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MENA Region Holds Regulatory Clues For Merchants

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In regions where open banking and other electronic payments pilots are becoming common, such as the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, pandemic-era payments are all about privacy, security and trust, particularly in B2B transactions. Privacy Protection In The Spotlight. Lessons From Abroad. 3D Secure 2.0

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SpotOn, a provider of payments tech and software for retail and restaurant SMBs, reaches $3.6B valuation. SpotOn competitors are Toast and Block.

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SpotOn , a software and payments processing company, has raised $300M in a Series F. window.ClearbitForHubspot.addForm($form); }, region: “na1”, portalId: “763793”, formId: “f5ac5e14-d854-4e7f-b21f-53e00d11648c” }); Want the full post? onFormReady: function ($form) {. hbspt.forms.create({.

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eCommerce Software Co VTEX Raises $140M In SoftBank-Led Round

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Brands and retailers want reliability and the ability to test their own innovations. Gomide said VTEX needs to look beyond just serving its own region. “At At the end of the day, e-commerce software is a combination of knowledge. “At At the end of the day, e-commerce software is a combination of knowledge.

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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?

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Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and the tens of billions of dollars spent on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and into Christmas, the decline of retail, at least the traditional retail model, continues into the new year, and across oceans. The retail sector is among the largest employers in the U.K.,

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Furniture Retailer Gets Global Delivery Boost From NICE

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With eCommerce enabling global reach for most retailers, keeping track of all the moving parts can be a difficult feat. Cloud and on-premise software company NICE just announced its recent business win of one of the largest home furnishing retailers.

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Retail App Tulip Raises $40M In Latest Funding Round

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Cloud-based software firm Tulip Retail , which provides a mobile app suite for store associates in retail settings, has raised $40 million in its latest funding round. ” Tulip expects to open an office abroad in response to growing demand in international regions such as Asia, Europe and South America.

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General Motors Unveils Electric Truck, Electric Pallet And Software For ‘First- To Last-Mile Delivery’

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General Motors is launching a new division called BrightDrop to offer what the automaker describes as an entire “ecosystem” of software, services, electric trucks and other equipment to provide shippers with eco-friendly first- to last-mile delivery. GM To Also Move Into Software And Services .

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