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B2B Payments
LexisNexis Juris Collaborates On Faster Legal Invoice Payments
April 01, 2020

To enhance the payment acceptance process for law firms, Juris has endorsed cloud-based payment platform ClientPay as the top choice for its users. The company said in an announcement that law firms can now offer their clients the ability to pay their invoices quicker without...

Retail
Paytronix Offers Toast Eateries Online Ordering Integration
April 01, 2020

With the widespread closing of restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pressure is on for eateries to come up with ways to tough it out through the crisis. Customer engagement firm Paytronix Systems said its online ordering software, using the software-as-a-service model, has what...

B2B Payments
UK Urges Banks To Nix Personal Guarantees For SMBs
April 01, 2020

The U.K. government is seeking an agreement with financial institutions (FIs) to forgo the need for small businesses to offer personal guarantees to get coronavirus loans, the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Could Experiential Offerings Save The Shopping Mall?
April 01, 2020

Mall owners are starting to feel the COVID-19 pinch. Taubman is sticking tight to its rent guidelines. Simon Property Group has cut its workforce. As mall owners start to face the reality of the COVID-19 crisis, they and every non-essential retail segment could use some...

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Today In Payments: Uber Eats Moves Into On-Demand Grocery Delivery; Banks Will Benefit From SMB...
April 01, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Uber is moving into grocery delivery as restaurant orders decline due to the coronavirus pandemic, and banks stand to make billions from participating in the $350 billion coronavirus bailout package. Also, small business portfolio companies ask to be included in...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Disrupt Benefits Claims On Italy’s Social Security Website
April 01, 2020

As individuals were beginning to seek COVID-19 benefits, hackers disrupted Italy’s Social Security internet site, per the leader of the welfare agency. Pasquale Tridico said his INPS unit had taken in approximately 339,000 applications to receive the $655 (600 euros) in benefits, but hackers had...

Artificial Intelligence
New Facial Recognition Policy Signed Into Law In Washington State
April 01, 2020

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday (March 31) establishing specific rules – backed by Microsoft – governing facial recognition software, according to a blog by Bill Smith, president of Microsoft. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Can eCommerce Overcome The Strain Of COVID-19?
April 01, 2020

While it is the only option for many retailers, eCommerce is running into its own limitations under the pressure of the COVID-19 crisis. And as those limits become evident, some strategies to navigate them are also coming to the fore. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Blockchain Finds New Home In Retail Food Supply
April 01, 2020

Food retailers need to embrace a new term: digital traceability. It describes a new process that shows the importance consumers are placing on the origins of their food in the throes of the current coronavirus pandemic. And it could be one of the killer apps...