UK Shoppers’ Use of Contactless Cards Spikes 94% YOY
UK Shoppers’ Use of Contactless Cards Spikes 94% YOY
April 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Contactless cards have long been at the center of the U.K.’s payments ecosystem, but now, digital wallets are quickly entering the mix. There is also...

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Triple and Banyan Partner to Enable Item-Level Card-Linked Offers
Triple and Banyan Partner to Enable Item-Level Card-Linked Offers
April 20, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Triple and Banyan have partnered to enable item-level card-linked offers. With this collaboration, Triple’s card-linked offer platform will integrate Banyan’s stock keeping unit (SKU) data...

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‘Boring’ Retail Could Be Silent Factor in Sales Decline
‘Boring’ Retail Could Be Silent Factor in Sales Decline
April 20, 2023  |  Retail

At this point, the lack of product selection amid an inflationary environment has a chicken-and-egg feel to it. As reported earlier this month by The...

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MercadoLibre Adds 13K Jobs Amid Tech Firm Layoff Wave
MercadoLibre Adds 13K Jobs Amid Tech Firm Layoff Wave
April 20, 2023  |  eCommerce

As the tech world undertakes layoffs, MercadoLibre is in hiring mode. The Latin American eCommerce giant plans to add 13,000 jobs this year, Chief People...

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One-Third of Gen Z Have Side Gigs to Bolster Financial Security
One-Third of Gen Z Have Side Gigs to Bolster Financial Security
April 20, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Millennials were first the punchline of work productivity jokes; now, Gen Z has inherited the dubious honor. Data shows that this type of humor may...

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Vesey Ventures Launches $78 Million Debut Fund Focused on FinTechs
Vesey Ventures Launches $78 Million Debut Fund Focused on FinTechs
April 20, 2023  |  Investments

Vesey Ventures has launched a $78 million debut fund focused on early-stage FinTech companies. The new venture firm was founded by three former managing directors...

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Uber Expands Robotic Delivery as Aggregators Seek to Lower Cost
Uber Expands Robotic Delivery as Aggregators Seek to Lower Cost
April 20, 2023  |  Delivery

In an effort to drive customer frequency by lowering costs, aggregators are testing robotic delivery. Uber, for its part, announced Thursday (April 20) that it...

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Justice Department Charges 18 in Sweeping COVID Fraud Action
Justice Department Charges 18 in Sweeping COVID Fraud Action
April 20, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Federal officials have charged 18 people in a wide-ranging series of COVID fraud cases. The defendants are accused of taking part in a variety of...

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Synchrony and LG Air Conditioning Technologies to Develop Private-Label Credit Card
Synchrony and LG Air Conditioning Technologies to Develop Private-Label Credit Card
April 20, 2023  |  Partnerships

Synchrony and LG Air Conditioning Technologies have partnered to help LG’s dealers offer financing to consumers. The multiyear partnership of the consumer financing company and...

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