Merchant Innovation

Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
July 09, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Is unbundling the future? So it would seem. Banking is being unbundled. Open banking, set in motion globally by a regulatory fiat called PSD2, gives...

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MoviePass Parent To Sell Up To $1.2B In Equity, Debt To Fund Growth
MoviePass Parent To Sell Up To $1.2B In Equity, Debt To Fund Growth
July 02, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Helios and Matheson Analytics, the parent company of movie ticket subscription service MoviePass, announced on Monday (July 2) that it will sell up to $1.2 billion...

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WeWork Rolls Out Retail Form
WeWork Rolls Out Retail Form
July 02, 2018  |  Retail

WeWork — the ever-expanding, office-sharing mega-firm — is officially kicking off its launch into retail. According to Chain Store Age, the concept comes with an audience...

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Party City Looks To Pick Up Where Toys R Us Left Off
Party City Looks To Pick Up Where Toys R Us Left Off
June 25, 2018  |  Retail

Party City is getting into the toy business. The chain kicked off the week with the announcement that it will be opening about 50 Toy...

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Venmo Launches Debit Cards
Venmo Launches Debit Cards
June 25, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Venmo is getting into cards. The peer-to-peer payment app owned by PayPal said Monday (June 25) that it has launched a Mastercard-branded debit card. The...

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Shopify Rolls Out Messaging App For Merchants
Shopify Rolls Out Messaging App For Merchants
June 21, 2018  |  Retail

To condense business conversations and tasks into one place, Shopify has launched a new mobile app dubbed Shopify Ping. Through the app, merchants can manage...

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Supermercato24 Notches €13M In Series B Funding
Supermercato24 Notches €13M In Series B Funding
June 20, 2018  |  Retail

As Supermercato24 seeks to expand its service to new retail markets, the Italian grocery delivery service has raised €13 million in Series B funding. The...

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BJ’s Plans To Issue 37.5M Shares In IPO
BJ’s Plans To Issue 37.5M Shares In IPO
June 19, 2018  |  Retail

With its initial public offering (IPO) on the horizon, BJ’s Wholesale Club said in a regulatory filing that it anticipates offering 37.5 million shares. The...

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LOLA Tampon Raises $24M For Subscription Service
LOLA Tampon Raises $24M For Subscription Service
June 13, 2018  |  Retail

LOLA, a subscription service for the most personal of items — tampons, pads, condoms, lubricant and feminine cleansing wipes — has closed on $24 million...

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