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Faster Payments
Faster Payments Are Redefining Consumer Expectations
October 27, 2021

“In the age of instant gratification and 24/7 everything, faster payments are becoming table stakes, and no one wants to be left in the dust,” says Lou Anne Alexander, chief product officer of Early Warning. Read more of her insights below, and get 32 other...

Cross-border Payments
viagogo on Streamlining Payments for a Global Online Platform
October 27, 2021

Consumers get frustrated when buying tickets online if they lack access to their native languages, currencies and preferred payment methods. In the Payment Orchestration For Global Commerce Playbook, Cris Miller of online event ticketing platform viagogo says those unmet payment needs start with making the...

B2B Payments
Request CEO Says New Tech Makes Cross-Border B2B Crypto Payments Faster
October 27, 2021

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Acquiring
PYMNTS.com Buys Antitrust Media Platform Competition Policy International
October 27, 2021

PYMNTS announced today that it has acquired Competition Policy International (CPI), a market-leading media company for antitrust. The acquisition adds the most complete news and analysis of antitrust law and competition policy worldwide to PYMNTS’ current robust content offerings related to innovation in payments and...

B2B Payments
Re-imagining Business Payments Could Give Buyers/Suppliers a ‘Unified Experience,’ Payment Experts Say
October 27, 2021

Re-imagining business payments will take input from stakeholders across the ecosystem — banks, payments networks, enterprises and FinTechs among them — to benefit buyers and suppliers.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

eCommerce
Amazon, Shopify Merchants Incubate a New Breed of Omnichannel Brands
October 27, 2021

As business models reformulate in double-quick time, eCommerce is having evolutionary effects on the creation and discoverability of consumer goods, from the “push” mentality and limited SKUs of the not-too-distant past to the unlimited assortments found on eCommerce sites. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Payment Methods
Lease-to-Own Puts Durable Goods in Reach for Ineligible BNPL, Other Credit Borrowers
October 27, 2021

Millions of people with poor credit or no credit can be thought of as the “invisibles” of retail commerce, whose options for buying many items were extremely limited, until recently. The rise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) installment payments is bringing millions into the...

B2B Payments
Billtrust/iController Deal to Eliminate B2B’s ‘Almost Cash’ Problem
October 27, 2021

In the grand scheme of things, when running a business, the prospect of “almost cash” is reminiscent of “near beer.” It’s something — but not quite the real thing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Banking
APIs Help FIs Consumerize the Business Banking Experience
October 27, 2021

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