June 14, 2019
Weekender: Missing Big Tech Debate, Stripe And Lost Pet Protection...
The news never lets up at PYMNTS, and in case you missed some of our big stories, here is the latest edition of the Weekender. Coverage includes Visa’s new B2B...
June 14, 2019
Investor Appetite For Chewy IPO Shows eCommerce Has Bite
This week marked the debut of a few surging initial public offerings (IPOs), focused on commerce done by bits and bytes. Turns out the platform is a platform for heady...
June 14, 2019
Uber’s IPO Blame Game
We all like to be rewarded for work and vision, for toil and trouble. For putting up money where, literally, our mouths are. If only those pesky geopolitics wouldn’t interfere...
April 05, 2019
Lyft Shares Rise 4 Pct As Citron Recommends Holding On...
Shares of Lyft increased as much as 4 percent on Friday (April 5) after short-seller Citron Research recommended that investors hold on to the stock. Lyft made its debut as...
March 19, 2019
GM’s Lyft Investment Could Balloon To $1.27B Post-IPO
As Lyft moves closer to its IPO, General Motors could see its stake in the company reach as high as $1.27 billion. Lyft launched the investor road show for its initial...
December 26, 2018
How Payments And Commerce Will Drive Transportation Changes In 2019
The coming year will bring not only advances in the connected vehicle ecosystem — changes that will directly involve payments and commerce — but further developments in how consumers share...
December 20, 2018
Uber Partner Fair Raises $385M In Funding Led By SoftBank
Fair, the car leasing startup that earlier in 2018 acquired the leasing portfolio of Uber, has raised $385 million in venture funding. According to a report in Venture Beat, citing...
November 19, 2018
Consumers Battle Subscription Friction As Fraud Scrutiny Tightens
Subscription commerce stands as one of the hotter parts of retail, with companies such as Lyft launching subscription plans and other firms expanding their existing subscription services. But news involving...
November 14, 2018
Uber Rolls Out New Four-Tier Loyalty Program
Uber, the ride-hailing company, announced on Wednesday (Nov. 14) Uber Rewards, a new loyalty program that lets customers earn every time they use Uber or Uber Eats. In a company...
