In Depth

B2B Payments
The Quest For The $4 Trillion B2B Holy Grail
June 03, 2014

U.S. small businesses today spend a combined $4 trillion on expenses necessary to keep their companies operating, most of which is spent via checks. And that doesn’t include payroll costs. During a recent Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decision Conference, American Express President Ed Gilligan described...

Commentary
Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?
June 02, 2014

Today is the day that we might actually get a peek into Apple’s playbook on mobile payments. 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 to our...

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How To Satisfy The Omnichannel Consumer
June 02, 2014

On June 4, Vantiv will host a Web seminar to discuss key findings in a new white paper “Omni-Integration Imperatives: Reaching the Omniconsumer.” During the event, representatives from both companies will provide detailed insights into what financial institutions and merchants can do to adjust to...

B2B Payments
Who’s Invested What (And In Whom) In B2B Payments
June 02, 2014

PYMNTS.com has updated the monthly B2B Payments Tracker, which saw many investments in the space in May. Startups dealing with big data, analytics and billing raised millions bringing the total amount raised to over $500 million in 2014.

Hmmm
Back To School: Lawmakers Again Targeting ‘Abusive’ Campus Banking Practices
June 02, 2014

It’s been half a decade since Congress stepped in to thwart banks’ efforts to promote high-cost credit cards and loans on college campuses. Lawmakers are back at it again, this time targeting conflicts of interest and kickbacks between financial institutions and schools related to debit...

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PYMNTS Talks Back: About Bitcoin, Paper Coupons, Remote Check Deposit and Cash Flow
May 31, 2014

Wowsa. Talk about awakening the slumbering bear! This week economist and MPD Founder David Evans wins the prize for heating up the PYMNTS.com community with his article about Overstock not taking bitcoins, Overstock’s response and then Evans' response to the response! But there’s more! Readers...

Alternative Finances
The Great Bitcoin Debate In Six Points
May 30, 2014

Last Friday PYMNTS ran a short article by me that made the pretty simple and accurate point that Overstock.com receives dollars when people use their Coinbase wallet to send bitcoins. Little did I know the firestorm I would start. Patrick Byrne, Overstock’s CEO, was not...

B2B Payments
The Carrots and Sticks of Invoice Surcharging
May 30, 2014

The fees companies pay to accept card payments from customers have long been a point of contention. An Australian company, eWAY, is using a system from Xero that automates the ability to enable a surcharge on card payments while also giving buyers the chance to...

Alternative Finances
Bots, Overstock and DishTV
May 30, 2014

The US celebrated Memorial Day this past week, but it might as well have been the 4th of July. Fireworks exploded in the bitcoin community over David Evans’ piece on Overstock’s acceptance of bitcoin, including from Patrick Byrnes himself. Then there were those pesky bots.