October 10, 2019
Athleisure 2.0 And Standing Out With (CBD) Innovation
Athleisure is a large and growing market. As of 2016, the industry generated around $46 billion in U.S. sales, and by next year that figure is widely forecast to hit...
October 08, 2019
Cannabis Cos’ Financial Struggles Spread Far Beyond The POS
When considering the financial services (FinServ) challenges of the legal cannabis sector, the biggest point of friction that almost always comes to mind first is the point of sale (POS):...
October 07, 2019
Kroger, Walgreens Take E-Cigs Off Shelves
Popular grocer Kroger and pharmacy retailer Walgreens have announced they will no longer sell e-cigarettes, citing “the mounting questions and increasingly complex regulatory environment.” CNBC is reporting that the two...
October 07, 2019
California Opens Door For San Francisco Public Bank
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing for the establishment of public banks in the state, and advocates in San Francisco are jumping at the opportunity. Governor Newsom signed...
October 07, 2019
Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment...
One down, two more steps to go: That’s the situation with the federal SAFE Banking Act, which recently won approval by the U.S House of Representatives. The bill promises to...
October 04, 2019
Top News In Payments: Square Unveils CBD Early Access Program;...
Today in the payments news roundup, Square is rolling out CBD early access program that will allow U.S. vendors to sell CBD items. Also, New York is taking a closer look at...
October 03, 2019
Vendors Can Now Use Square For CBD Sales
Square has announced that it’s launching a CBD early access program, which will allow vendors in the United States to sell CBD products using Square. CBD, short for cannabidiol, is...
October 03, 2019
Dama Financial Collabs On Cannabis B2B eCommerce Platform
Dama Financial, a financial services provider that collaborates with banks to provide services to the legal cannabis industry, is collaborating with Helix TCS on a B2B eCommerce platform for the...
September 27, 2019
Big Fraud, Big FinTech and Big Uber Top Week’s News
There is never a dull moment in the world of payments and commerce, and no matter how hard you work to keep up, it can be easy to miss something....
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