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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

One of the world’s largest digital money movers could be getting bigger. 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, PYMNTS Today. By...

Faster Payments
The Clearing House On The Race for Real-Time Payments In The US
August 10, 2020

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B2B Payments
Messaging Standards Bring Clarity To A Fragmented Payments Ecosystem
August 10, 2020

Payments messaging standards are a critical component of interoperability between the increasing number of payment networks around the world. As a method of “speaking the same language,” between various networks and banks, these standards elevate the efficiency of both domestic and cross-border transactions, promote security...

B2B Payments
Agora Services Debuts New Tools For SMB Banking
August 10, 2020

Challenger bank Agora Services wants to address challenges with banking for small businesses with a new solution called Agora SMB, which will help them compete with bigger banks, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Google Almost Done With Transition To SAP Ariba Network
August 10, 2020

Google’s transition to SAP Ariba‘s cloud-based services has a completion date set for Aug. 24 after multiple waves that began last October, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections
August 09, 2020

Not everyone favors the Federal Reserve Board’s launch of its settlement service designed to eliminate the three-day check clearing and support instant payments in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...