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B2B Payments
Managing Spend Under The Dark Cloud Of Shadow IT
January 05, 2021

Embracing the cloud often means more agile solutions that can promote greater productivity in the workplace. Today, the shift has quickly evolved from beneficial opportunity to absolute necessity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Indonesia’s Gojek Mulls $18 Billion Merger With Tokopedia
January 05, 2021

Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments platform Gojek is in talks with eCommerce innovator Tokopedia for an $18 billion merger, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Jan. 5), citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
Distributed Banking Gives Banks Opportunity To Redesign The Customer Experience
January 05, 2021

One could say that the payments industry hasn’t ever met a buzzword it doesn’t like – or pass up an opportunity to take one or two words, throw in a properly placed hyphen in between “at a service” and create one. Get the Full Story...

Retail
Auto Dealers Have Seen The Future And It Is Digital
January 05, 2021

Of all the businesses that have embraced a digital shift during the pandemic, the adaptation of the nation’s auto industry has been one of the most transformational. As much as COVID accelerated trends that were already occurring, said Aaron Krane, CEO of digital auto platform Modal,...

Banking
Bank-FinTech Collaborations Set Stage For Real-Time Payments Expansion
January 05, 2021

The financial services ecosystem has evolved to a state where traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs, which once had been vying for the mind share and wallet share of end consumers, are now working more closely in an effort to innovate. To that end, Carl Robinson,...

B2B Payments
B2B Payments 2021: Assessing The Gaps And Digital Opportunities
January 05, 2021

Most businesses strive to expand, but expansion can come with growing pains. It can be particularly challenging for growing businesses to manage payment flows. Having inefficient payment operations can lead to excessive payment costs, ultimately eating into firms’ bottom lines and reducing their expansion-related gains....

B2B Payments
Procede Teams With Interstate Billing Service For Trucking B2B Needs
January 05, 2021

Procede Software has partnered with Interstate Billing Service (IBS), which works as a full-service accounts receivable management program provider, to help with cash flow and billing solutions for the trucking industry, a company blog post says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Investments
More Than 25 Brokerages Began Coverage Of Airbnb, DoorDash, Signaling Hopes For Growth
January 04, 2021

Numerous brokerages initiated coverage of Airbnb and DoorDash on Monday (Jan. 4), showing the high hopes for those companies’ revenue growth, Reuters writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Regulation
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Malaysia Gets Approximately $107 Million In Digital Services Taxes; FAA Approves...
January 04, 2021

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global interest from governments. 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...