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B2B Payments
Treasury Services Lift Banks Earnings in Q1
May 06, 2014

Despite the mixed earnings seasons, many leading banks saw profits from the cash management, trade, liquidity and commercial and escrow services business units. Treasury Services seems to be the rising tide that lifted all bank boats, at least in Q1.

BlueSnap
BlueSnap Release Hassle-Free Integrations for Magento and PrestaShop
May 05, 2014

Easy, New Integration Enables Localized eCommerce Experiences in 180 Countries with Higher Payment Conversions

B2B Payments
Global Growth Aside, WEX Builds On Domestic Gains
May 01, 2014

Fleet card processor WEX continued to see the benefits of its global expansion, but domestic activity was the primary driver behind company earnings growth during the first three months of the year. Recent deals also should help propel the company’s virtual card activities for fleet...

Company Spotlight
Target Appoints New Chief Information Officer and plans to enable MasterCard chip-and-PIN technology for REDcard...
April 29, 2014

Target has announced two major initiatives this morning, both with the potential to change the retailer’s immediate future significantly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

In Depth
Holy Smartphone, Batman!
April 28, 2014

New research from Nielsen shows that 70 percent of Americans now own smartphones, including those elder Boomers 55 and older. Is this the missing link that we need in the US to ignite the mobile-payments market?

In Depth
Visa: Q2 Revenues Rise 7% As Profit Jumps 26%
April 24, 2014

Visa missed analysts' projections for fiscal second quarter revenues, but earned a 26 percent increase in profits as spending on credit and debit cards remained strong.

In Depth
Nelms: ‘It’ Card And Free FICO Scores Fuel Discover’s Q1 Receivables Growth
April 24, 2014

During the first three months of the year, Discover Financial Services’ card receivables grew by nearly 5 percent, at the upper end of the company’s targeted range. Much of the gain was through existing customers and the continued success of the Discover It card, which...

B2B Payments
How Digital and Data Will Transform Corporate Travel
April 24, 2014

Corporate travel planning and management can involve onerous tasks like compiling information for expense reports. But with new technologies and ways to use travel data, many companies are finding travel management and policy to be much more efficient. We spoke with Richard Crum, MasterCard’s Group...

B2B Payments
Why Mark Cuban Invested in e-Procurement
April 18, 2014

Mark Cuban is a very successful investor with billions of dollars to show for smart picks. His rather "eclectic" taste for startups makes it hard to judge the objective value of his seal of approval. But for tiny B2B procurement start-up Procurify, Cuban's recent high...