Bank Innovation

JUNE 26, 2019

Banks have focused much of their innovation efforts on retail in recent years, with corporate banking services taking a backseat. As banks try to upgrade their business services, one approach is acquiring smaller companies that specialize in business clients. Capital One […].

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JUNE 26, 2020

McNicoll said the quick gains aren’t surprising, as physical retail stores essentially closed down worldwide for months. He said companies will have to incorporate many of the lessons of the past few months into their next iteration of online offerings. One issue is how to finance a pivot, a challenge the luggage company faced.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. These are companies like Adore Me (lingerie), Green Goo (personal care), Shift (used cars) and Misfits Market (produce). The numbers speak for themselves. Malls And Department Stores Get Hit.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. He needed a name for the company and liked the book. It enables companies like Leesa to import their product data during an expansion to a new region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Capital One Financial Corp (CapOne) is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “risky,” Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. BNPL transactions allow users to pay for merchandise across several installments interest-free, while also paying the retailer in full at the time of the sale.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me? What are the details?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

To provide retailers with the ability to attain working capital, India-based payment gateway and online shopping platform Instamojo rolled out InstaCash. Retailers can receive loans for as much as Rs 1 lakh ($1,322.26) for a time ranging from seven to 14 days with the offering, The Economic Times reported.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Vitamin store chain GNC Holdings filed a “prepackaged” Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, saying it has an offer to sell the company for $760 million and has backing from some 90 percent of its creditors, according to a statement. The retailer, along with Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co.,

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For Personal Capital, the path to scale is go broad. The company this month hit a milestone of $12 billion in assets under management, which it sees as evidence its digital and human approach is yielding results.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2017

Lynch, the onetime chief executive of Frederick’s of Hollywood, have joined forces to provide a new avenue for funding to retailers. According to a report by Bloomberg , the two are making the move to capitalize on an overhaul of shopping malls. It’s also aiming the funding at struggling retail chains.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fashion retailer rue21 (r21 Holdings, Inc.) The retailer modified its asset-based credit facility to bolster availability to $155 million due 2025 headed up by Bank of America, N.A. She also added that the company’s decreased debt load shows its financial formidability to supplier and landlord partners. million members.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

As reported , Walmart is working with Ribbit Capital to create an as-yet unnamed FinTech that would, the companies said on Monday (Jan. 11) “bring together Walmart’s retail knowledge and scale with Ribbit’s FinTech expertise to deliver tech-driven financial experiences tailored to Walmart’s customers and associates.”.

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BankInovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Capital One Financial Corp. agreed to buy credit-card lender Discover Financial Services in a $35 billion all-stock deal to create the largest US credit card company by loan volume. McLean, Virginia-based Capital One will pay 1.0192 of its own shares for each Discover share, a 26.6% premium to the closing price on Feb.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. The company connects SMBs to invoice financing via is mobile app Bridge2Capital, targeting retail shopkeepers with a way to finance their outstanding payables.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Chuck Huang, founder and CEO of Citcon , explores how the pandemic has prompted retailers to capitalize on the surge in demand for contactless, digital payments. "As Progressive retailers have paved the way for this with email collection at registers, enabling them to connect their customers’ behavior in-store with them online.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

Equity crowdfunding program Equifund CFP is launching a Regulation Crowfunding offering to help cannabis tech company Drop Delivery raise money for its all-in-one delivery system for cannabis products, according to a press release. “We’re proud Drop Delivery has chosen to open its doors to early-stage investors with Equifund CFP.”

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization. We’re not a data company.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Square Capital LLC processed more than $820 million in Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans in six weeks, the firm reported. the mobile payment company, said it provided a financial lifeline to more than 76,000 small businesses. Last year, Square Capital did $2.3

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

As it grows its healthcare offerings beyond low-cost clinics and technology to help patients manage their medications, Walmart has formed a new company to sell insurance policies called Walmart Insurance Services LLC. In addition, the retailer reportedly paid approximately $200 million to purchase key assets from CareZone.

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JULY 3, 2020

Retail CEOs faced a parade of problems in 2020’s first six months, but some executives look ready to set off plenty of fireworks in the year’s back half. . Here’s a July 4 th look at some top executives in retail who seem ready to declare their independence from business as usual in 2020’s final six months. . John Donahoe, CEO, Nike.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Retail dispute management system Chargeback announced Monday (June 8) that it has closed a $6.6 Chargeback said the money will accelerate its growth and ability to help online and offline retailers decrease credit card disputes, achieve higher win rates and retain more revenue. million Series A1 funding round.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. reported that its Retail Pharmacy USA segment had $27.2 Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 reported as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 earnings that its Retail Pharmacy USA segment had $27.2 Billion In Sales. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In what would be Thailand’s biggest initial public offering (IPO), Central Retail Corporation, the country’s largest retailer, is looking to raise up to 81.1 The company said that funds raised would be used to grow its international and domestic businesses as well as pay off debt, The New York Times reported.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Technically speaking, Abingdon Mullin is the CEO of a company that sells watches crafted for women. While the only thing that was temporarily put on hold was a search for scalable capital investment, Mullin is stepping forward with a new YouTube Channel that started on June 1, with three episodes each showing women in adventurous roles.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Retail Properties of America ( RPAI ), which owns and operates 102 multi-retail sites, showed a net income drop from $44.4 On its earnings call, the company cited positive momentum and urged a patient approach to its business. “We It was listed as one of the potential obstacles in the company’s financial goals for the year. “It

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In the brick-and-mortar retail era it was a nuisance to be avoided.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Another bankruptcy; another week of trying to sort out the problems at retail. simply has too many stores to support them all and the “retail apocalypse” is simply as natural as a snake shedding skin. The issue was raised by Horan Capital analyst David Templeton in his Monday (Feb. square feet of retail space for every consumer.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

The divide between essential and non-essential retail grows bigger by the day as deep discounters and dollar stores continue to add stores, employees and revenue during the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve had pretty much 100 percent cancellation from all major retailers,” he said , naming Macy’s Inc., TJX Companies Inc. Nordstrom Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

All four companies — as well as other retailers — are fitting into the framework of a platform PYMNTS calls Digital 3.0 So far, retailers have done a decent job here. Companies like Kroger have published playbooks about how to achieve social distancing in stores. Companies that want to be Digital 3.0

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. As a result of the pandemic crisis it is urging its retail accounts to stay in touch with their customers via mobile, most specifically through SMS (short message service).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Capital One has reportedly inked a deal to acquire Paribus, a price tracking service, as the credit card company makes another acquisition in the FinTech space. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the report noted the acquisition includes bringing the team of Paribus and its technology under the Capital One umbrella.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

One of the new truisms of pandemic-era retail is this: If a retailer was in trouble before COVID-19 , that trouble will be magnified because of it. That “troubled” group of companies continues to struggle, seeking Chapter 11 or other financial lifelines. billion in new financing, could stabilize the company.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

The parent company of New York & Co. , the wear-to-work retailer for women, warned it may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the nationwide chain has been crippled by the COVID-19 crisis, CNBC reported. The company also said it is likely to default on a loan agreement with Wells Fargo. RTW Retailwinds Inc.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

But for non-essential retail, stepping up takes more commitment, risk and money. It’s in the non-essential category that true retail heroes are showing up amid the coronavirus pandemic. 1: In Detroit Bedrock LLC real estate company is giving free rent for the next three months to its small-business retail and restaurant tenants.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As property executives report their quarterly earnings, some landlords are starting to put the squeeze on retailers that have skipped rent payments as a means to survive pandemic-triggered lockdowns. Spirit Realty Capital told FT that it had collected just 12 percent of the rent owed by movie theaters last month.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released a report that says 25,000 retail storefronts will close by the end of the year. After all, they have access to capital, and they have shown strong balance sheets in the past.

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