PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Overall cash consideration for the purchase of the company is $325 million, which is subject to “customary cash/debt and working capital adjustments,” of which $100 million has been deferred and will be paid on different dates over the 12 months to come. Shoe Palace provided a $52 million pre-tax profit in the year ending Dec.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Twenty-two percent of Americans have reported being targeted by pandemic-related fraud, for example, such as schemes involving fake personal protective equipment (PPE) merchants or fraudsters impersonating tax officials.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 This past week saw a wild ride. For someone in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Luxury retail is being revised — and in some cases, reinvented — and those trends are worth attention as the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches. Not only that, but the luxury online consignment retailer opened a brick-and-mortar store on New York City’s famed Madison Avenue. Indeed, in its recent U.S. has notched $300 million.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Consumer confidence seems to have returned in a big way in May as retail sales soared to their highest level since November 2017, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Excluding auto sales, which have a tendency to bounce up and down frequently month to month, retail spending was up.9 Retail sales are up 5.9

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Nike retailing model has shown itself again as The Gap announced Thursday that it will close underperforming stores, focus on the digital-first economy and exit its mall locations. As Macy’s CFO Felicia Williams told a retail conference in September: “Our intention is to change the composition of our store base.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Topping off a quarter of strong consumption, Americans spent more at retailers in June than the prior month. The Commerce Department said on Monday (July 16) that retail sales increased by 0.5 During that quarter, retail sales increased 1.9 Retail spending was also up 5.9 percent from the first three months of the year.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

22) that it will buy Pennsylvania-based JetPay , “a provider of end-to-end payment processing and human capital management solutions,” according to a statement. JetPay ’s services include card acceptance, processing, payroll, payroll tax filing, human capital management services and other financial transactions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

with a flexible access to working capital financing instruments to the parties,” added Anna Sokolova, NLMK director for treasury. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now has a question on crypto ownership on its 1040 income tax form. We are trying to break down the barriers to allow everyone to use bitcoin,” said founder Pete Cheyne.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission approved a plan by the New York Stock Exchange to approve “direct” listings by companies, which let companies come to market without the underwriters (typically) large banks that charge hefty fees to bring the deals to the Street and reach institutional and retail investors.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, with the two largest fundraises showcasing China’s rising B2B FinTech ecosystem in areas like expense management and invoicing. Keeping up with the ever-intensifying competition with industry rival Tide, U.K.

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Accenture: Banking

MAY 30, 2019

Loss rates increased slightly YoY, and issuer after-tax returns are strong for those that report. Chase, Capital One and Synchrony continue to lead issuers with purchase volume growth of over 8 percent YoY?. Industry statistics (based on non-retail card issuers in scorecard section). Key themes. Click/tap to view larger.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws. Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, venture capital boosts B2B FinTech startups, Eavesdropper impacts millions of mobile apps, Amazon has launched a theft prevention solution, unattended retail solutions make new inroads and U.S. federal tax filers have made their disbursement preferences known. 80 percent | Percentage of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra could hamper the international development of China’s yuan, leading to fluctuating asset prices and weakened impacts of capital controls, said the People’s Bank of China. A ‘Diaper’ by Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities of Selling Across State Tax Laws.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Presented by Afterpay and featuring an interview with Daniel Demsky , co-founder of travel clothing retailer Unbound Merino , this report detailed the way installment payment plans’ popularity have surged during the pandemic, and research correctly suggested it would become only more popular during the holiday season. Buy Now, Pay Later.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

While digital fund disbursements clearly can affect insurance claims, government tax returns and gig economy workers’ paychecks, it’s reimbursements that play a major role for the retail industry. On the other hand, almost all (95 percent) of U.S. consumers can now access same-day ACH, so the technology is there. It’s no small matter.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 3, 2021

Chancellor’s eye-catching policy could end up rewarding investment that would have happened anyway Rishi Sunak flags tax rises in budget as total Covid spending tops £400bn Budget 2021: key points at a glance One can usually take a mental break when the budget speech turns to capital allowances. It’s the tinkering bit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

PepsiCo turned some heads with its quarterly earnings call announcement that it would take some of its tax reform windfall and reinvest it in improving the firm’s eCommerce efforts. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6 According to PepsiCo CEO Indra K.

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BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

Mahmoud Fatouh Small banks tend to have more specialised business models, likely focusing on commercial and retail banking activities, and show limited interconnectedness to other financial institutions. Although capital standards existed before 2010, they were significantly weaker.

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BankUnderground

JANUARY 18, 2021

Effectively, Britain was forced into a ‘Battle for Capital’ simultaneous with its military efforts — with the efficacy of the latter dependent on the success of the former. New information about those changes comes from some of the hundreds of ledgers of War Loan investors who provided capital for war in the years 1914-1932.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The epidemic has hit the country’s manufacturers and retailers alike as people have been out of work and quarantines have come down. 24 not to forget the lessons of the 2015 market meltdown, which saw $5 trillion in capitalization wiped off the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets, with ChiNext losing half its value within months.

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Accenture: Banking

AUGUST 20, 2019

For the third straight quarter, Chase, Capital One and Synchrony led all issuers in purchase volume growth (over 10 percent YoY). Industry statistics (based on non-retail card issuers in scorecard section). 1 Capital One is US consumer and small business credit cards and installment loans. Click/tap to view larger.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Back in October, NCR announced that it was acquiring Pennsylvania-based JetPay , “a provider of end-to-end payment processing and human capital management solutions.”. The move has enabled NCR to expand its portfolio for the retail and hospitality industries. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Some say, soon, AWS may subsidize Amazon’s retail operations — if it isn’t already. While only about 11 percent of Amazon retail’s $29 billion in earnings, AWS’ margins are much higher — $1 billion compared to Amazon retail’s $360 million. But AWS reportedly took in $3.2

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Flow, a startup that helps companies sell their products around the globe, has raised fresh funding from Forerunner Ventures and Fung Capital. According to a report in TechCrunch profiling the startup, Flow created a platform that helps brands and retailers sell their products in multiple regions and geographies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

home and fashion-ware retailer. based Wells Fargo and Malaysian group MUI Asia , it should be well-poised to utilize the needed funds from its working capital facility to meet its immediate funding needs. The retailer said the agreement did not constitute a cash injection from MUI Asia.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For example, while a triple net lease might have close to 100% revenue sensitivity, office or retail categories might have 60% revenue sensitivity, and multifamily might be between 70% and 80%, depending on local rent laws. The graph below shows the CPI index and return on invested capital (ROIC) for US non-financial companies.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

It predicts at least one and possibly more real estate investment trusts (REITs) will need to file for bankruptcy as retailers struggle to pay rent and consumers stay away either by choice or due to new lockdown mandates. It points out that the mall sector has lost around 48 percent in market capitalization since January 2020.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

While they will lack the sheer financial clout of federal assistance, they are starting to offer strategies beyond capital infusions that will assist in restarting small business when the crisis passes. Boulder, Colorado has been working on strategies to help downtown retailers since before the coronavirus crisis.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Changes in lease accounting standards have led top retailers and restaurant chains in the U.S. to significantly increase their liabilities, leaving some investors caught off guard, according to Bloomberg Tax reports Wednesday (June 5). On the retail side, Nordstrom posted a nearly 25 percent increase in liabilities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Indeed, when it comes to younger consumers these days, eSports are reportedly on the rise (including with high school students), and are even prime part of plans to revive retail malls and to collect more states taxes , as PYMNTS has covered.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The company’s CEO Millard Drexler said a challenging retail environment made it hard for the company to achieve its goals. The weakening sales come on the heels of its chief investor TPG Capital’s move to write down its stake in J. Its revenue fell by 3 percent to $567.5 million, the company announced in a statement.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 1, 2021

Unlike our credit union counterparts, we pay taxes, and those tax dollars are spent at home to ensure our communities grow. We now are buying online from local retailers, ordering delivery or takeout from neighborhood restaurants, and corresponding more digitally. Photo by Robert Severi. What you need to know.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

With the Wealthfront mobile app, customers with direct deposit can get paid up to two days early, as well as set up direct deposit for other payments like a tax refund or company expenses.

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