Mastercard has partnered with Bizom, a retail intelligence platform, to provide a comprehensive digital supply chain financing solution to micro retailers and distributors in India. This collaboration aims to address the challenges faced by small retailers and distributors in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, including supply...
Barbie still has consumers in a chokehold, and brands who have partnered with Mattel or were even referenced in the movie are reaping the benefits. The most recent brand benefiting from the Barbie effect is Birkenstock, which was mentioned in the Margot Robbie film. The...
“Barbie” is everywhere. It has taken over retail marketing. Everywhere you look there’s a new collaboration, from fast fashion to food and beverage to department stores. Apparel retailers, including Gap, Aldo, Forever 21, Primark, Hot Topic, and Spirit Halloween, have launched collections in celebration of...
Unconstrained by legacy systems, decades-long financial commitments and the obligations of a full banking license, digital banking apps are shaking things up and introducing a seamless, cost-effective, and flexible way of accessing financial services that continues to threaten the once dominant incumbent model. Related: The...
July 21, 2020
COVID-19 has hit the U.S. economy hard, but few areas were hit harder than small businesses. Roughly 90 percent of them are dubbed “microbusinesses,” which have fewer than 10 employees (and in many cases, just one). In spite of their small size, they play a critical role in both their local and national economies. As PSCU […]
February 26, 2020
Credit unions are performing well as the new decade dawns, with a recent study finding that CUs increased their loan originations by 29% from Q4 2018 to Q4 2019. Though...
February 18, 2020
Bright lights, big (and small) cities and Big Data. In the drive to modernize, scale and handle burgeoning populations, cities are harnessing the power of data collection and analytics to...
January 28, 2020
Credit unions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. A recent study found that CUs beat...
November 10, 2023
European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament lawmakers are reportedly expected to reach an agreement on light touch rules for Airbnb next week. The proposed regulations will require short-term accommodation rental services like Airbnb to provide data on the number of users and nights stayed to national authorities, with penalties for non-compliance, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 10), citing unnamed […]
October 11, 2023
Mastercard has partnered with Bizom, a retail intelligence platform, to provide a comprehensive digital supply chain financing solution to micro retailers and distributors in India. This collaboration aims to address the challenges...
September 13, 2022
Deluxe, which works in payments and business technology, has hosted 10 British FinTech companies to help promote collaboration and innovation in financial and business services, a press release said. Deluxe...
December 09, 2019
Global FinTech GoCardless entered into a collaboration with payments firm Accuity to launch a seamless way for businesses to collect payments in the U.S., the companies announced in a joint...
