PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Williams-Sonoma ’s existing credit card portfolio will be acquired by Alliance Data , a Columbus, Ohio-based credit card services business, to provide a private-label, co-branded credit card program. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of this quarter.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

The Children’s Place , the Secaucus, New Jersey-based retailer that is the “largest children’s pure-play specialty apparel retailer in North America,” revealed plans on Thursday (July 14) to team up with Alliance Data on a new loyalty-driven, private-label credit card program, the two companies announced in a joint statement.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

In response, unattended retail operators are finding new ways to embrace alternative payment methods, ranging from mobile wallets to cryptocurrencies. In the new Unattended Retail Tracker , PYMNTS charts the latest ways that companies are working to accept more non-cash payment methods, from the common credit card swipe to biometric scans.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Utilizing unique feedback from the marketplace and our Columbus pilot, MCX has made a decision to concentrate more heavily in the immediate term on other aspects of our business, including working with financial institutions, like our partnership with Chase, to enable and scale mobile payment solutions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The coin will not be for retail customers, and is currently being tested for internal use by institutional customers looking to move large sums of money. The program, which was introduced in Columbus, Ohio, will be piloted in 10 markets before a nationwide rollout later in the year. So can Apple save online journalism ?

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