Walmart-backed fintech One introduces buy now, pay later as it prepares bigger push into lending

One has begun offering buy now, pay later loans for big-ticket items at some of the retailer’s more than 4,600 U.S. stores, CNBC has learned. Read More

Walmart-backed fintech One launches 'buy now, pay later' services, source says

Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup One has started offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans for big-ticket items like electronics and power tools at some of the retailer's U.S. stores, a source ... Read More

Walmart-backed fintech One launches ‘buy now, pay later’ loans, CNBC reports

Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup One has started offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans for big-ticket items like electronics and power tools at some of the retailer's U.S. stores, CNBC ... Read More

This Week In Credit Card News: The Cut In Late Fees May Increase Your Card’s Interest Rate

The credit card company Synchrony Financial is hiking interest rates it charges to its customers, part of a series of steps to mitigate the financial impact of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... Read More

Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers

Today’s news follows a 16-month pilot, which found Walmart trialing the technology in Distribution Center 6020. That Florida distribution center is the first of what the company calls its ... Walmart ... Read More

To Retain Workers, Consider Paying Them More Often

When Kaustubh Deo, president of Washington-based Blooma Tree Experts, bought the company from its retiring owner, he inherited a weekly payroll system and quickly learned to appreciate shorter pay ... Read More

Coca-Cola and Microsoft Sign Billion-Dollar Agreement, Apple Event Set for May 7, and More News

Coca-Cola has signed a new five-year contract, worth US$1.1 billion, with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), utilizing its cloud computing and artificial intelligence services, including Azure OpenAI. The ... Read More

Ibotta’s IPO opens sharply higher, hinting at warming public-market interest in tech shares

The company left money on the table “for investors who are very bullish on it [expanding] its third-party platform beyond just Walmart,” which has become ... Ibotta pivoted to business sales over a ... Read More

Grocer anti-theft measures have some Maritimers on edge, others welcome the change

In the early 1900’s, you would walk into a grocery store with your list, pass it to an employee behind a desk, and they would gather what you wanted. Read More