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March’s Provider Ranking of Aggregators Finds Category Leaders Holding Strong
March’s Provider Ranking of Aggregators Finds Category Leaders Holding Strong
March 16, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Aggregators may help you pick a restaurant to order from, but PYMNTS is here to show you which aggregators are coming out on top, with...

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Ghana’s Central Bank Wants Digital Currency Available on Mobile Apps
Ghana’s Central Bank Wants Digital Currency Available on Mobile Apps
March 16, 2022  |  CBDC

Ghana is looking to make sure its digital currency will work on a popular payment platforms operated by mobile-phone service providers, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March...

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Hudson’s Bay Trying to Add Kohl’s to Retail Platform
Hudson’s Bay Trying to Add Kohl’s to Retail Platform
March 16, 2022  |  Retail

Canadian department store chain Hudson’s Bay Co. is trying to acquire Kohl’s, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters for its report Wednesday (March...

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Mastercard Names Amanda Slater to Lead U.S. Federal Affairs
Mastercard Names Amanda Slater to Lead U.S. Federal Affairs
March 16, 2022  |  Personnel

Mastercard has named Amanda Slater as senior vice president and head of U.S. Federal Affairs as part of the company’s global public policy and government...

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58% of Consumers Belong to the Connected Work Economy
58% of Consumers Belong to the Connected Work Economy
March 16, 2022  |  Connected Economy

In today’s ConnectedEconomy™, employed consumers work an average of approximately 43 hours each week, with many putting in even more hours. This is just one...

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Today in Retail: Klarna Teams with eBay to Offer BNPL Services; Howard Schultz Returning to Starbucks as Interim CEO
Today in Retail: Klarna Teams with eBay to Offer BNPL Services; Howard Schultz Returning to...
March 16, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Target partners with Stoney Clover Lane on a new spring collection, while February retail sales sputter as consumers spend more fueling their...

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Sweetgreen Revives Office Delivery Program as Consumers Return to In-Person Work
Sweetgreen Revives Office Delivery Program as Consumers Return to In-Person Work
March 16, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

With many parts of the United States now lifting COVID-19-related restrictions, workers are going back to their offices. In a move to capture the return...

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Nonius Aquires Scottish Startup as Mobile Tech Hospitality Soars
Nonius Aquires Scottish Startup as Mobile Tech Hospitality Soars
March 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

The Edinburgh-based startup Criton, which says it is the largest provider of guest apps for independent hotels in the United Kingdom, has been acquired by...

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eCommerce Booms, Warehouses Transform New York Neighborhoods
eCommerce Booms, Warehouses Transform New York Neighborhoods
March 16, 2022  |  eCommerce

New York represents not only the largest concentration of digital shoppers in the United States, but also the nation’s warehouse capital, The New York Times...

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