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Payments Innovation
North Lane: Let’s Keep The Spirit Of Innovation
January 25, 2021

Seth Brennan, CEO of North Lane, discusses how the complex changes triggered by COVID-19 have actually led to meaningful innovation that will last well beyond the pandemic. “The payment landscape as a whole has evolved with similar speed, enabling businesses and consumers to stay agile...

B2B Payments
SMBs Grapple With Late Payments Tug-Of-War
January 25, 2021

With COVID-19 causing business closures and supply chain disruptions, cash flow remains tight for countless small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world. Unfortunately, those capital constraints are also often causing SMBs’ larger business customers to delay invoice payments. This week’s Data Digest looks into...

B2B Payments
Placing Inventory — Not Accounting — At The Crux Of The ERP
January 25, 2021

While working from home has become a key driver of enterprise digitization amid the pandemic, it’s not the only coronavirus-related market impact forcing companies into the cloud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
How Payroll Cards Find Space To Grow In Canada’s Evolving Market
January 25, 2021

In recent decades, the payroll card has become an important tool to drive financial inclusion. 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,...

Investments
Foreign Companies Abandon US Investments In Favor Of China
January 25, 2021

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 42 percent in 2020, and the pandemic will continue to affect it this year, a report from UNCTAD says, as China reaps more foreign money than the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Faster Payments
Deep Dive: How P2P Payment App Providers Can Tackle Rising Fraud
January 25, 2021

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Minding The Digital Gap: What UK Merchants Can Do To Boost Digital Sales
January 25, 2021

Recent developments have many around the world cautiously hopeful that 2021 will be very different from 2020, that COVID-19 vaccines will finally reverse the pandemic’s course and that life will get return to some semblance of normality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
The Future Of Entertainment? Try Professional Gaming
January 25, 2021

It’s doubtful that many PYMNTS readers play video games. But it’s a sure bet that any kid under 25 does, and probably not just once in a while. It’s gotten to the point where the reality of “professional gaming” is no longer some “out there”...

International
Israel Shuts Down Air Travel To Slow Virus Spread
January 24, 2021

Israel on Sunday (Jan. 24) ordered an end to all passenger flights to and from the country beginning Monday (Jan. 25), Israel time, and continuing through the end of the month, in a bid to slow the arrival of new mutations of COVID-19, according to...