CarMax’s Q3 earnings exhibited solid sales as the firm prepares for a push into the digital-first economy. In retail, the pandemic introduced much uncertainty into the sphere of loyalty and rewards in the past year as consumers’ shopping habits realigned and contracted to meet the needs of the moment. And in corporate payments, many firms are eyeing new technologies that could accelerate their international business-to-business (B2B) transactions as the pandemic has made firms pivot. All this, Today in Data.