PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Amazon may become the latest American tech giant to buy its way into India’s fast-growing telecom market as it eyes a deal that could upend the nation’s mobile market. based tech companies in Reliance Jo, Bharti’s corporate rival. billion in various investments since entering the Indian market seven years ago.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 11, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – German online lender Kreditech is making its way to India, Bank Innovation has learned. Kreditech’s entry into the Indian market comes because of payment processor PayU’s involvement in the company […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Online payment system Jollypay has received a license to operate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and it’s one of the first foreign companies to do so, according to a release. . It was started in 2017 to aid in the company’s creation of a payment and services endeavor. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

15) extensive potential new regulations for digital services that would cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms, offering first drafts for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) to the public. The European Commission released on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

In eight countries, it appears that the parent company has decided Uber Eats fails to deliver the desired market clout. As a result, Uber is dropping its online food delivery business in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Uruguay. and other countries. and other countries. percent to 41.9

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2021

MGM Resorts International is trying to acquire Entain , the British parent of major online-gambling player Ladbrokes , the Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal said the cash and stock offer for the company, which is valued at about $9 billion, follows a $10 billion cash-only offer that Lanbrokes rejected.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Zara’s parent company, Inditex SA , said it would continue its plan to expand online as it reported positive first-half results. Even in those markets which do not currently have our brick-and-mortar stores.”. The full online catalog will be operational by 2020. billion in its fiscal first half.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Most are encouraging employees to work from home while also moving their back-office operations online, and payments operations are no exception. The benefits of using digital B2B payments solutions extend far beyond their ability to support a decentralized workforce.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

Online auto sales are the only game in town. That’s good news for consumers who shop for cars online, which they did at an 86 percent rate during 2019. A small percentage of car purchases were made online last year. For the first 12 days of April they dropped tumbled 63 percent vs. 2019. But it’s an obstacle for dealers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The company said in a press release that it plans to raise about 1 billion euros ($1.2 Since its beginnings nine years ago, Auto1 has expanded into 30 European markets and has traded more than two million cars. It also touted the “accelerating shift” toward online shopping as another reason for its ongoing success.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. DraftKings signed a multiyear deal in 2019 to be an authorized NBA betting operator. It’s been said that “gamblers find things to gamble on.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Among the numerous ways small businesses have been affected by the global pandemic, the sudden race to launch online operations has been among the most profound — and may ultimately be among the most long-lasting changes to the SMB community. “It does seem absolutely logical, up until the point that you start calculating costs.”

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Perficient

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s rapidly advancing technology landscape, businesses face a profound revolution in operations, customer interactions, and innovative endeavors. The report offers an in-depth overview of 38 digital transformation service providers, offering valuable insights into the market landscape.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week showed investor interest in B2B FinTech companies in international markets, as a trade finance platform in India and a human resources (HR)/payroll cloud software firm in the U.K. Zenoti said it fuels over 12,000 companies in more than 50 nations. The company has disbursed more than $36.5 landed funding rounds.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Online gambling or gaming is one possible outlet, and the sector may even make it through the pandemic with less financial damage than other industries. Online Gambling Changes . The pandemic is sweeping through an already critical year for online betting. Such sites are expecting major growth in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

To help merchants recover lost pandemic revenues, BounceX said it is making its SMS marketing offering available to new customers. The company, which will be called Wunderkind in the near future, opens a new channel for merchants seeking to bolster online shopping revenue to offset pandemic losses, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

And that opened up an entirely new playing field for online gaming establishments now free to operate in any state that would allow them. But now gaming and sports betting is moving online and regulators are just now trying to figure out how to manage it.”. Or Michigan, which starts online gambling Friday, Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

How Customer Reviews Provide Lifeblood To Restaurant Operations. Details gleaned online — including menus and reviews — carry a lot of weight when consumers are deciding where to dine. That focus has only grown amid the takeout- and delivery-only operational shifts due to COVID-19-related social-distancing efforts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Online retail has had a tremendous impact on logistics, further evidence of which emerged on Monday (June 3). and other retailers to fulfill orders from online shoppers.” That company stands as the “second largest owner of U.S. It’s not only a race for space when it comes to warehouse and logistical needs by eCommerce operators.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Consumers are now getting everything online and that’s going to shape their behavior for good. online or offline, safely or not). Modesty aside, Shift is one of the prime examples of how innovation and shrewd management led firms like Vroom, Carvana and even more traditional companies to this point.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Emerging markets have their own challenges when it comes to banking, where big, traditional financial institutions (FIs) are anything but efficient. Five times we went to a particular bank during COVID, and five times they had the debit card attached to the wrong company.”. The world needs a FinTech operating system.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a noted effect on how several industries can operate and interact with their customers during this time including retail stores, movie theaters and casinos. There is one sticking point online casinos need to fix, however, and that is the speed at which consumers receive their winnings.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2017

Online styling company Stitch Fix is in preliminary discussions with bankers regarding an initial public offering, according to Fortune. Founded in 2011, the company offers a subscription service of regular fashion “fixes,” or curated boxes of clothing compiled by both human stylists and data analytics.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Buenos Aires-based eCommerce market MercadoLibre has seen a boost thanks to the pandemic, with shares climbing above $1,000 and sales spiking, Bloomberg reported. According to analysts with Bank of America, even as the market begins to recover and people go out more often, the tendency to buy more online might stick, Bloomberg reported.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

Federal workers, through partnerships with several online retailers, will now be able to purchase equipment like desks or office supplies through an eCommerce network for the first time, The Washington Post reports. The GSA is estimated to spend around $6 billion per year on open market credit card purchases.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

The startup Flutterwave , which picked up $35 million last year in venture funding, has launched an online portal that will enable African businesses to set up online shops. The company said it would focus on making it easier for African businesses to make payments to other companies, both on the continent and elsewhere.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

PayPal ’s venture capital arm has invested $11 million in online returns service Happy Returns. The funding is the largest round to date for the company, bringing Happy Returns’ total raise to $25 million. Some of the brands working with the company include Rothy’s, Untuckit, Everlane and Eloquii.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In this week's B2B Data Digest, PYMNTS looks at some of those numbers, finding cybercriminals both within and outside of the enterprise don't discriminate across borders as attacks hit companies in New Zealand, the U.K. The targeted company, Eight Mile Farms Limited, is reportedly suing the individual to recoup the funds with interest.

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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. California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Ratelt operates as a real-time customer experience management platform, according to reports. The company has expanded from Australia to southeast Asia and clients include Lego, Metro, Pandora and others. The company’s platform connects retailers and suppliers across groceries and supply chains, among other sectors.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. The company already offers grocery delivery in many Indian cities. could see a permanent market restructuring that has $158 billion in brick-and-mortar sales moving to online shopping.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

How do consumers really want to search online ? That’s a question with obvious relevance to payment and commerce operators. DuckDuckGo does not track consumers’ browsing histories, nor does it sell consumer data to third parties for the purposes of ad targeting and precision marketing. The pitch comes down to privacy.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The B2B commerce arena is moving online at record speed as more business buyers seek to procure products and services the way they do in their personal lives. The furniture industry, for example, can be especially difficult to migrate to online platforms. A Hybrid Approach. But even those efforts may not be enough for some buyers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

The banking regulator in Hong Kong has issued an additional four online-only banking licenses to Ping An, Alibaba, mobile phone maker Xiaomi and a joint venture (JV) consisting of Tencent, ICBC and Hillhouse Capital. Reuters is reporting that this totals eight total licenses handed out by the government. Expect fireworks.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mall owner Simon Property Group has formed a “blank check” company to go on the hunt for “a company or assets with significant growth potential and prospects.” The company added, in a press release , that it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the goal of raising $300 million for the new entity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In a roundup of today’s top retail stories: The automotive market continues its comeback with a digital spin, conversational commerce is the next big pandemic-fueled trend, and Tiffany said that its preliminary sales results for August and September 2020 are positive. Tiffany Upbeat on Sales, Operating Earnings Amid COVID-19 Comeback.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. Meanwhile, the eCommerce operator and logistics heavyweight continues investing in its delivery fleet.

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