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americanbanker | March 04, 2020

The last year has been rather tumultuous for Alliance Data Systems, the Columbus, Ohio-based credit card issuer that specializes in the mall-based retail sector. Two large retail partners, Forever 21 and Pier 1 Imports, have declared bankruptcy, and a third affiliate, Victoria’s Secret, has been closing stores amid changing shopping trends. Alliance Data is also facing pressure from shareholders to reduce its heavy debt load. The company has had three different CEOs since June. Its stock p...

POS Retail

Globenewswire | July 19, 2023

Nuvei Corporation ,the Canadian fintech company, and Plaid, a data network that enables consumers to connect their bank accounts to more than 8,000 apps and services, announce today an extension of their existing global partnership to support a wider range of businesses with accepting bank-based payments for multiple use cases, including recurring payments and payouts, and to serve additional verticals within the eCommerce landscape, such as utilities and B2B. Nuvei and Plaid are also ann...

Cloud Based POS

Businesswire | May 30, 2023

PredictSpring, a leader in omni-channel commerce and modern POS technology, today announced that Bouclair, the home furnishings and décor brand known across Canada, has completed the integration of PredictSpring’s modern POS into all of its retail locations. PredictSpring’s modern POS platform provides a seamless customer and store associate experience for Bouclair’s customers across all channels. “For over 50 years, Bouclair has been committed to ...

pymnts | January 16, 2020

With a late shopping rush around the holidays that ended a more moderate spending year, retail sales in the United States strengthened in December. Commerce Department data indicated that the value of receipts at merchants increased 0.3 percent and rose 5.8 percent from December 2018, Bloomberg reported. Purchases at apparel stores rose the most as of March, and building material outlet sales registered their best advance as of August. Filling station receipts, on the other hand, moved up by 2.8...