PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It also found that just 16 percent of U.S. About The Tracker.

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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. Consumers who want to sell their cars via that platform reportedly seek an online price estimate. “If The latest evidence of that comes via Japan-based SoftBank.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – Bank of America seeks electronification of cash not only as way to better serve its banking customers but also as an excellent way to reduce costs: according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, this digitization of cash can save the bank billions of dollars.

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Bank Innovation

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.

Retail 186

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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. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Bank of America today announced new features to the billpay functionality of its mobile app, including allowing users to search payment history from up to two years ago. In an email this morning to its customers prompting them to download the mobile app (which the bank does on a regular basis), BofA also revealed a set […].

America 170

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. The study came up with Reputation Scores, measured on a scale of 100 to 1,000, based on online reviews, accurate listings, social media, search results and customer engagement.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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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.

Retail 101

Retail Software Mobile Online 101

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

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Online sneaker marketplace Goat Group has raised $100 million in a Series E funding round, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which will go toward expanding its products and apparel categories. The round was led by D1 Capital Partners , and values the company at $1.75

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

For small businesses, expansion is key, and expansion needs capital. The company has said that it is the first bank in Puerto Rico to offer digital services, ranging from business credit cards to working capital loans to SBA loans.

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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. With more and more commerce going online, he said, it will also be increasingly important for sellers to process a higher number of returns and chargebacks and to quickly settle customer disputes.

social media 295

social media America Online Branding 295

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The cash flow challenges for small businesses have been in place for a while, in Latin America since well before the pandemic took root. And in an interview with PYMNTS, Jacob Shoihet , co-founder and CEO of the online financing platform Marco Financial , said the problem is particularly acute for exporters. “In

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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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

An online marketplace where clothing resale has gotten a financial shot in the arm. TechCrunch reports that Poshmark , which began as a site for the buying and selling of women’s fashion but has since expanded to also include brand new goods, has raised $25 million in a funding round led by GGV Capital.

Online 100

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The eBay Seller School is an online learning platform that offers a varied level of courses to help sellers accelerate and expand their businesses. Applicants can join an online network through Hello Alice to collaborate and learn from similar small businesses. Up & Running is part of eBay’s Retail Revival program.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Just ask Bank of America, whose Erica crossed 3.5 million users, or Capital One’s Eno which claims to have one of the highest user ratings and can even communicate with consumers through text outside the banking app. Virtual banking assistants seem to be all the craze lately.

America 150

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Today’s coverage includes the latest way Instagram wants to appeal to online shoppers, along with fresh data about how fraudsters might attack on Thanksgiving Day. Instacart raises new capital, Berkshire takes a stake in Chase and bitcoin has a bad day. Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Co-Founder and CEO Eran Shust told PYMNTS in an interview that the aim is to bring more options to the table and enable travelers to “choose something not out of the specific package[s] that most of the OTAs [online travel agencies] are offering.”. million Series A round led by Fosun International’s VC investment arm, Fosun RZ Capital.

Online 100

Online Innovation New York Marketing 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

Burkhart will be one of many innovator CEOs on Innovation Project’s The Future Meets The Present Right Now: Can Retail Keep Pace? Skyler Fernandes and current Proudwork CEO — former Rakuten.com CEO — Fumio Kobayashi to discuss the rapidly resetting world of retail — and what merchants can do other than just “going digital.”.

Retail 101

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

The platform to bring malls online — or create a virtual mall — is being led by an Alibaba-owned company called Lazada. It predicts at least one and possibly more real estate investment trusts (REITs) will need to file for bankruptcy as retailers struggle to pay rent and consumers stay away either by choice or due to new lockdown mandates.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Walmart’s effort to sell pricey camping, hiking, and outdoor gear online hasn’t done well so far, which the Wall Street Journal said could be a sign of more challenges the retailer faces in taking on Amazon.com online. Some of the brands expressed concerns Walmart would drive the prices of their products lower.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

The offering was led by UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corp., The company has notched a total of $288 million in funding from venture capital and private equity backers, including Great Hill Partners, Greycroft, PWP Growth Equity, Sandbridge Capital, Industry Ventures and Canaan. per the filing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Its customers will still be able to shop with the company, both at the stores that remain open and online. The bankruptcy financing from lenders including Bank of America N.A., Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Previously, Strappa was client management and strategy Head for Institutional Clients Group at Citi Latin America. She comes to Chase Merchant Services with background experience in retail and mortgage business management, consulting, strategy, lean manufacturing, operations, transformation and change management.

ATM 168

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Visa has signed a deal to acquire YellowPepper, which works with upstarts in Latin America and the Caribbean. Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year. Bain Capital Ventures’ partner Matt Harris told PYMNTS that 2020 marked the tipping point for commercial payments. Trackers And Reports .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Wealthfront , the online investment service firm, has added checking features to its app. In an interview with PYMNTS earlier this month, Mzukisi Rusi , head of technology delivery in North America at Entersekt , said the stage has already been set for the shift to digital.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Payless, a nationwide discount shoe retailer, has won approval from a bankruptcy court to begin closing its 2,500 stores in North America, effectively putting 16,000 employees into eventual unemployment, according to reports. Canada and Puerto Rico, and also a robust online operation. Payless has stores in the U.S.,

Puerto Rico 131

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

NEM Ventures , the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, announced that it has made a strategic investment in Canadian cryptocurrency payments provider Cyclebit. It will also help scale the existing global service throughout North America.

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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 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Morgan Chase and Bank of America are leading the IPO for Wish’s parent company, ContextLogic. Additional participants include Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, UBS Group, RBC Capital Markets and Credit Suisse Group. ContextLogic owns other online marketplaces, including Geek, Mama, Home and Cute, according to the Wish website.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The retailer confirmed the shares, which are likely to raise $163.3 For this public offering, it is being managed by Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC. For this public offering, it is being managed by Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC. million to 186.7 and Jefferies LLC.

New York 100

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

VTEX, an eCommerce company that has helped companies like Walmart sell online, has raised $140 million in a funding round led by SoftBank’s Latin American fund, according to a report by TechCrunch. Brands and retailers want reliability and the ability to test their own innovations. billion in gross merchandise value.

Software 108

Software America Regional Tools 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

An investor group made up of Bain Capital Private Equity, Bow Street and Adama Partners completed the acquisition of online diamond and jewelry retailer Blue Nile, making it a privately held company. Within 10 years, it became one of the largest diamond and diamond engagement ring retailers in the U.S.

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