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Klarna Takes Another Step Toward IPO as it Showcases Profitability and New Walmart BNPL Deal

Retail TouchPoints

since 2015 , handled $105 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) and has 93 million active customers and 675,000 merchants using its services. We look forward to helping redefine checkout at the worlds largest retailer both online and in stores. The Sweden-based company, which has operated in the U.S.

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Asda cuts 200 jobs following botched IT upgrade

Retail Gazette

It comes as the retailer has spent much of the past year busy untangling thousands of programmes responsible for its checkouts, administration and payroll from those of former owner Walmart. He sacked 13 regional managers as part of an internal restructuring in January following Asdas worst Christmas trading performance since 2015.

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Why slowing down in stores can drive big sales: The science behind dwell time

Inside Retail

It’s the reason your local supermarket is now one giant self-checkout dystopia and why even the idea of browsing feels as old-fashioned as sending a telegram. The Wall Street Journal even covered this back in 2015, pointing out that meandering shoppers spend more. Everything is about getting things done faster. Shoppers aren’t stupid.

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How to Orchestrate to Eliminate Regional Payment Barriers for Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

For retailers and regional payments, consumer payment preferences play one piece, while checkout optimization and diversification play another. A progressive payment mindset requires utilizing regional payment data to diversify and optimize the checkout process. Diversify and optimize the retail checkout.

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Signifyd Raises an Additional $205 Million, Eyes Further Expansion in Latin America

Retail TouchPoints

Last year we saw ecommerce sales and influence propelled into 2025, and yet the online checkout experience is stuck in 2015,” said Raj Ramanand, CEO of Signifyd in a statement.

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Beyond the Transaction: How PayPal is Helping Remove Friction Across the Commerce Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. For example, what you generally find in most checkouts [in a sector like grocery] are your standard Visa and Mastercard.

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After Declining Amex, Ebay to Begin Accepting Venmo

Retail TouchPoints

PayPal acquired Venmo in 2013 and then was spun off from Ebay into its own company in 2015, so today’s announcement represents a real full-circle moment for the marketplace. The ability to pay with Venmo at checkout continues Ebay’s push toward tapping into a younger demographic with Venmo’s heavy adoption among Gen Z and millennials.”