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Alternative Finances
Senior-Level Support Lacking For eBilling
July 22, 2014

The greater efficiencies afforded by email and other forms of electronic bill presentment are helping push more and more paper out of the billing process. However, senior-level managers often are impeding further process changes, and that trend is growing, new research has found. As such,...

B2B Payments
Are Too Many Industries Manually Processing Invoices?
July 22, 2014

According to a recent report, the answer is: yes. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Are New York’s Bitcoin Demands Too Much?
July 22, 2014

Last week, the New York Department of Financial Services released a series of proposed regulations called “BitLicense.” However, according to a recent TechCrunch contribution piece, the regulations will likely do more harm than good. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Law Firm Seeks To Improve Accounts Receivable With New ERP
July 22, 2014

Publishers of Anytime Collect accounts receivable management software, e2b teknologies, announced this week that a law firm has selected the software to improve the firm’s Sage 100 ERP system, automate manual processes, and increase cash flow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

International
Seoul Ditches Uber For Its Own App
July 22, 2014

The Seoul city government announced in a statement on Monday that it plans to ban car-hailing app Uber Technologies, Inc. Following the decision, Uber said in a statement that the city “is in danger of remaining trapped in the past and getting left behind by...

B2B Payments
UN Reports 2013 Procurement Spend Hits $16.1B
July 22, 2014

The United Nations announced this week that it spent $16.1 billion in 2013 on goods and services, 60 percent of which was sourced from developing countries and nations with transitional economies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Merchant Innovation
NakedWines To Launch Same Day Delivery
July 22, 2014

NakedWines, the company that brought crowdsourcing to wine by collecting money from customers, is using that money to fund independent winemakers and then grant exclusive access to the product for those initial investors (called, Angels).  The service required members keep $40 in their NakedWine account per...

B2B Payments
Is Investor Interest In Payments Startups Waning?
July 22, 2014

Sure, the “big name” darlings in the industry are getting their share of funding but other startups, not so much of late. Are investors simply growing tired of the market and are looking to take their money elsewhere? Or is there a more plausible reason...

Cool
Getting The Other 60% On Board
July 22, 2014

Many U.S. adults find using mobile wallets a convenient alternative to pay for things. But Nielsen says that since only about 40 percent of consumers use mobile payments of any kind, the big challenge is getting the other 60 percent on board. What will get...