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Amazon China Takes On Alibaba
September 11, 2014

Alibaba will have a record-breaking IPO next week, but it’s Amazon that owns the future of China’s $400 billion online shopping industry, argues Peter Fuhrman, CEO of investment bank China First Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
B2B Distributor Offering Merchants A New Payment Portal
September 11, 2014

McAllister Industries, a B2B distributor of prepaid phone cards to retailers, plans soon to publicly launch Redde Pay, providing its customers with an online-payments portal that will help them expand what they can sell to include other services, including bill payment, prepaid energy, prepaid wireless,...

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Illinois State’s Attorney Reviewing School District’s P-Card Use
September 11, 2014

An Illinois school district’s use of purchasing cards (P-cards) has resulted in a potential local state’s attorney’s office investigation. 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...

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Romania’s Factoring Use Down 9 Percent
September 11, 2014

Romania’s use of factoring, where businesses sell their accounts receivable, such as invoices, to a third party at a discount, reportedly was down during the first half of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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U.S. Army Awards Accenture ERP Contracts Worth $53 Million
September 11, 2014

The General Fund Enterprise Business System, which ties in to the supply-acquisition processes that support U.S. Army missions, is no small operation. It manages more than $220 billion worth of transactions and serves more than 52,000 users at 227 worldwide locations. Get the Full Story...

Gamestop, Alliance Data Craft New Gaming Payment Card
September 11, 2014

Gamestop and Alliance Data Systems announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) a GameStop-branded private label credit card program. 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 daily...

Mobile
Walmart, Best Buy, Stand Firm Against Apple Pay
September 11, 2014

Walmart and Best Buy have both said that they will not initially accept Apple Pay transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (Sept. 10). Due to contractual obligations with a competing mobile wallet, MCX (which Walmart founded and still dominates), neither retailer may have...

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B2B buyers find social media OK but prefer email
September 11, 2014

B2B ecommerce buyers strongly prefer email to social media when it comes to sharing comments about product research with their colleagues. According to a report from research company eMarketer, 97 percent of the B2B buyers surveyed said email was their main way of sharing product...

B2B Payments
Filling The B2B Invoicing Gap
September 11, 2014

Small businesses often find that unpaid invoices hinder their opportunities for growth and a lack of cash flow can throw the whole system off. A late bill can disrupt payroll, the purchasing of inventory and also takes away time from the operation of a business....