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47% of Retailers Say False Declines Impact Consumer Satisfaction
Checkout Conversion // January 14, 2025

Payment failures are a major challenge for merchants, especially as they expand globally. Consumers expect seamless transactions, and payment declines can lead to abandoned purchases, lost sales and damaged loyalty. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “How Open Payments Boost Performance,” in collaboration with Spreedly,...

Report: Databricks Completes Largest Financing Round Yet, Raising $5 Billion
Investments // January 13, 2025

Databricks has reportedly raised $5 billion in financing, its largest debt raise ever, according to a Monday (Jan. 13) Bloomberg report. The funds were raised from lenders such as Blackstone, Apollo Global Management and Blue Owl Capital, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter who...

Beyond the Buzzword: Why Really Big Data Still Matters
Big Data // December 23, 2024

Big data once topped every corporate wish list, right next to “digital transformation” and “innovation.” While the buzz has faded, the massive data processing revolution continues to reshape industries worldwide, from scientific research to retail operations. Big data refers to large and complex datasets that...

How to Take a Flamethrower to Free Trapped Treasury Data
Spend Management // December 04, 2024

Not all data is created equally. And for 21st century finance and treasury teams attempting to navigate today’s atypical and dynamic economic environment, it’s not just about having data — it’s about having the right data. Still, the rise of digital finance tools means finance...

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47% of Retailers Say False Declines Impact Consumer Satisfaction

January 14, 2025
Payment failures are a major challenge for merchants, especially as they expand globally. Consumers expect seamless transactions, and payment declines can lead to abandoned purchases, lost sales and damaged loyalty. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “How Open Payments Boost Performance,” in collaboration with Spreedly, open payments platforms help merchants improve conversion rates, track key […]

How to Take a Flamethrower to Free Trapped Treasury Data

December 04, 2024
Not all data is created equally. And for 21st century finance and treasury teams attempting to navigate today’s atypical and dynamic economic environment, it’s not just about having data —...

Data-Driven and Customer-Centric: Inside Lands’ End’s Digital Transformation

October 17, 2024
It was Walt Disney who once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” He,...

Maverick COO Says Embedded Finance Drives Growth and Personalization in Digital Ecosystems

July 30, 2024
The integration of financial products and services into digital ecosystems is transforming commerce. “With the advancements of technology and the platforms businesses rely on to run their operations, they are...

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Report: Databricks Completes Largest Financing Round Yet, Raising $5 Billion

January 13, 2025
Databricks has reportedly raised $5 billion in financing, its largest debt raise ever, according to a Monday (Jan. 13) Bloomberg report. The funds were raised from lenders such as Blackstone, Apollo Global Management and Blue Owl Capital, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be named. The software firm will use […]

AWS and Smartsheet Enable AI Assistant to Access Work Management Data

October 09, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Smartsheet have partnered to help companies access their work management data through AWS’ generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. This collaboration involves launching a connector that...

Desia Raises $3.3 Million to Expand AI Applications for Investment Professionals

September 24, 2024
Desia has raised $3.3 million in pre-seed funding to fund the development and growth of its artificial intelligence (AI) applications for productivity, automation and analytics in the financial investment industry....

Google Ventures-Backed Cribl Raises $319 Million for ‘Modern Data Platform’

August 28, 2024
Cribl has raised $319 million in a Series E funding round to help enterprises “unlock the value” of their IT and security data. The round was led by GV (Google...