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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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For small businesses, expansion is key, and expansion needs capital. In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. In addition, said Arora, whose firm has arranged for $1.7

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MoneyGram Extends Relationship With Walmart

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Puerto Rico and on its digital platform at walmart.moneygram.com. In July, the company reported that its online transaction volume grew 106 percent year over year during the second quarter, as the firm capitalized on a digital transformation that began long before the pandemic. . million in revenue.

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Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts 

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The nationwide chain — which operates about 1,470 retail stores selling pet supplies and professional services like veterinary care — is changing its name to Petco Health and Wellness in conjunction with the listing. Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a network of more than 100 in-store veterinary hospitals. billion in 2019. .

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech

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This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales , U.K. based online lender Prodigy shared its funding news. The discount retailer has also announced two partnerships this week, one with Google and one with IBM. Moving into lending news, U.K.-based

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Walgreens Teams With Postmates For Expanded Delivery

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People can place orders using the Postmates mobile app or by visiting postmates.com online. with about 8 million customers daily, either online or in the stores. 31, 2019, Walgreens had 9,277 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. With Postmates Unlimited for $9.99 Virgin Islands.

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Payless Approved By Bankruptcy Court To Begin Closing Stores

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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.,

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Spring Break Goes High-Tech

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But apart from booking trips on travel apps, hunting online for discounts and using social media to post the highlights in real time, we don’t tend to think about how technologically advanced a vacation can be when it comes to payments and commerce.