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B2B Payments
AP Tech Pushes Cloud-Based Checks Effort
November 11, 2014

Payments vendor AP Technology has rolled out a new product called APeChecks, which the company said is pronounced Ape-Checks. The cloud B2B payments platform includes paper checks, eCheck and ACH support. The vendor claimed the new approach can cut payments costs by 80 percent and...

Will NFC Users Grow by 5X in 5 Years?
November 11, 2014

Merchant resistance, particularly because of the MCX CurrentC conflict, has been Apple Pay’s biggest impediment, and despite hurdles Apple has faced, Juniper Research predicts NFC users will quintuple from this year’s 101 million users to more than 500 million by 2019. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
The Globalization Of B2B Virtual Accounts
November 10, 2014

Markus Straussfeld, head of international cash management at UniCredit (an Italian bank focusing on cross-border payments), argues that the latest moved forward by the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) will “provide companies with a wealth of opportunities to generate big efficiencies. Even businesses that don’t...

HSBC Exec Lays Out The Bank’s B2B Expansion Strategy
November 10, 2014

Diane Reyes, global head of payments and cash management for HSBC, looks to the globe when she’s asked where her company is headed. “We aim to reinforce our leading position in trade finance, to improved client coverage in product and payments and cash management, increase...

B2B Payments
Viewpost Tries To Change Debt Into Liquidity
November 07, 2014

Viewpost, a B2B invoice and payment platform vendor, is pushing a process where debt is morphed into a source of liquidity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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More Regulator Attention, Enhanced mPos Traction And Lots of Criminal Interest
November 07, 2014

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Apple Pay By The Numbers
November 07, 2014

The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

A Free B2B Credit Management Service Launched
November 07, 2014

Creditera, a credit and information provider focusing on SMBs, launched a free membership service this week. The service provides access to personal and business credit information through a comprehensive integration of available financial information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Will The Switch In Congressional Leadership Change The Trade Outlook For U.S. Business?    
November 06, 2014

After months of horse-race coverage the results are in and Republicans have taken control of the United States Senate and expanded their control of the House of Representatives. While this will likely change many aspects of U.S policy, for the next two years at least,...