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Payments Innovation
Consumers Demand Payments Modernization
August 10, 2020

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B2B Payments
Billtrust Adds ACH, Wire Support To Business Payments Network
August 10, 2020

When B2B order-to-cash technology provider Billtrust announced the launch of its Business Payments Network (BPN) in late-2018, it was a solution designed to tackle one of the largest hurdles in B2B payments that remains today: managing all of the data and workflows required to achieve...

Retail
Foot Locker Says Same Store Sales Up 18 Pct Due In Part To Stimulus Checks
August 10, 2020

Foot Locker Inc., the New York-based athletic retailer, reported comparable store sales increased by 18 percent in the second-quarter ended Aug. 1 as the chain reopened and sales unexpectedly increased — likely due in part to government stimulus checks. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Payments Innovation
Why Payments Personalization Is Key To Enhancing User Experience For Digital Content Platforms
August 10, 2020

Getting consumers to subscribe to digital content is mostly an all or nothing endeavor: pay up via a standardized subscription paywall or go without accessing the content, says Trevor Kaufman, CEO of SaaS firm Piano.io. In this month’s Payments Orchestration Playbook, Kaufman discusses the importance...

B2B Payments
Connecting B2B SMBs To Financing When Traditional Lenders Pull Back
August 10, 2020

Despite government initiatives to connect small businesses to capital as quickly as possible, the U.S.’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was wrought with confusion and inefficiencies. Even as small businesses are able to access capital, it’s often not enough to endure the ongoing market volatility and...

B2B Payments
Ireland’s Grocery Industry Doubles Down On Accelerated Vendor Payments
August 10, 2020

Amid rising market volatility, some large organizations have positioned themselves to support their small suppliers by accelerating payment terms. The grocery industry has been among the most active sectors in supporting cash flow through supply chains, and this week’s B2B Data Digest finds Ireland’s supermarket...

Payments Innovation
Deep Dive: The Pressures Pushing Banks To Modernize Their Payments Infrastructures
August 10, 2020

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Payments Innovation
What Overcoming Inertia Tells Us About The Future of Physical Retail
August 10, 2020

By now, you’ve no doubt heard the story about how Isaac Newton turned quarantining during London’s outbreak of the Bubonic Plague between 1665 and 1667 into a time of great focus and innovation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Western Union CEO: ‘We’re On An M&A Hunt’
August 10, 2020

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