PYMNTS News

Priority Completes Acquisition of Plastiq and Combines B2B Offerings
Priority Completes Acquisition of Plastiq and Combines B2B Offerings
August 01, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Priority Technology Holdings has completed its previously announced acquisition of Plastiq. The includes substantially all of the assets of Nearside Business and PLV, as well...

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American Express Teams With Skipify on Frictionless Checkout
American Express Teams With Skipify on Frictionless Checkout
August 01, 2023  |  Partnerships

Frictionless commerce firm Skipify has launched a partnership with American Express to streamline checkouts. The collaboration, announced in a Tuesday (Aug. 1) press release, lets American Express (Amex) customers link their...

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Virtual Healthcare Marketplace Amazon Clinic Expands Across the US
Virtual Healthcare Marketplace Amazon Clinic Expands Across the US
August 01, 2023  |  Healthcare

Virtual healthcare marketplace Amazon Clinic is now available across the United States. Initially launched in 32 states in November, the service has been expanded to...

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Knowing How AI Works Makes It More Likely to Work for You
Knowing How AI Works Makes It More Likely to Work for You
August 01, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nearly half of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported their most recent financial earnings. The terms “artificial intelligence” or “AI” were mentioned a...

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Fast Fashion Brands Pivot to Repair Amid Sustainability Pressures
Fast Fashion Brands Pivot to Repair Amid Sustainability Pressures
August 01, 2023  |  Retail

Facing pressure to improve their environmental record, clothing makers want to repair customers’ worn garments. It’s a trend PYMNTS has been following since last year and the...

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Bloomin’ Brands CEO: Delivery Creates New Reasons to Buy — but Pickup Doesn’t
Bloomin’ Brands CEO: Delivery Creates New Reasons to Buy — but Pickup Doesn’t
August 01, 2023  |  Earnings

As casual dining brands look to drive sales across digital and physical channels, Bloomin’ Brands is finding that, while delivery may be incremental to the...

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Uber Sees Members Spend 4x More Than Nonmembers as Delivery Bookings Surge 14%
Uber Sees Members Spend 4x More Than Nonmembers as Delivery Bookings Surge 14%
August 01, 2023  |  Earnings

Uber’s cross-platform activity continued to gain ground as members engaged more often with the company’s continuum of services. And members of the company’s premium paid...

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Flutterwave Extends Remittances Solution to US and Canada
Flutterwave Extends Remittances Solution to US and Canada
August 01, 2023  |  Global Payments

Flutterwave has extended its remittance solution to the United States and Canada, enabling money transfers from those countries to Africa. With this expansion, the Send App can now...

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HBSC and Tradeshift to Develop Embedded Finance Solutions and Apps
HBSC and Tradeshift to Develop Embedded Finance Solutions and Apps
August 01, 2023  |  Partnerships

HSBC and B2B commerce platform Tradeshift have agreed to form a joint venture that will develop embedded finance solutions and financial services apps. The agreement...

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