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Amazon Leans on Perks as Walmart Pushes Value in Bid to Boost Membership
Amazon Leans on Perks as Walmart Pushes Value in Bid to Boost Membership
November 02, 2022  |  Retail

Leveraging the deep engagement of streaming entertainment to make their core commerce platforms stickier, Amazon Prime and Walmart+ are taking different routes to the same...

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Airbnb Says Travelers Want Real Experiences but New Hosts Need Extra Income
Airbnb Says Travelers Want Real Experiences but New Hosts Need Extra Income
November 02, 2022  |  Travel Payments

The world’s largest homesharing platform says economic concerns and conditions are fueling growth in both travelers and hosts, albeit for different reasons. Speaking to investors...

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Musk’s Twitter-as-Payments-App Narrative Gains Steam
Musk’s Twitter-as-Payments-App Narrative Gains Steam
November 01, 2022  |  Payment Methods

There’s a growing narrative that Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t just planning to make payments a key part of his plans to remake Twitter, but...

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SoFi Logs $5B in Deposits as CEO Reports Swiping Share From Banks
SoFi Logs $5B in Deposits as CEO Reports Swiping Share From Banks
November 01, 2022  |  Earnings

“We’re winning share in deposits … and we’re taking it from the traditional banks,” SoFi CEO Anthony Noto said on a Tuesday (Nov. 1) earnings call....

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Simon Property CEO Says Brick-and-Mortar Is Strong as eCommerce Is Flatlining
Simon Property CEO Says Brick-and-Mortar Is Strong as eCommerce Is Flatlining
November 01, 2022  |  Retail

In his inimitable style, the billionaire CEO of the nation’s largest mall owner had a blunt message for investors Tuesday (Nov. 1) saying that Simon...

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Amazon Launches Lending to Keep Sellers On Board
Amazon Launches Lending to Keep Sellers On Board
November 01, 2022  |  Retail

The vendor financing business just got a bit more competitive as eCommerce leader Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) that it is launching a new merchant...

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Singapore Tests Programmable Money as CBDC Alternative
Singapore Tests Programmable Money as CBDC Alternative
October 31, 2022  |  CBDC

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and DBS Bank are running a trial of tokenized Singapore dollars that can be programmed for specific uses and allow merchants...

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Rising Card Delinquencies Fuel Demand for Debt Consolidation Loans
Rising Card Delinquencies Fuel Demand for Debt Consolidation Loans
October 31, 2022  |  Earnings

In navigating the credit cycle, in getting ready for what comes next, prudence is the best policy. Not just for the lenders — for the...

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D2C Chocolate Brand Awake Builds eCommerce Sales From in-Store Placements
D2C Chocolate Brand Awake Builds eCommerce Sales From in-Store Placements
October 31, 2022  |  Retail

While many emerging brands start out direct-to-consumer (D2C), given the lower barrier of entry to the channel, and then use their eCommerce popularity to sell...

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