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31LoansShipping Company XPO Refinances $1B After Amazon Pulls Business
A global shipping company is reeling after Amazon apparently pulled business to focus on its own logistics, according to a report from...
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137InvestmentsAlibaba Increases Its Stake In China International Capital Corp
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, has increased its stake in China International Capital Corp. to close to 12 percent, reported Reuters. Alibaba...
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190InvestmentsHSBC May Hold Off On Investments As China, UK Growth Slows
HSBC, the global bank, expressed caution on Tuesday (Feb. 19) that it may be forced to put off some investments in 2019...
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213Global PaymentsFingerprint Cards Unveils Biometric Platform; TransferTo Becomes Two Brands
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards AB unveiling a biometric...
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226Fraud PreventionCan Retailers Push Back Against Surging Account Takeovers?
Account takeovers are becoming bigger business for criminals — or, at least, the business of preventing account takeovers in the digital retail...
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366InternationalMexico Sets Its Sights On FinTechs To End Poverty
Mexico’s new government, led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is setting its sights on financial technology to get the country out of...
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409EarningsWalmart US eCommerce Sales Surge 43 Pct
Retail giant Walmart posted fiscal 2019 fourth quarter results that topped expectations amid strong holiday spending and U.S. eCommerce sales that logged...
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503Security & FraudDanske Bank Ordered To Shut Down Estonian Branch
Danske Bank was ordered by Estonia to shutter its local branch at the center of a money-laundering scandal, and has been given...
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495BankingLloyds, Visa Pilot New Cash Scheme To Boost Access
Lloyds Banking Group, the U.K. bank, announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) a partnership with Visa in which the two have launched a new...
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475RetailWhy QSRs Are Upping Their Digital Game
In the digital age, quick service restaurants (QSRs) have a host of technologies at their disposal to remove friction in the ordering...
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493Today In DataToday In Data: Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets
Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets, such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. Uber’s and Lyft’s initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to take place this year, which...
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471RetailWhy Big Brands Can’t Create Loyalty Without A Clear Vision Of Their Customers
The problem with customer retention in an era when consumers are easily distracted and pulled away isn’t that brands aren’t trying, or...
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421RetailWhy Flexibility’s The Ticket For Online Festival Booking Platforms
Digital platforms for music festival experiences often come as a means of providing information. The U.K.’s Festicket, for instance, was started with...
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618Fintech InvestmentsIn UK, FinTech Fundraising Gathers Steam
Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a...
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581DisbursementsA Maritime Side Hustle? Disbursements Drop Anchor In Boatsharing Platforms
From Uber to Airbnb, the sharing economy opens many opportunities for consumers to monetize assets they own, but don’t always use —...
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533Subscription CommerceDeep Dive: Clothing Rental Services Hit The Subscription Runway
Virtual fashion companies like Le Tote and Rent the Runway allow consumers to try clothes before they buy them, sparing them from...
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563B2B PaymentsSMB Lender iwoca Raises $194M
U.K. alternative small business (SMB) lender iwoca announced on Monday (Feb. 18) a fundraise worth nearly $194 million. Reports in Business Leader...
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595B2B PaymentsPatriot Software Eases Direct Deposit Payroll Onboarding Friction
Payroll and accounting software company Patriot Software is addressing the friction of onboarding employees to receive wages via direct deposit. In an...
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659B2B PaymentsWhy Faster Payments Isn’t The Answer To Accounts Receivable Delays
With faster payments functionality beginning to take off in the U.S., the outlook of how accelerated transaction times might impact B2B payments...
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725B2B PaymentsFSB Pressures UK To Nix Contracts To Late Payers
Small businesses combatting the practice of late invoice payments in the U.K. are proposing a new tactic in the fight. Reports in...
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645B2B PaymentsJapan’s Banking, Insurance Markets Link SMBs To US Trade Via Amazon
Members of Japan’s insurance and financial services sectors are teaming up in an effort to remove barriers for small businesses (SMBs) to...
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