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Walmart Debuts 117 Digital-First Stores
Walmart Debuts 117 Digital-First Stores
October 30, 2023  |  Retail

Walmart is celebrating the re-grand opening of 117 remodeled stores across the United States Monday (Oct. 30), marking the largest single-day rollout of re-grand openings...

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Private Sector and Messaging Standards Target Cross-Border Interoperability Challenges
Private Sector and Messaging Standards Target Cross-Border Interoperability Challenges
October 30, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

As faster payments schemes take shape around the globe — in the U.S., the FedNow® Service is the latest example — realizing the full potential...

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Meta Joins Ad-Free Subscription Space as Platforms Rethink Monetization
Meta Joins Ad-Free Subscription Space as Platforms Rethink Monetization
October 30, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Meta’s new ad-free subscription option in Europe comes amid evolving regulations that demand social media platforms find new ways to monetize their followings, as the...

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Progressive, State Farm Vie for Crown in Provider Rankings of Insurance Apps 
Progressive, State Farm Vie for Crown in Provider Rankings of Insurance Apps 
October 30, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

Navigating insurance policies can be a daunting and complex process, especially since we only use them when we face trouble. In this edition of PYMNTS’...

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Vrbo and Jurny Join Forces to Automate Short-Term Rentals
Vrbo and Jurny Join Forces to Automate Short-Term Rentals
October 30, 2023  |  Partnerships

Hotel and short-term rental management platform Jurny integrated with vacation rental site Vrbo. The integration lets hosts set up and manage listings on Vrbo’s 2...

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Agoda and Mastercard Strengthen Partnership on Travel Industry B2B Payments
Agoda and Mastercard Strengthen Partnership on Travel Industry B2B Payments
October 30, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Singapore-based digital travel platform Agoda expanded its partnership with Mastercard to enhance B2B payments within the travel and tourism industry. The collaboration aims to address the increasing digitalization...

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Visa and BMO Team to Expand Credit Card Installment Access
Visa and BMO Team to Expand Credit Card Installment Access
October 30, 2023  |  Partnerships

Visa teamed with BMO to offer BMO credit card holders access to Visa’s Installments program. The payment option, set to launch next year, lets consumers...

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ACI Worldwide Appoints Former CoreLogic CIO Abe Kuruvilla as CTO
ACI Worldwide Appoints Former CoreLogic CIO Abe Kuruvilla as CTO
October 30, 2023  |  Personnel

ACI Worldwide has appointed Abe Kuruvilla, formerly chief information officer at CoreLogic, as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Kuruvilla’s role will involve leading ACI’s innovation agenda and...

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CCC Debuts Website-Building Tool for Collision Repair Shops
CCC Debuts Website-Building Tool for Collision Repair Shops
October 30, 2023  |  eCommerce

CCC Intelligent Solutions has unveiled a tool it says lets collision repair shops launch websites. CCC Amplify, announced Monday (Oct. 30) by the property and casualty insurance and...

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