Cash As Budding Problem And Pot-Hole (For Banks)
Cash As Budding Problem And Pot-Hole (For Banks)
March 28, 2017  |  Data Drivers

The death of cash may be wildly exaggerated, but for banks, cash is a dual edged sword: Store of value and store of risk. In...

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Aussie SMEs Stuck In $20B Late-Payment Debt
Aussie SMEs Stuck In $20B Late-Payment Debt
March 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Australian SMEs are stuck in more than $20 billion in unpaid bills from their large corporate customers, according to the latest analysis from Xero. The...

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Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
March 28, 2017  |  Loans

Defaulting on student debt has never been a good idea. The collection process is intense and one’s credit rating will be utterly ravaged for a...

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B2B eCommerce Startup Mbiz Secures Series A
B2B eCommerce Startup Mbiz Secures Series A
March 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B eCommerce platform Mbiz has raised Series A financing, reports Monday (March 27) said. Mbiz, based in Indonesia, launched about a year ago and recently raised...

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NEW REPORT: The Booming Biometric Boon?
NEW REPORT: The Booming Biometric Boon?
March 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

While it may still seem like something that was once reserved for science fiction, today consumers are increasingly interacting with biometric technology without giving it...

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NACHA Takes Collaborative Approach On API Standardization
NACHA Takes Collaborative Approach On API Standardization
March 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The rise of APIs in banking and FinTech can unlock greater usability of innovative solutions but also presents some difficult questions for the space. As banks, FinTechs and a...

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Payments Stocks Skew To The Downside
Payments Stocks Skew To The Downside
March 27, 2017  |  Investments

Stocks rose and fell with all eyes on the Trump administration’s and Congress’ efforts to get health care reform passed. Obviously those efforts wavered and...

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Amazon’s Bid for Dubai’s Souq.com Faces A Challenger
Amazon’s Bid for Dubai’s Souq.com Faces A Challenger
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon may be facing a big contender in its efforts to strike a deal to purchase Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. Just last week, it was...

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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
March 27, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

It’s hard to hide any wrongdoings in today’s tech-infused world. Everything is recorded, timestamped, photographed and filed into the wonderful arena of the Internet. The...

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