Customers of Big Lots now have the option for same-day delivery through Instacart, according to a press release. The retailer’s goods and groceries from 1,400 stores across 47 states are available to be delivered to customers’ doors, and there will be other items such as “home goods, kitchen and dining, beauty, pet, personal care, office and craft supplies, toys … Continue reading Instacart, Big Lots Launch Same-Day Delivery Continue Reading
In the race for initial public offerings (IPOs), Nasdaq has bypassed the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the coronavirus era, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). As with every aspect of American life, the pandemic has slowed activity on the trading floors and stopped corporate debuts, but Nasdaq has raked in $12.2 billion from … Continue reading Nasdaq Ahead Of NYSE In IPOs With 44 Deals Worth $12.2 Billion Combined Continue Reading
Winshuttle, which works in data management and process automation, has partnered with document processing firm ABBYY in an attempt to help companies better perform digital onboarding services, according to a press release. The process will involve extracting data from physical documents and loading them automatically into SAP. The partnership will attempt to reduce costs for the numerous companies … Continue reading Winshuttle Partners With ABBYY For Streamlined SAP Processing Continue Reading
Stitch Fix is making a change to its business model that could prove to be consequential for the subscription clothing business. As part of its quarterly earnings announcement Monday (June 8), the company said it will change the structure and accessibility of its direct buy feature, which allows non-subscription members to purchase clothes from the fashion … Continue reading Stitch Fix Misses Earnings Estimates, Pivots Business Model Continue Reading
Indian FinTech Infibeam Avenues, which works in digital payment and eCommerce solutions, has bought all shares of Cardpay Technologies, which provides payment and invoice technology, in an all-stock deal. In the announcement, the companies said the acquisition will help Ahmedabad-based Infibeam offer better B2B payment services. Cardpay, based in Bengaluru, India, offers a spending management platform … Continue reading Infibeam Avenues Buys Cardpay To Boost B2B Payments Continue Reading
Physical brick-and-mortar retail was suffering long before the pandemic. As the great shift to digital continues, the last three months have shown that consumers are not only used to conducting commerce in bits and bytes — they like it. Consider the findings of a PYMNTS consumer survey, where 42 percent of consumers are engaging in even … Continue reading Scandit: The Future Of Retail Will Include Mobile Scanning Continue Reading
Cybercrime is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic as fraudsters seize on increased online activity to steal consumers’ sensitive personal details. As much as 22 percent of consumers have now been targeted by COVID-19 digital fraud scams, driving a mounting need for new ways to mitigate digital fraud risks. FinTech firms and government bodies are responding to the … Continue reading New Report: Home Closings Go Digital With Remote Online Notary Services Continue Reading
The pandemic is spurring new opportunities for financial institutions (FIs) of all sizes to improve the range of services they deliver to end users amid the continuing shift to digital. To that end, in an interview with PYMNTS, Kevin Hughes, aggregation product manager at Fiserv, said that data — specifically data aggregation tied to open banking — … Continue reading Is Data Aggregation The Key To Banking’s Future? Continue Reading
Financial fraud prevention software and cloud company NICE Actimize has unveiled a deal to acquire Guardian Analytics. With the deal, New Jersey-based NICE Actimize looks to beef up its offerings to financial services institutions. Guardian is known in the banking sector for its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, cloud-based financial crime detection and deterrence platform, NICE Actimize and Guardian said … Continue reading NICE Actimize Looks To Boost AML Efforts With Guardian Analytics Buy Continue Reading
In the battle against digital challenger banks, credit unions (CUs) may be facing a bit of a perception/reality gap — and losing market share as a result. But in an interview with Karen Webster, Jeff Chambers, president at Lumin Digital, a PSCU company, said CUs can more than hold their own — if they leverage the assets … Continue reading Credit Unions’ Bid To Bridge The Challenger Bank Perception-vs.-Reality Gap Continue Reading