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Department Stores, Electronics Lead 0.6 Pct Rebound In June Retail Sales
Department Stores, Electronics Lead 0.6 Pct Rebound In June Retail Sales
July 16, 2021  |  Retail

U.S. consumers spent more in department stores and less on furniture and cars in June, the Commerce Department reported Friday (July 16), as the barometer that...

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New Study: Australians Love Local Loyalty Programs — When They Can Find Them
New Study: Australians Love Local Loyalty Programs — When They Can Find Them
July 16, 2021  |  SMBs

In Making Loyalty Work For Small Businesses: Australia Edition, a PYMNTS and Pollinate collaboration, we discover that shopping local businesses is a bigger part of...

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Provider Ranking Of Aggregators Shows All Ingredients Necessary For Meteoric Growth
Provider Ranking Of Aggregators Shows All Ingredients Necessary For Meteoric Growth
July 16, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Is there aggregating among aggregators? How about Grubhub and Just Eat? Will there be more? We’re going to go ahead and predict right here and...

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How AI And Digital Identity Verification Can Secure The Telehealth Age
How AI And Digital Identity Verification Can Secure The Telehealth Age
July 16, 2021  |  Identity

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Shipmate Fulfillment On Using Payment Orchestration To Break Down Cross-Border Barriers
Shipmate Fulfillment On Using Payment Orchestration To Break Down Cross-Border Barriers
July 16, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

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Funded FinTechs Look To Get More Capital In The Hands Of SMBs
Funded FinTechs Look To Get More Capital In The Hands Of SMBs
July 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Whether through embedded lending, small business credit cards or trade finance portals, this week’s newly funded B2B FinTechs are largely looking to get more capital...

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Paytm Aiming For $2.2B IPO In India At $25B Valuation
Paytm Aiming For $2.2B IPO In India At $25B Valuation
July 16, 2021  |  IPO

Digital payments firm Paytm is targeting a $2.2 billion initial public offering (IPO) in India at a valuation of $25 billion, Reuters reported on Friday...

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NoTraffic Raises $17.5M To Make Dumb Intersections Smart
NoTraffic Raises $17.5M To Make Dumb Intersections Smart
July 16, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Traffic intersections are almost entirely dumb in North America. While we live in the age of connected tech and a “smart” version of everything up...

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Credit Unions Stake Future On Contactless Cards, Digital Wallets
Credit Unions Stake Future On Contactless Cards, Digital Wallets
July 16, 2021  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions (CUs) are known for catering to consumers with a personal touch and for helping small business clients thrive and grow, which has positive...

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