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How Payments Companies Are Making the Personal Touch Pay Off

How Payments Companies Are Making the Personal Touch Pay Off
How Payments Companies Are Making the Personal Touch Pay Off
May 07, 2025  |  Opinion

A personal touch pays dividends in customer loyalty, Maverick Payments VP, Client Services Maria Mejia writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How...

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Hacking Group Linked to Vegas Disruptions Suspected in Recent UK Retail Attacks
Hacking Group Linked to Vegas Disruptions Suspected in Recent UK Retail Attacks
May 06, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

A hacking group known as Scattered Spider, which previously caused significant disruption on the Las Vegas Strip, is suspected of being behind recent cyber intrusions...

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Leads $120 Million Investment in Youth Sports Operator Unrivaled Sports
Dick’s Sporting Goods Leads $120 Million Investment in Youth Sports Operator Unrivaled Sports
May 06, 2025  |  Investments

Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Tuesday (May 6) that it led a $120 million strategic investment in Unrivaled Sports through its corporate venture arm, DSG Ventures....

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Upstart Personal Loan Originations Grow 83% Year Over Year
Upstart Personal Loan Originations Grow 83% Year Over Year
May 06, 2025  |  Earnings

Lending platform Upstart Holdings’ first quarter results saw loan originations nearly double from a year ago, driven in part by automated processes, while management pointed...

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Corpay, TPG to Acquire AvidXchange in $2.2 Billion Deal
Corpay, TPG to Acquire AvidXchange in $2.2 Billion Deal
May 06, 2025  |  Partnerships

Corporate payments firm Corpay and global asset management firm TPG have entered into a deal to acquire accounts payable (AP) automation software provider AvidXchange. Get...

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Rite Aid Attributes Bankruptcy Return to Empty Shelves, Shopper Trade-Down
Rite Aid Attributes Bankruptcy Return to Empty Shelves, Shopper Trade-Down
May 06, 2025  |  Retail

Rite Aid has claimed in a court filing Tuesday (May 6) that its inability to sustain a successful recovery and its subsequent return to bankruptcy...

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Global Payments Bets Big on $600M Synergy From Worldpay
Global Payments Bets Big on $600M Synergy From Worldpay
May 06, 2025  |  Partnerships

A $22 billion acquisition is a tough act to follow. But TSYS-parent Global Payments is betting big on its $600 million synergy target as it...

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Pay Later Economy Gets Regulatory Reprieve as CFPB Moves to Rescind BNPL Rule
Pay Later Economy Gets Regulatory Reprieve as CFPB Moves to Rescind BNPL Rule
May 06, 2025  |  BNPL

The pay later economy got a big boost late in the day Tuesday (May 6) when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced in a...

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