Whole Foods CEO Says Fewer Shoppers Will Return To Supermarkets
Whole Foods CEO Says Fewer Shoppers Will Return To Supermarkets
September 11, 2020  |  Retail

When John Mackey co-founded Whole Foods Market four decades ago, self-checkout hadn’t been invented and the internet was in its infancy. Get the Full Story...

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Wayfair And Citi Partner On Card Offerings
Wayfair And Citi Partner On Card Offerings
September 11, 2020  |  Retail

Citigroup’s Citi Retail Services will provide private label and co-branded credit cards for online home goods retailer Wayfair, the companies announced Friday (Sept. 11). Get...

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Big Digital Shift Powers Kroger’s Strong Q2 Earnings
Big Digital Shift Powers Kroger’s Strong Q2 Earnings
September 11, 2020  |  Earnings

The digital shift is alive and well at Kroger. The company announced Friday (Sept. 11) as part of its Q2 earnings report that it saw...

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How 9/11 Helped Shape Today’s (Digital) Payments Landscape
How 9/11 Helped Shape Today’s (Digital) Payments Landscape
September 11, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Viewed through the lens of the pandemic, the horrors of 9/11 may seem, at least to some, long ago and far away – though, of...

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Circle’s Allaire On The Roadmap For Digital Dollar Stablecoins — And Programmable Money
Circle’s Allaire On The Roadmap For Digital Dollar Stablecoins — And Programmable Money
September 11, 2020  |  Digital Payments

To get a sense of how widespread the interest is, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said in August the Boston Fed was teaming up with MIT...

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Finding Voice Commerce’s ‘Hero’ Use Case
Finding Voice Commerce’s ‘Hero’ Use Case
September 10, 2020  |  Amazon Payments

COVID-19 has unexpectedly acted as a major boon to the voice commerce ecosystem. Amazon Pay Head of Product Kris Zanuldin told Karen Webster in a...

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The Rise Of The Super App In Central America
The Rise Of The Super App In Central America
September 10, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

For platforms offering a variety of services — courting sticky relationships with their end users — the holy grail is the super app. Get the...

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Today In Payments: Apple Seeks Punitive Damages Against Epic; Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO
Today In Payments: Apple Seeks Punitive Damages Against Epic; Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO
September 09, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Apple countersued Epic Games for punitive damages, and telemedicine company Amwell priced its initial public offering (IPO). Plus, Grab is in...

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Second Stimulus Check Not In GOP’s Pared-Down Package
Second Stimulus Check Not In GOP’s Pared-Down Package
September 09, 2020  |  Economy

Republicans unveiled a $500 billion stimulus package on Tuesday (Sept. 8) that includes another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans for small businesses,...

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