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Deals

Weengs, the UK Logistics Startup for Online Retailers, Collects £6.5M Series A

April 18 2019

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• Remote Commerce

““Our business is part of the rising omnichannel opportunity we are seeing in retail,” says Pier Ronzi, Weeng’s more recently added co-founder and CEO. “Increasingly, it makes sense for retailers to ship-from-store. Basically cities and stores are becoming distributed inventories that retailers can leverage to increase their business and Weengs helps them [by] offering a […]

On The Web

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Domains

JCPenney Drops Apple Pay

April 22 2019

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• Mobile Payments

“Department-store chain J.C. Penney Co. Inc. confirmed over the weekend that it no longer accepts Apple Inc.’s Apple Pay mobile-payment service. The confirmation came in a tweet on the Ask JCPenney Twitter feed, where a consumer inquired after his wife tried to pay for a purchase with Apple Pay but was told the service no […]

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Domains

BMO and Mastercard Partner to Accelerate Global Payments

April 24 2019

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• Cross-border payments

“Mastercard has entered an agreement with BMO Bank of Montreal to implement Mastercard Send, which will allow faster cross-border payments for its Canadian-based business and commercial banking clients, according to a company release. Mastercard Send will allow the bank to move cross-border payments to bank accounts in more than 75 countries worldwide. Initially focused on bank accounts, […]

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Companies

Amazon’s E-Commerce Adventure in China Proved Too Much of a Jungle

April 18 2019

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• Amazon
• Remote Commerce

“The company told sellers on Thursday that it will no longer operate its third-party online marketplace or provide seller services on its Chinese website, Amazon.cn, beginning July 18. As a result, domestic companies will no longer be able to sell products to Chinese consumers on its e-commerce platform.”

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Domains

Alibaba Group’s Mobile Payment Platform Coming to Capital One Arena

April 19 2019

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• Mobile Payments

“Alipay, a mobile payment platform from Chinese multinational conglomerate Alibaba Group, is now available at Capital One Arena. The platform, which serves one billion users worldwide, is available across the arena’s ticketing, concessions and team store — making Capital One Arena the first stadium of its kind globally to have the leading Chinese payment app […]

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Domains

Apple Pay Comes to Uber Eats in Nearly 20 Markets

April 17 2019

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• Mobile Payments

“Apple Pay has been a payment option in Uber’s app since fall 2014 , but the payment option hadn’t made its way over to Uber’s food delivery app, Uber Eats. Now, that’s changing. Uber today announced that users who want to use Apple Pay can finally do so using FaceID or TouchID in the Uber […]

On The Wires

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Domains

NCR Previews All-in-One Solution That Integrates Payments Processing, Helps SMBs Leverage Digital Commerce

April 22 2019

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• POS

“NCR Corporation today unveiled its enhanced all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) solution, that integrates payment processing with sleek, Samsung designed Quantum™ tablets. The soon-to-be released NCR Silver One™ further streamlines the entire payments process for small businesses – simplifying setup and delivering relevant transaction data to business owners so they can easily improve customer engagement.  The advanced […]

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Domains

Resolve Accelerates Shift to B2B ECommerce With Automated Net Payment Terms

April 23 2019

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• B2B

“According to Forrester Research, business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce is poised to reach over $1.8 trillion by 2023 . To help power this explosive growth, Resolve today announced that it has formally spun out of Affirm to launch an automated payments platform offering extended net terms. Early customers using Resolve’s payment automation technology have realized significant increases in […]

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Domains

CellPoint Mobile Enables Viva Air to Become the First Airline in Latin America to Offer Apple Pay and Google Pay

April 22 2019

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• Mobile Payments

“CellPoint Mobile, a leading provider of digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies will enable the roll-out of multiple digital and mobile payment methods for Viva Air, starting with Apple Pay, Google Pay, MasterPass and Visa Checkout. CellPoint Mobile is fast-tracking the deployment of these payment methods along with Viva Air’s current […]

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Domains

Apriva and AveriGo Announce Mobile Solution for Quickly Launching New Micro Markets

April 22 2019

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• mPOS

“Apriva, LLC, a technology company providing an adaptive platform for secure mobile communications and omnichannel payments, and AveriGo, LLC, a software solutions provider for the vending and food/beverage service industries, today announced a disruptive new technology for launching micro markets without upfront equipment, network, or software costs. This mobile-first solution allows vending operators to launch […]