Editor’s Picks

Newly Funded B2B Startups Tap The Power Of Data
Newly Funded B2B Startups Tap The Power Of Data
June 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup is all about data. With a total of $388 million raised this week, newly funded startups are deploying an...

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Beer Makers Cozy Up To Legal Retail Cannabis
Beer Makers Cozy Up To Legal Retail Cannabis
June 07, 2019  |  Retail

It’s hard to tell from the PYMNTS New Orleans bureau (where crawfish have given way to punishing sub-tropical heat), but U.S. consumers are drinking less...

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Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
June 07, 2019  |  Legal

While it might not look like much at first glance, an escalating legal spat between Walmart-owned, Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart and a small, relatively unknown...

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Retail Waste Backlash Provides eCommerce Opportunity
Retail Waste Backlash Provides eCommerce Opportunity
June 06, 2019  |  eCommerce

Waste is becoming ever more of a vice, especially among younger consumers, and now regulators. And that seems likely to create new opportunities for certain...

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Luxury Retailers Find Growing Opportunities In China
Luxury Retailers Find Growing Opportunities In China
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

Look to China, and look some more — that’s one of the main messages in mid-2019 for luxury retailers, at least for ones not based...

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Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

The world has become so flat that it is impossible to have a truly local experience, because “local” no longer exists. At least not in...

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Alexa’s Future As a Built-In Roommate
Alexa’s Future As a Built-In Roommate
June 06, 2019  |  Ecosystems

After a certain age, most consumers are no longer really in the market for a roommate — unless of course they happen to be married...

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

Near-field communication (NFC) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for...

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SBA Promotes Credit Union SMB Lending
SBA Promotes Credit Union SMB Lending
June 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. Credit unions...

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