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HSBC Rolls Out Multicurrency Digital Wallet To Streamline Global Payments
HSBC Rolls Out Multicurrency Digital Wallet To Streamline Global Payments
May 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

London-based HSBC is banking that there’s a big interest among small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a multicurrency digital wallet. The company said that its...

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Macy’s Q1 Earnings Show Digital-First Strategy Pays Off
Macy’s Q1 Earnings Show Digital-First Strategy Pays Off
May 18, 2021  |  Retail

Department stores are so 2020. At Macy’s, even though it defined the category for decades, the company worked hard during its earnings call Tuesday (May...

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Tailwinds And Headwinds In Retail
Tailwinds And Headwinds In Retail
May 18, 2021  |  Today In Data

Secondhand furniture marketplace Kaiyo recently announced that it had landed an investment to power its expansion, as consumer demand for eCommerce, resale and the circular economy soars. In...

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Malaysia’s GHL Teams With Singapore’s Grab To Offer PayLater
Malaysia’s GHL Teams With Singapore’s Grab To Offer PayLater
May 18, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Malaysia’s GHL Systems Berhad is collaborating with Singapore’s Grab to offer its PayLater payment tool for online merchants using the eGHL Payment Gateway, The Edge Markets reported on Tuesday...

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Ally Now Provides Financing On Sezzle’s Platform
Ally Now Provides Financing On Sezzle’s Platform
May 18, 2021  |  Retail

Ally Bank’s personal lending division, Ally Lending, has brought its financing services to retail payments platform Sezzle, according to a Tuesday (May 18) announcement. Get...

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Zolve, i2c Aim To Remove Financial Barriers For Immigrants
Zolve, i2c Aim To Remove Financial Barriers For Immigrants
May 18, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

The digital payments and banking technology firm i2c announced on Tuesday (May 18) that it has formed a partnership with the FinTech Zolve, which provides...

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Walmart Sees Year Of Pent-Up Demand At Stores; Says Consumers ‘Want To Get Out’
Walmart Sees Year Of Pent-Up Demand At Stores; Says Consumers ‘Want To Get Out’
May 18, 2021  |  Retail

The world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer delivered better than expected top and bottom-line growth Tuesday (May 18), as Walmart said more customers bought merchandise online and...

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The Home Depot’s Comp Sales Surge Amid Rise In Home Improvement Projects
The Home Depot’s Comp Sales Surge Amid Rise In Home Improvement Projects
May 18, 2021  |  Retail

The Home Depot reported that comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 surged by 31 percent and comparable sales in the U.S. jumped...

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Product Protection Firm Extend Unveils $260 Million Series C
Product Protection Firm Extend Unveils $260 Million Series C
May 18, 2021  |  Investments

Extend, which provides extended warranty and product protection plans for merchants and shoppers via application programming interface (API)-first offerings, unveiled a SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led...

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