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POSaBIT Rolls Out Mobile POS For Cannabis Merchants

PYMNTS

FinTech firm POSaBIT is hoping to solve the problem of mobile payments for the fast-growing cannabis industry by delivering a unique blockchain-enabled payment processing and point of sale (POS) system. . billion by 2020 — the industry is largely cash-based.

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Four Payments Ideas That Had A Breakout 2019

PYMNTS

Ignition of a new technology or idea in payments and commerce is always something of a tricky balancing act because consumers need a really good reason to change their well-entrenched habits. Instant Payments . According to the latest edition of the PYMNTS Disbursements Report , 64 percent of consumers know what an instant payment is.

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Kroger Expands Home Chef Meal Kit Offerings To New Stores

PYMNTS

“Kroger continues to redefine the customer experience and provide new ways to shop for, prep and cook meals through exciting brick-and-mortar and digital experiences,” Robert Clark , Kroger’s senior vice president of merchandising, said in a press release.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

PYMNTS

Rolling out delivery, curbside pick-up, expanded prepared food offerings, better payments options, richer loyalty rewards and price slashing have all become increasingly common maneuvers as the wide variety of competitors big and small are working overtime to capture the vast amounts of customer spend up for grabs in grocery annually.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

Daily bill payments from Check’s mobile app reached over $1M in daily volume in just one year. Daily payments volume on Check’s platform at the time of acquisition was well over $1,000,000. And it would be a constant challenge to keep them from hurting the customer experience. account aggregator.

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