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Apple Workers Receive Unlimited Sick Time For Signs Of The Coronavirus

Apple Workers Receive Unlimited Sick Time For Signs Of The Coronavirus
Apple Workers Receive Unlimited Sick Time For Signs Of The Coronavirus
March 10, 2020  |  Retail

To make sure its retail staffers are healthy, Apple is giving its hourly employees, with the inclusion of retail workers, unlimited sick leave if they experience...

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Costco Struggles To Keep Up With Coronavirus Demand
Costco Struggles To Keep Up With Coronavirus Demand
March 10, 2020  |  Retail

As customers visit Costco to stock their pantries amid the coronavirus outbreak, CFO Richard Galanti said on an earnings call last week that the retailer’s...

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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Goes Big
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Goes Big
March 10, 2020  |  Payment Methods

What instant lending innovation have shoppers fallen in love with? Here’s a hint: We’ll tell you now … and you can thank us later. Between...

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FloQast Augments Reconciliation Automation With AI
FloQast Augments Reconciliation Automation With AI
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Accountant close management software company FloQast has upgraded FloQast AutoRec, the company’s AI-powered solution to account reconciliation, according to a release.  Get the Full Story...

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How AR-AP Connectivity Works To Deepen Buyer-Supplier Ties
How AR-AP Connectivity Works To Deepen Buyer-Supplier Ties
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As more technology emerges to sit between a company’s accounts payable (AP) platform and its vendor’s accounts receivable (AR) portal, service providers are looking to...

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Looking Within The Enterprise To Unlock Spend Data Silos
Looking Within The Enterprise To Unlock Spend Data Silos
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In B2B FinTech, spend management is a greenfield opportunity as innovators explore how to help corporates understand the nuances of how money flows out of...

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India Corporate Card Startup Karbon Lands Funding
India Corporate Card Startup Karbon Lands Funding
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In seed funding from well-known angel investors, corporate card FinTech Karbon Card has notched $2 million. Amrish Rau, the PayU founder and Pine Labs CEO,...

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Alipay Launches Strategy For Massive Digital Evolution In China
Alipay Launches Strategy For Massive Digital Evolution In China
March 10, 2020  |  eCommerce

Ant Financial, a division of China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba, has launched a three-year strategy to make its Alipay mobile app platform available to 40 million...

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Fifth Third Bank Sued By CFPB Over Fake Accounts
Fifth Third Bank Sued By CFPB Over Fake Accounts
March 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp alleging that employees opened accounts for customers without their consent in...

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