When Suppliers Turn Into Lenders
When Suppliers Turn Into Lenders
June 16, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Payments terms as long as 160 days? Don’t laugh. It’s what some suppliers in the events sector are being asked to accommodate, basically becoming lenders...

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Coming Soon To Alibaba’s Tmall: L’Occitane
Coming Soon To Alibaba’s Tmall: L’Occitane
June 16, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

L’Occitane International, a maker of high-end skin care products, is in final negotiations with Alibaba to open up a virtual storefront on it Tmall site....

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Fleet Management Company Updates Tracking System
Fleet Management Company Updates Tracking System
June 16, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Navman Wireless USA announced last week that it had added electronic driver log and driver vehicle inspection reporting (DVIR) options to its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking system....

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Amazon: No Credit? No Problem!
Amazon: No Credit? No Problem!
June 16, 2014  |  News

Hopeful Amazon Kindle consumers who wanted a payment plan so they could purchase the coveted e-reader might be in luck. According to Amazon’s promotional page,...

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CFPB Targets Mobile Banking
CFPB Targets Mobile Banking
June 16, 2014  |  Controversial

Mobile banking is now under the CFPB’s spotlight in order to assure that access to mobile financial services is being applied equally in all sectors...

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China’s Top Private Car App Going Global?
China’s Top Private Car App Going Global?
June 16, 2014  |  International

Joining international taxi drivers on the list of things that are likely giving the executive team at the ride-sharing behemoth Uber a headache this morning...

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Priceline Buys OpenTable
Priceline Buys OpenTable
June 16, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Priceline has moved to purchase OpenTableInc. for about $2.6 billion in cash.   OpenTable allows diners to book meals by smartphone and charges restaurants fees for the patrons...

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PYMNTS Talks Back: PayPal’s Marcus Jumps to Facebook, The Payments Implications of the Apple Ecosystem, Currency Issues at the World Cup and More
PYMNTS Talks Back: PayPal’s Marcus Jumps to Facebook, The Payments Implications of the Apple Ecosystem,...
June 14, 2014  |  Hmmm

Some pretty big stuff got the payments industry talking this week. PayPal’s President moves to Facebook, World Cup revelers can’t get Brazilian currency and a...

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Can Fleet Card Activity Gauge U.S. Economic Health?
Can Fleet Card Activity Gauge U.S. Economic Health?
June 13, 2014  |  B2B Payments

As the economy goes, so go corporate fleet programs? That might not be entirely true, but an analyst on June 11 inquired about whether a...

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