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Blackstone Snags Spanx Majority Ownership

Blackstone Snags Spanx Majority Ownership
Blackstone Snags Spanx Majority Ownership
October 21, 2021  |  Retail

Blackstone Inc. is buying a majority stake in women’s shapewear company Spanx Inc. in a move that puts Spanx’s value at $1.2 billion, according to...

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UK Treasury: BNPL’s Growth May Give Rise to ‘Consumer Detriment’ 
UK Treasury: BNPL’s Growth May Give Rise to ‘Consumer Detriment’ 
October 21, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

In the United Kingdom, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is in the regulatory crosshairs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Mobile Phones: Connecting the Physical and Digital Payment Experience
Mobile Phones: Connecting the Physical and Digital Payment Experience
October 21, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

“Over the past 18-20 months, the pandemic and ever-growing “everything now” culture has accelerated the transformation of traditional customer interactions and replaced many of the...

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New Shopping App Provider Ranking All We Expected, and Then Some
New Shopping App Provider Ranking All We Expected, and Then Some
October 21, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

We love shopping, and by extension, shopping apps. There. We said it. Now you know. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Consumers Now Demand Options in Their Payments Experience
Consumers Now Demand Options in Their Payments Experience
October 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

What will payments look like in 2022 and beyond? In “The Way Payments Are Now Done,” Dave Fura, SVP, head of card solutions, FIS, joins...

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FinTech Startup Plaid Unveils Payments Program
FinTech Startup Plaid Unveils Payments Program
October 21, 2021  |  Digital Payments

FinTech startup Plaid is planning to unveil a new payments program on Thursday (Oct. 21) that will facilitate digital payments funded by users’ bank accounts,...

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CFPB Expected To Query Tech Giants Over Financial Data Handling
CFPB Expected To Query Tech Giants Over Financial Data Handling
October 21, 2021  |  CFPB

Big tech companies in the U.S. are expected to receive a request for information packet from Rohit Chopra, the new director of the Consumer Financial...

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Mastercard Helps Businesses Unlock Working Capital With New Supply Chain Finance Offering
Mastercard Helps Businesses Unlock Working Capital With New Supply Chain Finance Offering
October 21, 2021  |  Supply Chain

In the ongoing drive to help businesses access new sources of capital, Mastercard has launched today (Oct. 21) a new B2B supply chain finance offering...

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