Editor’s Picks

Newly Funded B2B Startups Tap The Power Of Data

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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