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Kroger’s Fresh Food Push Drives Trips, Loyalty Amid Earnings Beat
Kroger’s Fresh Food Push Drives Trips, Loyalty Amid Earnings Beat
March 05, 2020  |  Earnings

As Kroger aims to keep enhancing its customer connection with investments in what it calls its competitive moats, the grocer’s fourth-quarter identical sales without fuel...

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Aruba’s Banks Move To Real Time Payments
Aruba’s Banks Move To Real Time Payments
March 05, 2020  |  Faster Payments

All of the banks in Aruba have switched to instant payments (IP) through the use of the Clearing and Settlement Mechanism (IP CSM) of the...

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InDebted Notches $14M To Use Machine Learning In Debt Collection
InDebted Notches $14M To Use Machine Learning In Debt Collection
March 05, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

The Australian FinTech InDebted announced it has raised A$14 million ($9 million) in its Series A funding round, co-led by venture capital firms Carthona Capital...

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Finablr Exploring Options After NMC Health Link Tanks Stock
Finablr Exploring Options After NMC Health Link Tanks Stock
March 05, 2020  |  Markets

Finablr, which owns a number of currency-exchange businesses, including Travelex, is weighing its options after its stock took a hit due to association with health...

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Today In Payments: Car Sales Down 80 Pct In China; Wells Fargo Gives Apple Pay Users $5 At ATMs
Today In Payments: Car Sales Down 80 Pct In China; Wells Fargo Gives Apple Pay...
March 05, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, car sales in China plummeted 80 percent last month due to the coronavirus outbreak, and Wells Fargo will give customers...

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Turning Retail Solutions To Crisis Mitigation
Turning Retail Solutions To Crisis Mitigation
March 05, 2020  |  International

At this point, the COVID-19 virus has gone global, with a foothold on every continent but Australia, an increasing caseload and, most disturbingly, a mortality...

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COVID Stocking Issues Put Focus On Supply Chain Innovation
COVID Stocking Issues Put Focus On Supply Chain Innovation
March 05, 2020  |  Retail

If there’s a positive development from the disruptive effect the COVID-19 virus has had on retailing, it’s a renewed focus on technology and the supply...

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Afterpay Partners With Marqeta For US Growth
Afterpay Partners With Marqeta For US Growth
March 05, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Payments unicorn Marqeta is partnering with buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay to help advance its U.S. presence and support new products, Marqeta announced on...

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Coronavirus Crisis May Cost Airline Industry Over $113B
Coronavirus Crisis May Cost Airline Industry Over $113B
March 05, 2020  |  International

The drop in travel due to coronavirus fears could end up costing the airline industry more than $113 billion in revenue this year, which is...

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