February 10, 2021
Reddit ‘GameStop’ Forum Helps Spark Rally In Cannabis Stocks

Cannabis stocks are lighting up the exchanges as the Reddit forum that recently boosted so-called “meme” shares now turns an eye on a fresh crop of companies, according to multiple...

February 05, 2021
Today In Payments: Walmart Buys Ad Tech Platform; Peloton Records...

In today’s top news, Walmart pushes deeper into the advertising business, and Peloton hit its first $1 billion quarter. Plus, Instacart is offering same-day delivery from over 6,000 Family Dollar...

February 05, 2021
Growth Opportunity: AeroPay Looks To Take The Cash Out of...

Talk about a growth industry. By the end of 2022, the global cannabis industry will have a $22 billion market value, with a jump to $146 billion expected in just...

February 03, 2021
Alcohol Delivery Goes Mainstream As Uber-Drizly Deal Begs ‘Who’s Next?’

Whether it’s people, food, prescriptions or booze, it’s clear that Uber is up for swiftly bringing almost anything you want to your door, as evidenced by its planned $1.1 billion...

January 28, 2021
GameStop: Brokers, Regulators Try To Stop Wild Trading, Raising Ire...

It almost seems like a set up to a punchline: What do AOC and Ted Cruz have in common? Until yesterday, the answer would have been pretty much nothing. But...

January 19, 2021
Blackbird, AeroPay Team For Online, Cashless Cannabis Ordering

Cannabis software and delivery firm Blackbird is working with FinTech AeroPay to bring cashless payments to the cannabis industry, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The partnership will...

December 22, 2020
Cards, Trade Credit Tech Bridge The Buyer-Supplier Gap

Technologies and payment solutions are finding the opportunity to multitask with solutions that, while initially focused on the corporate buyer, have now expanded to tackle friction for the supplier as...

December 16, 2020
Merger Creates Biggest Cannabis Company In The World

Aphria and Tilray have agreed to merge in a deal that forms the world’s largest cannabis company, reported Bloomberg.  The all-stock deal will create a company valued at about CA$5...

December 15, 2020
Looping Legal Cannabis Into The World Of Trade Credit

Payments in the legal cannabis industry is a tricky nut to crack. While the general expectation is that federal legalization is on the horizon, it will take some time for...