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Kabbage Acquires SMB Data Analytics Firm Radius
Kabbage Acquires SMB Data Analytics Firm Radius
September 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Small business lending platform Kabbage has announced the acquisition of data analytics platform Radius Intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Challenger Lender B-North Taps Mambu, nCino For Launch
Challenger Lender B-North Taps Mambu, nCino For Launch
September 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. challenger bank B-North has tapped two FinTechs to power its small business lending and banking operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Amazon Trials Hand Recognition Payment Method At Whole Foods
Amazon Trials Hand Recognition Payment Method At Whole Foods
September 04, 2019  |  Amazon Payments

Amazon is testing a new payment system that uses handprints for checkout instead of a card or an app, The New York Post reported on...

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Australia Gets Taste Of Digital Food Delivery With DoorDash 
Australia Gets Taste Of Digital Food Delivery With DoorDash 
September 04, 2019  |  Delivery

San Francisco-based DoorDash is moving beyond North America and is now taking orders in Melbourne, Australia, taking on UberEats, Menulog and Deliveroo, Reuters reported on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Security Matters Seeks Blockchain Cannabis Tracker Patent; PwC Starts Taking Crypto Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Security Matters Seeks Blockchain Cannabis Tracker Patent; PwC Starts Taking Crypto Payments
September 04, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Australian supply chain-focused blockchain technology company Security Matters has filed a patent application in the U.S. towards the marking, tracking and managing of the supply...

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Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
September 04, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. The network — and its more than 25 member banks — aims to unlock a potential...

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Marketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
Marketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
September 04, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

In eCommerce, the right visual images pay dividends  when it comes to inducing shoppers toward impulse buys (or at least impulse browsing) across online platforms...

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Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Friction Online?
Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Friction Online?
September 04, 2019  |  Authentication

Can friction be healthy for the eCommerce experience? Jen Singh, director of channel partnerships at Entersekt, tells PYMNTS that the consumer perception of what it means...

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Meal Kits Go Back To School
Meal Kits Go Back To School
September 04, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

In one respect, it’s the semi-forgotten part of the school days — the school lunch. Backpacks might be full of books, notes and homework in...

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