Lots of global payment news rolling out as PayPal cancels international BNPL fees, Paysafe spends $441 million to acquire SafetyPay, record half-year VC fintech investment of $98 billion, ...
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Hey Amazon Prime, meet your new membership neighbor – Walmart+. Walmart’s new paid membership program is a direct shot across the bow at e-commerce competitor Amazon Prime and ...
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Walmart really is a tale of two channels. Annual sales grew 1.9%, reaching $524 billion for the fiscal year 2020 as the company wrestled with the same overhead ...
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This week’s global payments news roundup starts with Amazon’s launch of a new delivery option called Counter and partnering initially with 100 Rite Aid locations. Kount AI is ...
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Here’s your global payments news roundup for this week. National Retail Federation predicts $16 billion in spending on Father’s Day gifts. 67% of consumers will shop at a ...
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While the tariffs tiff continues, we’ve got other global payments news to keep you ahead of the curve. We start with a business and payments industry look at ...
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It’s a holiday weekend ahead but we’ve still got your global payments news roundup to keep you current. MasterCard purchased POS loans platform Vyze while Amazon announced plans ...
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Your Friday roundup of global payments news is ready for launch. We start with a look at 2018 gift card preferences and what’s on the horizon. Then we ...
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Walmart and Silicon Valley lender Affirm announced plans to offer the 4000-store retailer’s customers loans at the point-of-sale (POS) online and in-store at most US Walmart locations. The ...
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Our global payments news roundup is truly worldwide this week. Visa and MasterCard reported solid year-end financials, although both cards remain locked out of China during the trade ...
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