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B2B Payments
B2B Payment Ecosystems Tackle Business Email Compromise
July 08, 2021

When the likes of Google and Facebook can fall victim to B2B payments fraud, it’s time for companies of all sizes and industries to pay close attention to the security of their accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) operations. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
B2B’s Participation Could Be Key To Driving Real-Time Payments
July 08, 2021

The U.S. may lag in real-time payments adoption, but that could soon change — so long as corporates embrace real-time rails for B2B payments. This week’s Payment Rails Innovation Tracker looks at new efforts to drive real-time adoption, plus explores the latest efforts to embrace...

IPO
Reddit Investors May Shun Robinhood IPO In Wake Of Meme Stock Frenzy
July 08, 2021

Robinhood, the popular online brokerage, is seeing some pushback on its forthcoming IPO over controversy on how it handled the “meme stock” rush of early 2021, a U.S. News report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Investments
London FinTechs Raise Record Level Of VC Funding In First Half Of 2021
July 08, 2021

London-based FinTechs landed a record amount of venture capital investment in the first half of 2021, according to a Thursday (July 8) announcement that cited research from Dealroom.co and London & Partners. FinTechs based in the U.K. capital raised $5.3 billion in VC investments between...

Artificial Intelligence
Subscription Companies Use AI To Keep False Declines To Record Lows
July 08, 2021

You could call it the false decline fallout. That’s where a good and functioning eCommerce subscription relationship suddenly goes haywire due to the unexpected and unwanted intrusion of a false payment decline into an otherwise perfect business arrangement. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Merchant Innovation
EV Charging Station Rift Could Be Auto Industry’s Next Big Pothole
July 08, 2021

Like any large pothole you don’t see until it’s too late, a similarly concealed rut may be hiding from the auto industry in the form of a dormant battle over electric vehicle charging station standardization that’s hiding beneath billions of dollars of SPAC money— those...

Retail
The ‘Third Wave’ Of Self-Serve Checkout Turns Grocery Stores Into Omnichannel Hubs
July 08, 2021

As brick-and-mortar grocery stores look to catch up with the eCommerce innovations of the past 16 months, self-checkout is on the rise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: PBOC Shuts Down Software Maker Over Crypto Trading; UFC Partners With Crypto.com
July 07, 2021

Chinese authorities from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have instructed a Beijing software maker, Quadao Cultural Development, it has to shut down due to allegations of cryptocurrency trading affiliation, Business Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Finstro Debuts Corporate Card, API Integration In US
July 07, 2021

Finstro, which provides trade and credit services for B2B commerce, is rolling out its services for the U.S., a Tuesday (July 6) press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...