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B2B Payments
Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding
March 06, 2020

A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. 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...

International
Coronavirus Update: US Consumers Hoard Supplies; JPMorgan Moves Its Traders Off Wall St; Retail Impact...
March 06, 2020

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International
India Seizes Control Of Yes Bank, Plans Bailout
March 06, 2020

The Indian government has seized control of its fourth-largest private bank as it organizes a bailout plan and temporarily limits how much depositors can withdraw, according to reports on Friday (March 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investments
Sequoia Capital Foresees Doom For Entrepreneurs As Coronavirus Takes Toll
March 06, 2020

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital warned in an email to entrepreneurs on Thursday that the coronavirus could potentially be the herald of a “prolonged” global economic slow-down. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Faster Payments
Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
March 06, 2020

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025, but getting to that point will require support from payment providers, regulators and other such firms still building out the...

Merchant Innovation
Boku CEO On Digital Content’s New Tailwind
March 06, 2020

On Dec. 1, 2019, there was no shortage of predictions about which stories would drive payments, commerce and the global financial ecosystem. Trade disputes, the connected economy, new banks, cryptocurrency, mobile wallets, instant payments, trade disputes, mergers and acquisitions, biometrics, synthetic identity fraud — we could...

Retail
Ahold Delhaize: Why Grocery Innovation Is About Capturing Share Of Stomach
March 06, 2020

Even a decade ago it was obvious that the rise of mobile and the expansion of eCommerce was going to have a transformative effect on retail. But very few people, when asked where the biggest investments, biggest swings, biggest changes and biggest players were going...

New Data: Share Of FIs Using AI Has Increased 70 Pct
March 06, 2020

There is scarcely a financial institution (FI) that does not claim to be using artificial intelligence (AI) in some capacity or other. Yet, these claims do not always rest on a solid foundation. What some banks purport to be AI is often lumped together with...

Retail
COVID-19 ‘Supply Buying’ Frenzy Keeps Patients – And Providers – At Risk
March 06, 2020

The laws of economics — supply and demand — state that as items become scarce, prices go up. The law of unintended consequences states that the outcomes of human actions are unanticipated – sometimes to disastrous effects. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...