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Saturday - March 20, 2021


Loyalty Programs Help Independent Restaurants Boost Customer Spend


AI And Personalized Rewards


AR Automation And Cash Flow


Independent Restaurants And Loyalty Programs


Healthcare Providers And Payment Plans



A2A Payments Unlock The Value Of Real-Time Data


West Tenth Creates Marketplace For Home-Based Skills


Fuzzy On Why Telehealth Is Going To The Dogs


Olo CEO Talks IPO, Building A Restaurant Network


Keeping Customers At Center Of Insurance Innovation


For Xendit, Infrastructure Is Baked Into Business Model


Blend Opens Digital Front Door For Banks’ Loan Business


Ex-Google Exec Brings Connected Economy To Pet Care


Vroom CEO On Car Buying’s Connected Economy


Eco Channels Starbucks To Make Primary Digital Accounts


Good Eggs’ Grocery Delivery Expands Local Eating


Treasury Veteran Ed Wilson On Digital Currency


Real Estate Transactions Close Deal On The Digital Shift


Turning Savers Into Spenders Could Define Recovery


XPO’s Spinoff Highlights Logistics Transformation


Beyond Crypto: Getting Back To Basics Of Blockchain


How Snap Ecosystem Is Building For New Digital Local


Back To Work: Google Bets $7 Billion On The Office


Restaurant Sales Fell In February


FreshDirect Looks To Micro-Fulfillment For Expansion


Record-Breaking Trends In Manufacturing Sector


Fed’s Powell: X-Border Payments ‘Less Efficient’


FanDuel Platform Focuses On Faster Payouts


Regulation, Competition Roils Australian BNPL Market


QSR Group Targets Young, Health-Conscious


Grocery Sampling Makes A Cautious Comeback


Amazon Makes Its Latest Healthcare Play In Telemedicine


eCommerce’s Trillion-Dollar Year Is (Easily) In Sight


Stitch Fix Earnings Show Uneasy Optimism


Stor.ai Raises $21 Million Amid Online Grocery Surge


Pandemic Donuts Uses Social Commerce To Thrive


Why Livestreaming Has Drawn Scrutiny In China 


Microbakeries Use Social Media To Attract Consumers


Even Sotheby’s Is Pushing NFTs To The Mainstream


Ready Or Not, The 'Great Reopening' Is Underway


Loyalty Rewards Drive Spending For Large QSRs


Apple Patent Hints At Finger-Worn Tech


Streaming Services Compete In Crowded Race


Apple Car And High-Tech Partnerships Hit The Road


How A Year of COVID Has Changed Restaurants


Big Tech Faces Global Regulatory Blowback


Stimulus Round 3 Shifts Focus To Consumer Spend


Roblox Shows Flexibility, Allure Of Online Platform Models



Crypto Exchanges Renew Emphasis On Compliance


Fastly CFO On New World Of Back-Office Modernization


Fraudsters Find Entry To Attack Digital-First Economy


Digital River: Back-End Processing In X-Border Payments


Using Video And Data To Amp Up Grocery Content


Customer Experience Ready For Pilot’s Seat In Travel Business


Simplicity Defines Success For X-Border B2B Marketplaces


CUs Play To Win Credit ‘Competition’ Against Larger FIs


Putting Speed Bumps In Path Of Payments Fraud


Digital ID Tech Authenticates Without Passwords


BitPay CFO: Crypto Challenges Create Lessons



Amazon's Lead In Apparel; Walmart's Fashion Future


Nike’s Supply Problem Isn’t Causing Demand Problems


Walmart Lets International Merchants Sell On Marketplace


Dollar General Says COVID Boost Will Likely End


Yotpo’s Integrated eCommerce Solution Attracts $230M


Five Below Reports ‘Record’ Comp Sales Rise


Angie's List Rebrands; Will Focus On Mobile, Online


Caleres Closes 100+ Stores, Renegotiates Leases


Lands’ End To Double Up On Kohl’s Partnership


February Sales Drop 3 Pct After January Stimulus Dried Up


Walmart Hires Designer Brandon Maxwell


Target Leads ‘Store Within A Store’ Trend


Will Amazon Start A Food Fight With Walmart?


Global Apparel Giant H&M Says Sales Snap Back


UK Consumers Opt To ‘Shop Socially’



Trade Finance: Ending The Digital Tug-Of-War


Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their First VC Rounds


In Banking, SMBs Need A Model T — Not A Faster Horse


New Challenges Emerge From Payment Rail Innovation


Wedding Planners Tie The Knot With B2B FinTech


Bookipi Talks Australia's Late Payments Issue


Collaboration Breeds New Corporate Card Offerings


How Open Banking Guides LATAM FinTech


Keeping Startups Alive Through FinTech Consolidation


Banks, FinTechs Team To Boost Business Experience


Entertainment Industry Called 'Cut' On Manual Payroll


Payroll Diversion, Supply Chain Crime In B2B

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Coming Soon To A Wrist Near You: Wearables That Can Read Your Mind

We all got our first look at the prototype device from Facebook Reality Lab that Facebook says can and will be able to read your mind. How? A device worn on the wrist is reportedly capable of reading neurological signals sent from a user’s brain down to their hands. Get the crystal ball and the Ouija board out of the closet. It’s time for the PYMNTS telepathic Saturday feature!!!!

Image Credit: Facebook

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The PYMNTS COVID Data Compendium: The Past, Present And Future Of The New Digital Consumer

As mass vaccinations get underway, consumers are starting to ponder a future beyond the pandemic — which includes hanging onto many of their digital-first habits. In The New Digital Consumer, PYMNTS profiles this new digital consumer, assembled from 10 repeated observations of a national sample of more than 21,600 consumers over the past year to examine how her newfound digital preferences will shape the post-pandemic economy.

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