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B2B Payments
Visa’s Phalen: Collaborative Commerce Is B2B Payments’ Next Act
October 05, 2020

The late Harvard Professor Clay Christensen was and is famed for the “jobs to be done” theory of business innovation. 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
Moving The Business Payments Focus From Price To Process
October 05, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, B2B payments have struggled to keep pace with the demands of the digital age, which has forced companies to re-examine how they pay one another — and get paid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Investments
More Private Equity Managers Turning To NAV Credit Facilities
October 04, 2020

Private equity managers are turning to specialty borrowing facilities to make sure they can survive the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times (FT) reports, though this could pose its own new set of difficulties. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
BlackLine Acquires Rimilia To Boost AI-Powered AR
October 04, 2020

Account automation software firm BlackLine has acquired AI-based cloud platform Rimilia in order to expand BlackLine’s capabilities into AR automation, a new area for the company, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

IPO
Ex-Uber Exec To File $250M SPAC IPO Backed By Former Google CEO
October 04, 2020

A former Uber executive is planning to launch a $250 million initial public offering (IPO) for a blank check company whose advisors include billionaire Eric Schmidt, an ex-Google CEO, IPO Edge reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Nacha Adopts New Rules To Modernize ACH Payments
October 04, 2020

Nonprofit Nacha, which enables Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, has adopted eight new amendments to the Nacha Operating Rules that a press release said will help to modernize the payment style. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
RootAnt Ends Seed Round With $1.46M For Expansion
October 04, 2020

Singapore Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup RootAnt has ended a seed round with $1.46 million, according to a report by e27. 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...

Social Commerce
Burger King, Steak-umm And Next-Level Social Media Marketing
October 03, 2020

Brands have flocked to social media in an attempt to meet their consumers where they are and display a different side of themselves. Social media can be a terrific place to build bonds with one’s customers and show off a clever, avant-garde sense of humor...

Security & Fraud
Singapore Government Agencies, Universities Lose $749K In Scams
October 02, 2020

Cyberthieves posing as Singapore government agencies and universities stole $749,000 worth of goods after tricking companies into delivering them. 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...