Kount, FreedomPay Join Forces To Offer Payments Platform, Fraud Prevention Package
Kount, FreedomPay Join Forces To Offer Payments Platform, Fraud Prevention Package
December 17, 2020  |  Authentication

Fraud protection specialist Kount and Philadelphia-based payments platform FreedomPay are teaming up to offer “an integrated, complete solution to enable international expansion with fraud-free payments and frictionless customer” experiences....

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Robinhood To Pay $65 Million To Settle SEC Probe
Robinhood To Pay $65 Million To Settle SEC Probe
December 17, 2020  |  Legal

The investigation into Robinhood by the  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come to a head — and the stock-trading platform has agreed to pay...

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HomeAdvisor Teams With Affirm To Offer Installments For Improvement Projects
HomeAdvisor Teams With Affirm To Offer Installments For Improvement Projects
December 17, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Online home services firm HomeAdvisor is teaming up with FinTech installment lender Affirm to extend payment options for home improvements. HomeAdvisor, a division of ANGI...

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Rite Aid Reports 12 Pct Rise In Revenues
Rite Aid Reports 12 Pct Rise In Revenues
December 17, 2020  |  Retail

Rite Aid Corporation reported on Thursday (Dec. 17) as part of its Fiscal 2021 Q3 results that revenues rose 12 percent, fueled by expansion in...

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Opportunities In eCommerce And Digitized B2B Payments
Opportunities In eCommerce And Digitized B2B Payments
December 17, 2020  |  Today In Data

Best Buy is modifying some store formats and delivery functions to contend with eCommerce orders and a dramatic rise in curbside pickup amid the accelerated arrival...

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Convenience Store M&A Deals Rev Up Despite COVID-19
Convenience Store M&A Deals Rev Up Despite COVID-19
December 17, 2020  |  Retail

The convenience store industry has seen a record $21.7 billion of consolidation deals announced in just the past four months, as a pandemic-related M&A lull...

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Walmart Joins Livestreaming Trend With TikTok; New ‘Shop Party’ App Debuts
Walmart Joins Livestreaming Trend With TikTok; New ‘Shop Party’ App Debuts
December 17, 2020  |  eCommerce

At a time when the coronavirus has sent record numbers of consumers online instead of to the mall, livestreaming is filling the social vacuum. There’s...

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Real-Time Payments Go Live At ESL Federal Credit Union
Real-Time Payments Go Live At ESL Federal Credit Union
December 17, 2020  |  Credit Unions

ESL Federal Credit Union, through a team effort with other organizations, has gone live with real-time payments on the RTP network. ESL has more than...

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Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay – Or Fleeting?  
Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay – Or Fleeting?  
December 17, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Amid the rallies that have marked all manner of asset classes in 2020 – where things hummed along to start the year, turned sour in...

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