the credit card infrastructure 60+ years ago initially had only the consumer in mind, but recent history has shown that investments...
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1.8KRetail4,000 Years In, Bringing Innovation To Mead (Yes, Mead)
December 04, 2019It is hard to call mead a trendy beverage — since it’s been around for at least 4,000 years, first showing up...
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2.1KRetailAnalyst Sees $40B Market Cap For Lululemon
December 04, 2019Cowen believes Lululemon could be the next Nike, as it raised its price target on the stock to $250. “Assuming LULU can...
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4.5KFaster PaymentsMastercard: Instant Deposits Close SMB Cash Flow Gap
December 04, 2019Small business is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, and cash flow is the lifeblood of small businesses. Firms struggle when funds...
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3.7KConsumer PaymentsWhat It Takes To ‘Own’ The Customer eCommerce Experience
December 04, 2019Not all that long ago, eCommerce was more notion than reality. Buying something online still required interaction with the brick-and-mortar world, with...
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3.4KIPOShift4 Payments Registers For IPO
December 04, 2019Shift4 Payments has filed paperwork to go public. “The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed...
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1.2KEconomyQ4 Economic Readings May Show Growth, After All
December 03, 2019From no growth to, well, growth. From economic doldrums to a healthy, if not robust, picture. On the heels of Black Friday...
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1.8KResTechHow ResTech Pioneers Drive Dine-In, Pick Up And Order-Ahead Innovation
December 03, 2019As mobile apps take hold in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) landscape, consumers are ordering their favorite foods for delivery. They are trading...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsCorporate Cards’ Collaborative Approach To SMB Adoption
December 03, 2019Though commercial card innovation has recently hit an acceleration point, there is still plenty of room for progress. A recent report from...
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3.3KPartnerships / AcquisitionsWhat’s Next For Payments And Merchant Services Megamergers?
December 03, 2019It’s been a wild ride for payment and merchant services in 2019. Big mergers have changed the landscape, instant and same-day payments...
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2.7KRetailCan Six Days Make (Or Break) The Holiday 2019 Shopping Season?
December 03, 2019That Thanksgiving is shopping holiday, or at least a reasonable opening act for the four-day festival of commerce that commences on Black...
