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B2B Payments
EMQ Launches Same-Day Settlement For X-Border B2B Payments
May 14, 2020

To bolster global payments for businesses throughout the world, EMQ launched its new enterprise payment technology with same-day settlement functions in local currencies throughout eight countries. The nations include China, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Japan, according to an announcement.  Get the Full...

B2B Payments
SMB Digital Bank Penta Now Serves Self-Employed
May 14, 2020

As it grows its target market and takes a wider position in the market, Penta is now providing its product as well as services to solo self-employed individuals. The business banking platform’s 20,000 clients have mostly been small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as of now...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Uber’s Bid For Grubhub Triggers Delivery Fee Fears
May 14, 2020

The possible merger between Uber and Grubhub is causing a wave of worry over delivery fees at a time when some local officials are considering instituting caps, as the New York City Council did on Wednesday (May 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Is Dining Out At Risk Of Dying Out, At Least For The Time Being?
May 14, 2020

The future of dining out is looking increasingly dark these days. The ranks of high-profile restaurateurs announcing that their grand reopening will be greatly delayed seems to be swelling by the week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

International
France Looks To Create Its Own Home Booking Platform
May 14, 2020

France is set to launch another battle in its war with giant U.S.-based homesharing businesses. 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...

Delivery
FedEx Imposes Limits To Stem Flood Of Deliveries
May 14, 2020

FedEx Corp. could be the first major delivery company to limit the number of items retailers can ship to protect its network from being overwhelmed during COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Faster Payments
Why Instant Paychecks Will Be A Necessity Instead Of A Luxury
May 14, 2020

While many advancements have been made over the last five years toward enabling 9-to-5 employees to gain instant access to wages they already earned, the progress has been uneven at best. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payment Methods
The (Digital) Transformation Of Remittances, Bit By Byte
May 14, 2020

The pandemic has kept us all home — and for firms that have depended on walk-in business, transactions have slowed, or simply stopped. That’s certainly true of firms that help transfer money, sent by individuals back to recipients (including their families) domestically or across borders....

Retail
Fast Races To Launch One-Click eCommerce For The Masses
May 14, 2020

Sometimes illness can have a happy ending. It’s certainly a story that resonates right now and Fast CEO Domm Holland is happy to tell it. It started a few years ago when Holland’s son was briefly hospitalized and his wife’s grandmother was visiting to help...