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Payables Paid The Automated Way
October 23, 2015

Businesses need a way (and sometimes a little push) to get rid of paper based business processes. Firms like Esker, which just debuted an automated AP platform that links to Microsoft Dynamics, offer up a few ways to do that.

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Virtual Reality’s Retail Growing Pains
October 22, 2015

Retailers are always looking for the next tech product that’s going to give them the edge, and more than a few think virtual reality headsets are that killer app – but what if entering a virtual world takes consumers too far out of the real...

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When Brand Loyalty Breaks Bad
October 22, 2015

Merchants are obsessed with building brand loyalty and have spent much of the last half decade investing millions (or, more likely, billions) chasing after it by creating loyalty and rewards platforms, designing subscription services and “Disneyfying” their physical locations into positive experience hubs for their...

The At-Home Beverage Market Plays It Cool
October 22, 2015

Will consumers pay nearly $400 for a Coke? That’s the bet that Keurig is making with its release of its at-home cold beverage machine, Keurig Kold. The company believes that it can succeed where SodaStream fizzled out with consumers, who will of course have the...

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Serving This Generation’s ‘Tweener’
October 22, 2015

Men between 20 and 30. Rising professionals. Refined sense of fashion. That’s this generation’s “tweener” and emerging retail opportunity. Max Schmidt, co-founder of 1701 Bespoke, is that person, and says that his retail model is very much a “tweener” too: in between the personalization of...

Virtual Cards For Global Travel And Global Corporates
October 22, 2015

Last month, corporate payments firm WEX announced a new tie-up with Grasp Technologies to harness the power of virtual cards for businesses. Soon after, PYMNTS spoke with Grasp’s Vice President and CMO Dave Lukas about the collaboration, which sees its unit GraspPAY automatically generating a...

When It Comes To Bank Finance, Know What You Need
October 22, 2015

Small businesses are not always considered traditional banks’ top customers of choice. A lack of banking history, struggles with cash flow and general inexperience make SMEs a high-risk segment for the banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Preparing EMV For The Future
October 22, 2015

The EMV liability shift just got here, but the industry is already discussing its future.

Via Payroll Cards, Convenience For Convenience Workers?
October 22, 2015

The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS) is launching its payroll cards right into the teeth of controversy rocking the industry. Here’s why one NACS executive sees as the advantages of electronic payments for the unbanked and underbanked.