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Capital One and Walmart End Exclusive Credit Card Agreement
News // May 24, 2024

Capital One will no longer be the exclusive issuer of Walmart Consumer Credit Cards. The two companies announced Friday (May 24) in a joint press release that they ended their agreement. They introduced the Capital One Walmart Rewards Credit Card Program in 2019, according to the release. “While Capital One and...

Mastercard and African Development Bank Group to Provide Digital Identities
Digital Identity // May 24, 2024

Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group formed an alliance to provide digital access to critical services to 100 million people and businesses in Africa over the next 10 years. The first efforts of the organizations’ Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa will include providing digital identities and access...

NuORDER Teams With Spreedly on Payments Vaulting
Partnerships // May 23, 2024

Open payments platform Spreedly has launched a partnership with B2B commerce company NuORDER by Lightspeed. The partnership is designed to leverage “advanced payments vaulting solutions” to secure customer data during wholesale transactions, according to a Wednesday (May 22) blog post. NuORDER’s B2B platform powers wholesale buying and selling,...

Home Depot Teams With Instacart to Bolster eCommerce Offerings
Partnerships // May 23, 2024

Home Depot teamed with Instacart to offer customers same-day delivery on home improvement products. The partnership offers delivery in as fast as an hour from nearly 2,000 stores, according to a Thursday (May 23) press release. It comes as Home Depot is dealing with a downturn in consumer spending. “Our...

Interviews & Exclusives
Payments Speed and Security Acceleration Driven by Behavioral Expectations

May 23, 2024
The future of payments won’t be built overnight. But progress is being made almost every single day. Technology is reshaping every facet of business. The pursuit of efficiency, security and seamless customer experiences is driving change in how transactions are conducted and transforming the ways businesses can operate. Aaron LeHew, director of invoice-to-cash at Esker, shared his thoughts on the key […]

Payments Orchestration Lowers Expense of Digital Payments Acceptance

May 22, 2024
There’s no shortage of evidence showing that digital payment methods are nearing a tipping point. As PYMNTS Intelligence and the Federal Reserve have reported, consumers and businesses are accelerating their use of...

Payment Diversification Creates Winning Formula for Merchants

May 08, 2024
There’s no place like home, particularly when it comes to preferred payment mechanisms. That’s why businesses looking to expand internationally need to ensure that their strategic approach includes diversification of payment methods and the...

Discover Global Network Looks to Customer Shifts to Define Innovation

April 24, 2024
Technological transformation is at the heart of both modern commerce and payments innovation. With technology as the driving force, consumers are demanding more than transactions from their payment experiences; they...

Quick Reads
Rho and Navan Integrate Corporate Cards, Travel and Expense Platform

May 24, 2024
Rho and Navan have launched a unified finance suite that customers can use to manage corporate travel and expenses, enforce expense policy compliance, send payments and close the books. This co-branded solution brings together the capabilities of Rho Corporate Cards and the Navan travel and expense super app, the companies said in a Thursday (May 23) press release. “With Rho, Navan customers now have […]

Capital One and Walmart End Exclusive Credit Card Agreement

May 24, 2024
Capital One will no longer be the exclusive issuer of Walmart Consumer Credit Cards. The two companies announced Friday (May 24) in a joint press release that they ended their agreement. They introduced the Capital One...

Mastercard and African Development Bank Group to Provide Digital Identities

May 24, 2024
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group formed an alliance to provide digital access to critical services to 100 million people and businesses in Africa over the next 10 years. The first efforts of the...

NuORDER Teams With Spreedly on Payments Vaulting

May 23, 2024
Open payments platform Spreedly has launched a partnership with B2B commerce company NuORDER by Lightspeed. The partnership is designed to leverage “advanced payments vaulting solutions” to secure customer data during wholesale transactions, according...