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Payment Methods
Afterpay Creates Incentives For Users To Pay On Time
July 23, 2020

Payments company Afterpay, which works in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space, is rolling out a new feature called Pulse to help reward those who make payments on time, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
Finablr Hires Firm To Investigate Potential Wrongdoing
July 23, 2020

After discovering over $1 billion in hidden debt in May, Finablr has hired law firm Skadden to investigate potential theft and wrongdoing in the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Optimizing Order-to-Cash For A Growing Recurring Revenue Landscape
July 23, 2020

The recurring revenue business model continues to gain traction as organizations embrace the value in consistent, predictable capital in-flows. The revenue model continues to stretch its wings, as more organizations that have traditionally operated in the one-time-purchase paradigm find new ways to apply subscription offerings...

B2B Payments
How APIs May Lower Barriers To B2B Virtual Card Adoption
July 23, 2020

The rise of single-use virtual cards can largely be attributed to online shoppers looking for a more secure way to pay merchants, but applications of the payment technology have since proliferated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
FinTechs Enhance The Value Of Real-Time Payment Rails
July 23, 2020

This week’s look at payment rail innovation is all about value-added offerings on existing rails, as well as on emerging real-time payment schemes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Jirav Raises $8.3M For Enterprise Finance Software
July 23, 2020

Jirav, which works in finance software, has reported $8.3 million in a Series A funding round toward speedier, more efficient enterprise software, according to CPA Practice Advisor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Airbnb Offered A Novel Way To Go Public 
July 23, 2020

Airbnb Inc. has been offered a unique opportunity to go public. Brian Chesky, CEO of the San Francisco-based vacation rental online marketplace, told Reuters his company has been approached about a merger with a so-called blank-check acquisition company. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Faster Payments
Ceridian: Why It’s Time To Modernize The Two-Week Pay Cycle
July 23, 2020

The pandemic has exposed extreme vulnerabilities in today’s economy where six in 10 Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 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...

Digital Banking
Big Tech’s Big Shadow Over FIs
July 23, 2020

Consumers cooped up at home by the pandemic have, in many cases, reoriented their entire lives around digital — and in some cases even learned to love the new ways of doing things far more than they liked the old ones. Get the Full Story...