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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Payments giant Stripe is taking Stripe Capital , its push into online business finance and lending, to the next level. Stripe Capital first got off the ground in September 2019, offering customers and businesses financing options through its online platform. On Tuesday (Dec.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of another busy work week. NEW DATA: How We Will Pay 2020: With Connected Devices, At Home And During The Week. New Data: The Six Digital-First Capabilities Consumers Now Want From Merchants . Trackers and Reports.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Online marketplaces are the digital storefronts helping small to mid-sized businesses survive — but adding real-time settlement into the mix can help them thrive. And 60 percent of surveyed firms selling across online marketplaces would take their business to one that offers real-time settlement.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The bank also processed record-breaking online and mobile payment transactions on Cyber Monday, up nearly 25 percent over 2019. Because of the pandemic, shoppers shifted to online shopping for both discretionary goods and everyday spending. Morgan, said in a blog post on Friday (Dec.

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JULY 2, 2020

With a new website Apple has launched, Apple Card holders will be able to check balances and do business online, the company said, according to MacRumors. Then they can also access a support section by either phone or text if they need help, the news release says.

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MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

But George Connors , senior vice president of gaming and sports solutions at Fiserv , told PYMNTS in a recent conversation that other things have remained the same — like online gaming. market as regulatory restrictions were lifted from online gambling in recent years. The user experience has to be good,” he said. “If

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AUGUST 11, 2020

News came Tuesday (Aug. Amazon, for its part, said online grocery sales tripled in its latest quarter. The shift began as the coronavirus took hold, with online grocery orders at a record of more than 62 million orders as early as April. percent.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Building on top of the open banking infrastructure, PayDirect is a new payment method that enables companies to take online payments in a highly secure way, and also pay out to customers through the same rails. I mean, how does a piece of plastic have anything to do with online?

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APRIL 21, 2020

A partnership between The University of Oxford , Saïd Business School and Mastercard will launch an online education program to teach business leaders about the strengths and perils of the modern day internet.

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MARCH 14, 2018

As these two companies effectively constitute a duopoly in online advertising, this news casts a shadow over the future of cryptocurrency and ICOs,Read More. Alphabet, the parent company to Google, announced today it would ban advertising for cryptocurrency and ICOs beginning in June.

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MAY 6, 2020

The pandemic has shut down brick-and-mortar casinos in markets like the United States to help minimize risk, for example, leading consumers to turn to online casinos and sportsbooks. This is resulting in increased revenue for these online gambling platforms in states like New Jersey — trends in growth that may well continue after the crisis.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest payments and commerce news. New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. Trackers and Reports.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. The robotic pick opportunity in online grocery is of huge value to us and our clients globally,” said Tim Steiner , Ocado CEO. Ocado , a U.K.-based This has meant doubling “the pick and pack speeds” of robotic arms at five sites in the U.K.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

In this week's news, we saw two blockbuster IPOs, arguments and stalemates over a new stimulus bill, and new data on consumers' digital shopping trends. Online lending startup Social Finance (SoFi) is in talks to go public through a sale to blank-check acquisition company. The Weekender is here to catch you up.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Online retailers should get ready to ring up record eCommerce sales this holiday season. That’s according to a new study issued through Adobe Analytics predicting that “online holiday season spending will reach $189 billion, representing 33 percent growth year-over-year,” according to a Wednesday (Oct. 28) news release.

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JANUARY 19, 2020

Mumbai, India-based online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Beldara is planning a global expansion to link more international suppliers with overseas buyers, reports said on Thursday (Jan. In other Indian business news , Tracxn data has indicated that B2B FinTech firms saw $14.5

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Google is challenging a proposed rule by Australian regulators that could force the global technology company to pay the country’s news outlets to distribute their content. In an open letter published online Monday (Aug. In an open letter published online Monday (Aug. We could no longer guarantee that under this law.”.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of the last full work week before Christmas. BarkBox , the New York subscription upstart, is reportedly combining with Northern Star Acquisitions Corp., There aren’t many online payment providers that have successfully gone offline. Billion Valuation.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As online shopping becomes the norm, Amazon is courting food stamp shoppers, according to a report by Bloomberg. s ShopRite stores, participates in a pilot program that lets EBT card users buy groceries online for delivery or pickup, Bloomberg reported. households are now using government benefits each month to buy groceries online.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

It’s been said cybercriminals look for the path of least resistance when they target businesses or online marketplaces to steal data or money. And, increasingly, online gaming platforms — attractive to the bad guys due to their scale and relative anonymity — are in the crosshairs. The tools are there, but mindset matters.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the comeback has not yet resulted in higher new vehicle sales, Comscore reported this week that online new vehicle shopper interest has rebounded from its lowest point during the pandemic. Conversational Commerce Finds Its Voice in Digital Retail. Tiffany & Co.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

In this week's news, we saw Quevos secure funding, new data on loyalty and rewards programs, and research on how nonprofits are using digital payments. Open Banking Meets Instant Payments at the Online Checkout. Twice as Many Online Shoppers Believe Credit Cards Are More Secure Than Debit Cards.

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JUNE 1, 2020

Bloomberg News reported NEOU , the New York-based live streaming and on-demand platform for trainers, has raised $5 million in capital from investors including Ares Management Corp., The round valued the company at about $40 million, NEOU CEO Nathan Forster told the news service. the Los Angeles-based alternative asset manager.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

A “link tax” might mean the end of Google News in the EU. Richard Gingras, the search engine’s vice-president of news, said while “it’s not desirable to shut down services” the company isn’t happy with Brussels’ current proposal to charge a link tax for using news stories. There’s no advertising in Google News.

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APRIL 9, 2020

But it also has to be easy, fast and friction-free — now more than ever as a mass of consumers are moving their shopping, dining, working and leisure time online in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It has to be secure first and foremost, particularly when payments data is on the line.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, the United States is halting tariffs on French products, while the Cyberspace Administration of China is considering a revamp of internet oversight regulations. China’s Cyberspace Watchdog Mulls Stricter Online Oversight . US Trade Representative’s Office Suspends Tariffs On French Goods.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

As it aims to tap into its massive digital subscriber base to take on worldwide eCommerce companies, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is launching an early version of its online retail offering. The company has reportedly emerged as the strongest rival to the existing online shopping leaders India, Flipkart and Amazon.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The app-based tool gives salon customers the ability to book their appointments online and also issues reminders. A new PYMNTS report done in collaboration with American Express — the 2021 New Merchant Business Models Playbook — takes a look at the ways merchants are adopting technologies and strategies for unified shopping capabilities. .

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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. About The Tracker.

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MAY 5, 2020

a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

To that end, in Europe, Czech firm Nulisec has debuted an online B2B marketplace focused on European retailers — geared toward improving sales and procurement processes. In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO Lukas Pham said online marketplaces address several pain points. “At The digital shift may transform retail storefronts in Europe.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Higher volumes of consumers are continuing to shop online even as brick-and-mortar stores reopen. Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are following suit, reordering their products and services for a new digital normal — but unfortunately, fraudsters are tagging along. About The Tracker.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

the world’s largest healthcare company by revenue, has purchased DivvyDose, the Illinois-based online pharmacy startup, for about $300 million, sources told CNBC. CNBC reported giant retailers and health plans are acquiring online pharmacy startups as a way to make it easier for patients to access medicines. UnitedHealth Group Inc. ,

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JANUARY 13, 2021

The 2020 holiday season was rife with online shopping, which hit a record $188.2 The number of online spending during the two-month holiday shopping period was, for the first time, over $1 billion every day, according to ADI, which shows that the predominant mode of spending over the past year because of the pandemic is likely here to stay.

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JUNE 19, 2020

With its first visual update in more than two decades, iconic American lifestyle brand Stetson is sporting a new online shopping experience and modern identity revamp. In separate news, Adobe’s Digital Economy Index for May indicated holiday season spending levels occurring with a mobile commerce emphasis.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

While credit is an important part of millennials’ shopping lives, this generation has unique spending priorities, particularly when it comes to online shopping — and these priorities are looming even larger since the pandemic shifted much of commerce online. consumers, that were conducted in March and September.

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