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MAY 18, 2018

billion acquisition of Swedish small business commerce platform iZettle will boost its presence in 12 markets across European and Latin America, particularly in the physical retail space. PayPal’s $2.2 The move highlights the increasingly overlapping businesses of PayPal and Square, of which iZettle is a competitor.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

Kiosks are gaining more power in retail, especially as it becomes ever more obvious that consumers are not quite ready to cut ties with physical forms of buying, contrary to the early fever dreams of the eCommerce age. There are seven million family-run mom-and-pop stores that dominate retail outside big cities in China,” that analysis reads.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

For retailers looking at stockouts, empty stores and the worst still to come, talk of recovery might seem premature. Retailers should first understand that the most stress is likely being placed on front-line employees and, if applicable, customer service reps. “All things must pass,” as George Harrison said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

and China, analysts are finding a shift among global supply chains away from the Chinese market, to the benefit of markets that traditionally don’t see much trade volume. Steve Madden is one retailer that publicly announced its efforts to move its supply chain operations out of China. 13) said the U.S.-China

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Lightspeed and Stripe have teamed up to launch Lightspeed Capital, which will, initially offer loans aimed at small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the U.S., The program will provide retailers using Lightspeed Payments with “flexible financing” of up to $50,000 per retail location. Lightspeed announced.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

2, as Microsoft has rallied to be neck and neck with Amazon in terms of market capitalization. The two Washington state-based companies are within one percentage point of each other, with a market cap of about $723 billion, thanks to a week-long rally in Microsoft shares coupled with a slump in Amazon shares, reported 24/7 Wall St.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2017

Cloud-based software firm Tulip Retail , which provides a mobile app suite for store associates in retail settings, has raised $40 million in its latest funding round. The round was led by American venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Holdaway, who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, joins Barclays after 15 years at Capital One , where he held a variety of senior leadership roles in new business initiatives, internet acquisitions and partnership finance. He will report to Barry Rodrigues, CEO of cards and payments, and Richard Haworth, CEO of the Americas business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

We know that value is extremely important to our guests, especially now," Ellie Doty , chief marketing officer at Burger King North America, said in the release. Burger King's use of marketing efforts that capitalize on a keen sense of social media has won the Miami-based company kudos.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

With a focus on small retailers, ShopX offers online commerce and supply chain management services with support for mobile access to its services. ShopX said it will use the funding to focus on product investment and development of new services for small retailers, and to expand geographically. million in debt and equity financing.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

The Biden Administration “Investing in America” agenda continues with many programs opening in June of this year. The various programs are wide ranging, complicated, and impactful which is why now is an excellent inflection point to provide financial advisory to both your retail and commercial customers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

In a new report released this week, Proactis found that for the restaurant, grocery and retail industries across North America, there are a few hurdles that industry professionals acknowledge when it comes to boosting procurement and overall company performance. But human capital is essential to making these criteria a reality.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The real reason that this conference makes our favorites list is that this is one of the few conferences where we can learn what the largest and most progressive banks are doing in the market. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

The combined company aims to facilitate easier connections between retail and banking customers. NCR is a software- and services-led enterprise provider in the financial, retail and hospitality verticals. With committed financing by Bank of America, NCR is moving to finalize the transaction with cash on hand. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

used-vehicle market is ripe for disruption with less than 1 percent e-commerce penetration.” The companies said that there are “significant market share expansion opportunities.”. The company’s focus is on the consumer and retail sectors. Individual investors include Rick Wagoner, former CEO of General Motors.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

All eyes in the retail sector are now on Simon Property Group , as the mall giant hauls The Gap into court for failing to pay rent amid the coronavirus shutdown. However, The Gap, like many other retailers, has seen its revenue fall off a cliff since March, when the clothing retailer was forced to shutter stores across the country.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

One of the new realities of augmented reality is this: the technology is attracting more investment from China than from sources in North America. According Digi-Capital , which tracks AR investments, China-based funding for augmented reality and computer vision technologies hit $3.9 Investment Shift.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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CB Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

Founded in 1857, Spain-based Santander is one of Europe’s largest multinational banks, with a market capitalization of around $60B, and a long history in retail, business, and commercial banking. Santander currently has 102M customers and over 14,000 branches worldwide, including the US, Europe, and Latin America.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Merchants are capitalizing on the power of deals more than ever before. According to DynamicAction’s Retail Index: Holiday 2016 , retailers have increasing their promotions and offers by 52 percent this holiday season.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The round was led by D1 Capital Partners , and values the company at $1.75 Research firm Cowen estimated in July that the luxury sneaker market is worth more than $2 billion in North America and could be worth $30 billion worldwide by 2030, WSJ reported.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In Latin America two chilean start-ups were the winners: Destacame.cl , aiming to financial inclusion by creating a credit scoring based on utility payments; and Bitnexo which enables fast, easy and low cost transfers between Asia and Latin America, using Bitcoin. Discover the finalists of all regions here.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you are a financial advisor or a trust company, you have missed out on $1 trillion in capital appreciation for your customers. They have not been distributed by fiduciaries to the mass market. That means that the retail and mass affluent investor are doing it themselves at Coinbase or Binance or MetaMask. It is logic.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you are a financial advisor or a trust company, you have missed out on $1 trillion in capital appreciation for your customers. They have not been distributed by fiduciaries to the mass market. That means that the retail and mass affluent investor are doing it themselves at Coinbase or Binance or MetaMask. It is logic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

The company priced its shares above a target range, having sold 15 million shares for $20 apiece following their marketing at $17 to $19, Bloomberg reported. The offering was led by UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corp., per the filing. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as cited by the report.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Instacart raises new capital, Berkshire takes a stake in Chase and bitcoin has a bad day. Berkshire has around 9 percent stakes in Bank of America and Wells Fargo, and is the top investor in both companies. Instagram Rolls Out Three New Ways to Discover Products to Purchase. Berkshire Spends $4B for Stake in JPMorgan Chase.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Reports in e27 said MAA Group provided the investment, which microLEAP plans to use for marketing, new staff hires and technological enhancements. Its micro-financing portal targets SMBs that cannot access capital via traditional means. Sequoia Capital India led the Series A investment, TechCrunch reported. Modern Treasury.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

The early bird gets the worm – just like retailers who seek out deals with strategically positioned partners are more often than not rewarded for their boldness. At least, that’s the hope of these retailers who find themselves part of the Retail Bedfellows Tracker this week. Small businesses in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. sellers to seek toeholds outside of America, taking advantage of an opportunity to boost business in markets with less competition. Small And Nimble > Big And Slow.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

She said the company also “made significant progress on our path to profitability, as our adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 540 basis points year on year, while making significant investments that position us to capitalize on the massive opportunity in front of us.”. At the time, it was noted that IBISWorld Pty Ltd.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Focus on developers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

PayPal ’s venture capital arm has invested $11 million in online returns service Happy Returns. Sobie and Co-Founder Mark Geller met at HauteLook, an early flash sale retailer that was bought by Nordstrom. The funding is the largest round to date for the company, bringing Happy Returns’ total raise to $25 million.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

Among the ongoing trends in retail is the funding for online used car platforms, and the ongoing rise of eCommerce and digital payments in Latin America. Higher interest rates and a bevy of new cars coming off lease stand to push more customers into the used market in 2019,” according to CNBC. Used Vehicle Trends. More Funding.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Lucaciu is the chief technology officer of Adore Me , an eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailer that has adjusted to disruptive changes in its market, including the bankruptcy of the parent company of Victoria’s Secret. We’re focused on capital efficiency,” he noted. “We Adore Me is ranked No. PYMNTS research shows that 1.9

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