Billd has announced a partnership with ConstructConnect, aiming to enhance bid strategies for trade contractors by providing access to project financing solutions. This collaboration will allow subcontractors using ConstructConnect to secure approval on financing more easily, increasing their competitiveness and enabling them to take on additional projects.

Barnes & Noble and Barclays US Consumer Bank have announced a multi-year extension of their credit card partnership. Barclays has been the exclusive issuer of the Barnes & Noble Mastercard since 2006, providing rewards for purchases at Barnes & Noble and other merchants worldwide.

Gap Inc. has introduced a new credit card program in collaboration with Barclays US Consumer Bank and Mastercard. The initiative, first announced last year, designates Barclays as the official issuer of Gap Inc.'s co-branded and private label credit cards in the U.S. and Puerto Rico via the Mastercard global payment network.