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Why The Biggest US Retailer Will Stick To Stamps

PYMNTS

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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Zopa Secures UK Banking License

PYMNTS

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based million) to become a challenger bank.

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Zopa P2P Lender To Land 12th-Hour Investment To Become Bank

PYMNTS

A source told the Financial Times that Zopa will receive the funds from an entity linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based Launched in 2005, Zopa is considered one of the world’s first P2P lenders, lending almost £4 billion to consumers in the U.K. based fund, and its U.K. investment vehicle Silverstripe. since its inception.

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Toys R Us Eyes Liquidation Of US Operations

PYMNTS

Beleaguered toy retailer Toys R Us is in the midst of prepping plans to liquidate its U.S. toy and game brand entered bankruptcy protection in September 2017, and had planned to refashion both its capital and operating structures — which is typical of such strategies. Toys R Us managed to garner a $3.1

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Consumer Credit Update for 2Q 2023

South State Correspondent

These are cash flow management tools that send a signal of future problems. Consumer Credit – Mortgage & HELOC Originations are down to the lowest level since 2005. Banks are currently reducing indirect auto financing growth and are managed by greater holdback and fewer exceptions. Balances are up, driven by inflation.

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Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki to Speak at Bank Innovation 2017

Bank Innovation

Yabuki joined Fiserv in 2005. Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2017, taking place March 6-7 in San Jose. Under his leadership, the company has grown revenue to exceed $5 billion annually, and serves more than 13,000 institutional clients. Fiserv also supports this site’s Read More.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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