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PYMNTS Bitcoin Tracker: Xapo Users Grumble, Could Overstocks’ Employees?
August 08, 2014

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A Tale of Two Fraud Stats
August 08, 2014

As PYMNTS.comreported recently, the Federal Reserve for the first time in its triennial payments study collected data related to payments fraud. It recently published the full report, a 192-page document loaded with data. What the discussion on fraud in the full report suggests is: Why...

Alternative Finances
If Cash Is Dead, Then Why Are So Many People Using It?
August 08, 2014

Payment systems globally for decades have been on a constant path in transforming traditional paper-based transactions into electronic ones, with payment cards as one of the chief drivers. More recently, mobile-based payments have done the job in less-developed countries, particularly in Africa. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
Omnichannel: Retail Supply Chains’ Big Challenge
August 08, 2014

Retailers’ supply chains generally are not optimized to support the new omnichannel environment, particularly with regard to the changing supply needs created by the expansion in mobile and online shopping, according to a recent report in which Pricewaterhousecoopers surveyed 400 retail CEOs. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
ACH As A P-Card Alternative?
August 08, 2014

In B2B buyer/seller relations, purchasing cards, or P-cards, typically represent a two-edge sword in that, while they make the payment process more efficient, especially for the buyers, the sellers pay the price in the discount fees they pay their acquiring banks. Buyers, on the other...

B2B Payments
When Cybercrooks Target ERP Platforms
August 07, 2014

Who would have thought that malware placed in handheld product scanners could jeopardize the security of enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms? But a Chinese manufacturer stands accused of conducting such an attack, enabling firmware in the devices to harvest businesses’ financial and customer information and...

B2B Payments
Luring Travel Spend: Will Seamless Mobility Attract T&E Dollars
August 07, 2014

Recent reports show that revenue for the business travel industry is rising. With more companies sending employees across the globe and back, some cities are making their own preparations for increased travel spend. How can cities actually make the travel process seamless for the corporate...

Controversial
By The Numbers: Malware Fraud Heavy, And Rising
August 07, 2014

Financial institutions are well aware of the heightened threat they face from targeted attacks and malicious software campaigns. A new report from Kaspersky Lab puts that reality into numbers, with second-quarter increases in online banking threats and mobile malware. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
ICC Annual Survey: Trade Financing Improving But Not Quite Recovered
August 07, 2014

Global trade financing is headed back to normal after the trade collapse of 2008-09 — but it’s not there yet. That’s according the data from 298 banks in 127 countries that were surveyed for the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission’s annual report on cross-border...