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February 22, 2021

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Joor Adds Payments Options To Its B2B Fashion Platform

The digital-first economy has moved beyond consumers and into B2B marketplaces. In an exclusive interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Joor Founder and CEO Kristin Savilia said digital momentum has led her company to add payments so that the 300,000 buyers and 12,500 brands in the U.S. and Europe can pay for what they buy directly on the platform.

 

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Cryptocurrencies

Getting Bitpaid: Crypto Edges To Mainstream And Everyday Transactions

BitPay processes bitcoin payments and allows consumers and businesses to buy goods and services using cryptocurrencies. Sean Rolland, director of product, told PYMNTS why they’re convinced that crypto is headed toward day-to-day transactions and mass payouts.

 

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Digital ID

ID Check: COVID Changes Verification Needs Of Digital-First Economy

The pandemic has had varying effects on business verticals. For the winners, the common thread has been the digital-first economy. As Kevin Courtney, Acuant’s vice president of product management, told PYMNTS, ID verification technology has had to change with the times to meet the needs of individual categories.

 

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Credit Unions

Credit Unions Bring Digital Technology To Customer-Centric Strategy

The value proposition for credit unions continues to be member-centric at all costs. But the pandemic has slightly revised that approach. CO-OP’s Senior Vice President of Pay Products Tom Church-Adams told PYMNTS he has seenconsumers rewrite their daily routines and preferences around contactless, digital and virtual.

 

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Gig Economy

Uber, Other Platforms' Changing Business Models Meet Regulatory Buzzsaw

In the U.K., Uber will likely have to start classifying at least some of its workers as employees – not contractors. That means wholesale changes to its operating model – and its expense load. For platform companies, there looms the existential question of what happens when innovation meets the regulatory buzz saw. 

 

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Corporate Treasurers

J.P. Morgan Details The 6 Trends Shaping Corporate Treasurers’ Futures

After a year of roller coaster-style volatility, J.P. Morgan has identified six key global trends shaping the enterprise and its finance leaders. Alison Livesey, managing director, wholesale payments, global market management, EMEA business transformation, Western Europe country head, tells Karen Webster why treasurers must close the gap with IT and embrace collaboration.

 

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