Venmo App Lets Parents Create Debit Card For Kids
Venmo App Lets Parents Create Debit Card For Kids
February 24, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Venmo is branching out to target a new demographic in its payments service: teenagers, according to published reports on Monday (Feb. 24). A new proposed...

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Upswing In Sales Propels Target Into Top 10 eCommerce Sites
Upswing In Sales Propels Target Into Top 10 eCommerce Sites
February 24, 2020  |  eCommerce

Target’s strategy to concentrate on its eCommerce business has moved the big-box retailer to the No. 8 position in eMarketer’s latest ranking of the nation’s...

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Warren Buffett Says Crypto Has ‘Zero’ Value
Warren Buffett Says Crypto Has ‘Zero’ Value
February 24, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, continued his public aversion to cryptocurrency by once again disavowing it as having no value, according to a...

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Retail Bankruptcies Fuel The Overstored Debate
Retail Bankruptcies Fuel The Overstored Debate
February 24, 2020  |  Retail

Another bankruptcy; another week of trying to sort out the problems at retail. With news that Pier 1 Imports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,...

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Krispy Kreme Hops On the Home Delivery Bandwagon
Krispy Kreme Hops On the Home Delivery Bandwagon
February 24, 2020  |  Delivery

The all-important last mile of retail is getting shorter and more innovative. As reported by PYMNTS on Monday (Feb. 24), Krispy Kreme is the latest...

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Glantus Acquires JPD Financial To Support Buyer-Supplier Ties
Glantus Acquires JPD Financial To Support Buyer-Supplier Ties
February 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Financial automation and data intelligence solutions firm Glantus has acquired the audit credit recovery firm JPD Financial, creating a business with an approximate $12 million...

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SoftBank’s Second Vision Fund Invests In Two Companies
SoftBank’s Second Vision Fund Invests In Two Companies
February 24, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank’s second Vision Fund has invested in two companies, artificial intelligence company Behavox and healthcare-facing company Karius, according to Reuters. The fund put $100 million...

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Coronavirus Cases Climb; Dow Sinks Along With Mortgage Rates 
Coronavirus Cases Climb; Dow Sinks Along With Mortgage Rates 
February 24, 2020  |  International

As the Coronavirus spreads beyond the borders of Asia, its effects are casting a widening shadow that is being felt in just about every industry,...

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Coronavirus Ripple Effect: Cross-Border Tourism, Retail Sales and Supply Chains Down
Coronavirus Ripple Effect: Cross-Border Tourism, Retail Sales and Supply Chains Down
February 24, 2020  |  International

Not all black swan events are created equally, at least when it comes to certain business verticals. Amid the plunging stock markets, and speculation about...

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