In Depth

B2B Payments
Is Technology Changing Treasury Management Systems?
May 22, 2014

According to one automotive supplier, the answer is yes. By creating a centralized treasury system, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) was able to create a smooth process that handled its cash management, including in-house banking; interest rate and FX risk management.

Financial Inclusion
Mobile Commerce Security is the Name of the Game
May 20, 2014

Coupons, rewards, and data oh my! These startups are in the business of keeping customers and other businesses secure while they enjoy the benefits of mobile commerce. Find out who got what and how much.

Cool
Bitnet Launches As “New” Kind of Bitcoin Rails
May 20, 2014

What do a couple of ex-Visa/CyberSource guys see in bitcoin? Well, plenty, which is why they've launched Bitnet today. Bitnet will act as a third party mediator in vendor-consumer bitcoin transactions, taking what CEO John McDonnell says is the "mystery and risk" out of bitcoin...

Controversial
Consumers Pay More When They Pay With Bitcoin
May 20, 2014

People who wanted to buy really bad stuff probably didn’t mind paying a premium to use bitcoin to do it. But, will the regular old mainstream consumer be as willing to pay more than the face value of the goods they are purchasing just to...

Hmmm
Square Plans to Enhance its Payments Platform
May 19, 2014

PYMNTS.com spoke with Square to find out if the recent announcements about Feedback and Square Order are signs for something bigger.

Hmmm
‘Real Time’ Settlement Aside, NACHA Sees Solution Ubiquity As The True Game-Changer
May 19, 2014

NACHA, which oversees the U.S. automated clearinghouse system, continues to shift its focus. While the past 10 years have focused on converting checks to electronic transactions, today's activities are squarely focused on ways to use the system more effectively. What’s the one thing that NACHA...

B2B Payments
How Business Payments Are Made Across the Globe
May 19, 2014

Ever wonder really how money flows between businesses cross border? Well, you sort of need a scorecard given its complexity, number of payments methods and the role of new players in introducing new options. Here’s our take on just how it happens, region by region...

Hmmm
PYMNTS Talks Back!
May 17, 2014

Here at PYMNTS we have all kinds of things to tell you about each week, from Alibaba's path to global commerce domination, to the resurrection of the ISIS mobile wallet, to why Bitcoin needs its own Benevolent Dictator for Life. But more than talk, we...

Alternative Finances
PYMNTS Innovator Spotlight: Pazien’s Push To Be The Payments Ecosystem’s Matchmaker
May 16, 2014

Payments is full of good ideas. So many good ideas that it can some times be hard to keep track. We want to help, with a weekly spotlight on who's bringing new ideas, fresh insight and singular vision to the ecosystem. This week we caught...