PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fashion retailer rue21 (r21 Holdings, Inc.) Today is an exciting day, as we've accomplished our goal of putting rue21 on a secure financial footing in the most unprecedented of times," rue21 Chief Financial Officer Michele Pascoe said in an announcement. million members.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the great digital shift , retailers and financial institutions (FIs) must walk the fine line between challenging transactions and letting the consumer journey proceed frictionless. And then, after the transaction is made, there’s the task of understanding the byzantine codes and data that are tied to online statements.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But top industry experts told Karen Webster during PYMNTS’ latest “On The Agenda” panel that the hurdles for retailers are only beginning. He said the shipping infrastructure nearly buckled earlier this year, and retailers are now being highly conservative when it comes to managing deliveries. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2017

As the popularity of online shopping continues to rise, it comes as no surprise that there has also been an uptick in card-not-present purchases. The study outlines several contributing factors driving this surge in eCommerce transaction popularity, including the rise in consumer confidence in online security measures.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

The pandemic has driven consumers to make the bulk of their purchases online, leading many businesses and retailers to struggle with securing their digital infrastructures and payments processes while managing floods of orders. retailers have digital oversights that leave them vulnerable to attacks. A PYMNTS study on U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is positive news for retailers as they find themselves once again on the front lines of the surge in the pandemic. That optimism will eventually lead to more accurate and aggressive planning for the first and second quarter of 2021. If a retailer sold food, it was essential. On Tuesday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But Johan Gerber , Mastercard ’s executive vice president of security and cyber innovation, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation that too often consumers are dealing with merchants they did shop with, but whose names showed up funny on credit card statements and weren’t immediately recognizable.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

The last several weeks have certainly made for unexpected and unprecedented times for consumers and all players in the retail ecosystem and left a lot of businesses standing at a crossroads as they face the back half of 2020 and questions about what to do next. In other words, trust has become a primarily valuable currency of late.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

POWDR chose to partner with Square because they help elevate the guest experience from enabling fast, secure, contactless payments to integrated online-ordering solutions,” Justin Sibley , co-president of POWDR, said in the release. Ski resorts are like small cities, with restaurants, retail shops, ticketing and hospitality.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

After the year we’ve seen so far, uncertainty is probably just about the last thing the retail segment wants as a holiday present for 2020. Judging by Ondot ’s data from a recently conducted consumer survey, that means holiday shopping is going to be online and on mobile to a degree never before seen. The New Landscape .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

We’re here to help them do just that," he says in " A Look Forward: What Executives Wish for America and the World in 2021. So, it is my sincere hope that in 2021 small businesses are able to surmount the challenges of the pandemic and thrive. retailers incur $3.13 retailers incur $3.13 of costs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Canadian payments services firm Interac has announced it is partnering with Walmart Canada to expand debit card payment methods both in-store and online. He added that considering Walmart's “size, scope and scale in the domestic retail market,” the partnership accelerates the expansion for “in-app and in-browser payments in Canada.".

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

PYMNTS January 2021 Digital Fraud Tracker® done in collaboration with Simility , looks at the matter through the lens of technologies proving out at fraud intervention. New threats are evolving all the time,” KP Brendel, director of marketplace operations at online thrift and consignment storefront Swap.com, told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

PayPal has introduced QR code payments in iZettle’s point-of-sale app to advance secure, contactless transactions in the U.K. Robinhood In Talks With Goldman On Possible 2021 IPO. In the 2021 AI Business Plan Playbook For Banks, PYMNTS provides a six-step framework to help banks use AI to manage credit risk. businesses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

In Germany, security matters. As digital technology keeps bringing new efficiencies to transactions, and more consumers around the world turn to eCommerce for retail and other purchases, an accompanying trend is making life interesting for merchants and payment providers. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

is in talks for as much as a $25 billion stake in a Mumbai, India conglomerate that is planning to launch a “ super app ” designed to offer a mega selection of retail products, sources told Mint. Walmart Inc. In May, Tata Capital, a division of Tata Group, introduced a mobile app that promised a better user experience for getting loans.

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FICO

MAY 27, 2021

A Dozen Top Achievers in 2021. Earlier this year we provided a list of the winning companies in our 2021 FICO® Decisions Awards. OCBC , a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Singapore, launched an online 60-minute mortgage approval service for Singaporeans using FICO® Origination Manager.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

18) that it has secured a distributor license from California, bringing it one step closer to bringing its first electric SUV, Byton M-Byte, to the United States. and the European Union in 2021, according to Reuters. on its own, as well as through retail partners. Chinese startup Byton announced Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company has determined not to pursue a public offering of the securities covered by the registration statement at this time,” LoanDepot wrote in its filing. is the nation’s largest retail mortgage lender. But less than a year later, it withdrew the offering. Quicken Loans Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Even consumers who are feeling more financially secure may want to tap new tools to help them maintain their good financial standings and stay in control of their budgets. This financing option could appeal to even financially secure consumers who wish to avoid credit card interest rates. and unemployment became more widespread.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Canadian firm said it has a total of $77 billion in securities, cash and other available capital available when including uncalled capital commitments from clients, Bloomberg reported. Separately, Brookfield is going to spend $5 billion in an effort to get the retail mall industry back on track following COVID-19 per news in May.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether through the use of online marketplaces or proprietary supplier portals, B2B sellers embraced the opportunity to connect with business customers online, while buyers reciprocated by sourcing, procuring and paying for goods the way they do in their personal lives. Embedded Finance.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Losses due to false credit and debit card declines — in which merchants reject legitimate orders on the mistaken belief that they are fraudulent — grew to $118 billion last year and are projected to reach $443 billion by 2021. Fraudsters are increasingly savvy, though, and retailers cannot afford to relax much. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

PYMNTS January 2021 Next-Gen Debit Tracker® done in collaboration with PULSE , A Discover Company, notes, “Banks, government agencies and retailers have scrambled to adjust to consumers’ digital spending and payment shifts during the pandemic, but doing so swiftly has presented security challenges.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And Handelsbanken will reportedly shutter nearly 50 percent of its Swedish offices by the close of 2021, the Financial Times reported. The company recently said it would shutter 180 out of 380 offices in the country, while putting $115 million toward its online client offering and eliminating 1,000 positions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

as consumers struggle to find a reason to use them, as online and omnichannel purchases are growing worldwide. Consumers don’t always just need solutions, even in high-interest areas like privacy, security and flexibility – sometimes they also need a clearer picture of the problem they are solving. billion per day.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

That’s the hot take from a qualitative and quantitative retail survey from a company that specializes in moving SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses) and even VSBs (very small businesses) into the digital-first economy. And that’s actually a mistake because again, there’s a lot of competition online. So specify your content.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Retailers have had to swiftly adapt to markets where online transactions have ballooned exponentially. The [financial] industry has acted quickly to support both consumers and retailers as much as possible through the COVID-19 crisis,” UK Finance said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. “The 14, 2019, deadline.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

We’ve worked with a lot of retailers this year to help them build curbside when they had no curbside at all as well as to create touchless payments experiences. Laplanche noted a few more pieces of good vaccine news could start seeing a big pick-up in travel bookings for 2021 at the last minute.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Walmart and Amazon are reportedly some of the large retailers piloting a new method of contending with refunds. Treasurers will be taking important lessons from 2020 into 2021 as they continue on their modernization path. Decoding QR Codes: Retailers Embrace Simple, Secure Touchless Payments Option.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

14 that a consortium known as the Vaccination Credential Initiative ( VCI ) — including Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and the Mayo Clinic — are jointly developing a secure mobile digital ID to prove immunity. PYMNTS' January 2021 report, Mapping Digital-First Consumers’ Return to the Physical World , surveyed nearly 2,300 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

These plans fund retail purchases that consumers can then pay off over time in typically four installments. Buy now, pay later options have developed differently across nations, with trends in C hina seeing retailers often providing their own installment payment plans rather than offering third-party plans at checkout.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2019

Founded in 2012, Mumbai-based Fynd helps offline retailers sell their products to consumers directly through its online store, as well as allows them to connect with eCommerce platforms including Amazon India and Flipkart. In addition, Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy more than a quarter stake in Reliance Retail.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Riley Securities Inc. These efforts will help fund our transformation and put us in the position to start fiscal 2021 with a more cohesive set of core businesses in Home, Baby, Beauty & Wellness. The deal had been expected to close prior to the conclusion of Bed Bath & Beyond’s fiscal year end in February 2021.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

What if close to half of all companies surveyed said productivity during COVID-19 work-from-home (WFH) orders is actually rising, as more business is conducted efficiently online and less time goes into commutation or gets siphoned off by sundry other office intrusions? Well, they’ve said it. Digital A Lifesaver For HR Pros.

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