(The Paypers) US-based Crowdz has announced its USD 5.5 million Series A funding round led by Barclays and BOLD Capital Partners.
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Finextra’s Hannah Wallace reports on day one of the FusionONE open banking developer conference. We hear how Finastra’s vision for the future of banking re-engineered upon APIs and open platforms has excited banks and partners. RBS, nkbc, ING, Credit Suisse, ClearBank, Amsterdam Trade Bank are among some of the many leading financial institutions to share their first impressions exclusively with Finextra Research.
(The Paypers) Temenos, the banking software company, has announced that Ghana-based ARB Apex Bank will be renewing its contract with Temenos.
Investment Plans
Ulta said it plans to spend between $380-400 million in CapEx. This includes approximately $190 million for new stores, remodels and merchandise fixtures, $140 million for supply chain and IT, including new fest fulfillment centers, and about $60 million for store maintenance and other.
E-Commerce Growth
While Ulta does not break out e-commerce growth specifically, ulta.com growth was in line with expectations of 20% to 30% growth, driven by traffic. The company expects e-commerce to grow in the 20% to 30% range, contributing approximately 200 basis points to comparable sales.
(The Paypers) Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has signed up as a member of TRADEASSETS, a global fintech platform, headquartered in the UAE.
Innovations in shopper tracking technology provides next-gen insight into how customers, associates and merchandise move inside stores. Savvy retailers are seizing this opportunity to reimagine what the store is and can become.
Returned over $230 million to more than 4,000 independent hardware retailers, to invest in their businesses.
Record setting growth in 2018 with 300 new customers and nearly 230 new customers so far this year.
Doubling field sales team to better serve current accounts while growing our customer base.
Modernized marketing support to focus on localized, digital capabilities, allowing retailers vast control over the customization of their regular and promotional offers.
(The Paypers) Yandex.Market online marketplace, a joint venture between Yandex and Sberbank, has closed a strategic partnership with ecommerce company JD.com.