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Today in Data: Amazon Expands Just Walk Out, Everyone Wants ‘Buy It Now’ Button, Walmart and CVS Seize Opportunity

Today in Data: Amazon Expands Just Walk Out, Everyone Wants ‘Buy It Now’ Button, Walmart and CVS Seize Opportunity
Today in Data: Amazon Expands Just Walk Out, Everyone Wants ‘Buy It Now’ Button, Walmart...
January 26, 2022  |  Today In Data

Brands, retailers and consumers all agree that a “Buy It Now” button is an important tool. Plus, Walmart and CVS are among those seizing the...

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Affirm Turns Its App Into a Super App
Affirm Turns Its App Into a Super App
January 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Affirm’s app has become a super app, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) network announced Wednesday (Jan. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Binance Ending Halt on SEPA Payments
Binance Ending Halt on SEPA Payments
January 26, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is preparing to once again accept deposits from the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), ending a months-long freeze. Get the Full Story...

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Rising Retail Returns Outpace Growth of Online Sales
Rising Retail Returns Outpace Growth of Online Sales
January 26, 2022  |  Retail

After weeks of speculation and reporting on what the post-holiday period known as “returns season” might look like, we now have a number: $761 billion....

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Walmart’s FinTech and Super App Future Takes Shape With Pair of Purchases
Walmart’s FinTech and Super App Future Takes Shape With Pair of Purchases
January 26, 2022  |  Retail

In the bid to build super apps, designed to bring all manner of digital activities under one digital roof, Walmart is determined to make a...

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UK Launches Panel to Promote Data Flow
UK Launches Panel to Promote Data Flow
January 26, 2022  |  Data

For the first time, experts, leadership from Google, Mastercard and Microsoft and nearly two dozen other companies launched the International Data Transfer Expert Council as...

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Klarna CEO Says BNPL Competition Is Driving Down the Fees Paid by Retailers
Klarna CEO Says BNPL Competition Is Driving Down the Fees Paid by Retailers
January 26, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the increased competition in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector has retailers pushing for lower fees, Bloomberg reported Tuesday...

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The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
January 26, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia’s $40 billion deal with Arm may soon fall apart as the parties prepare to quietly abandon the transaction due to increasing antitrust concerns in...

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Mattel and Disney Launch Multi-Year Global Licensing Deal for Princess and Frozen Lines
Mattel and Disney Launch Multi-Year Global Licensing Deal for Princess and Frozen Lines
January 26, 2022  |  Retail

Mattel, Inc. on Wednesday (Jan. 26) announced a multiyear global licensing deal for the Disney Princess and Frozen franchises that gives the toy maker global...

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