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India and Bangladesh Working To Boost Border Trade
June 02, 2014

India and Bangladesh have been working together to increase and improve cross-border trading between the two countries. Specifically, each nation has sought to develop ‘border haats’ or markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Financial Inclusion
Travel Search Site Hipmunk Snares $20 Million In Funding
June 02, 2014

The flight and hotel search startup Hipmunk announced on its blog last week that it had raised $20 million in Series C funding. Oak Investment Partners led the way, which according to Hipmunk CEO Adam Goldstein has the necessary travel and mobile experience to really...

B2B Payments
Image-Capture Firm Signs ‘Six-Figure’ Invoicing Deal
June 02, 2014

Top Image Systems says it has reached an agreement with an undisclosed European company, which plans to use its eFlow system to process and approve all incoming supplier invoices and order confirmations. The manufacture also is considering using the system eventually to manage the processing...

B2B Payments
Biometric Analysis Helping To Curtail eCommerce Fraud
June 02, 2014

BioCatch in late May launched an eCommerce fraud-prevention to that uses behavioral biometric analysis to detect suspicious behavior and authenticate repeat customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Financial Inclusion
Sears Shifting More Store Cardholders To MasterCards
June 02, 2014

The Sears credit card, often one of the first credit-based products consumers receive, increasingly is being replaced by co-branded MasterCards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Traveldoo Announces Partnership With Advantage
June 02, 2014

Mobile expense management platform Traveldoo created a referral agreement with Advantage Business Travel in order for Advantage corporate clients to have access to an expense management solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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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.

International
Petition Seeks To Bring PayPal To Nigeria
June 02, 2014

Lagos, Nigeria-based design company CreativityKills, hoping to bring PayPal to Nigeria, recently launched a petition on the website change.org. According to the petition, Nigeria is the largest African country and those individuals in the nation are currently unable to fully use PayPal. On some websites...

B2B Payments
Most Consumers See 1984 As A Reality, Just 30 Years Later
June 02, 2014

Companies worried about customer backlash from using beacons or other devices for fear that illustrates just how much they know about them may just want to wait it out. Consumers will come around to the reality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...