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International
Virus Expected To Have Long-Term Impact On Travel, X-Border Payments
March 01, 2020

The number of companies and events impacted by the coronavirus’ mass spread now includes the annual Game Developers Conference. 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...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
WeWork Gets Higher Bid For Management Startup Than Its Co-founder
March 01, 2020

Managed by Q co-founder Dan Teran was in talks to buy his company back from WeWork — which the office-sharing firm acquired in April 2019 — but those talks have apparently fallen apart, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Feb. 28), citing sources familiar with the matter. ...

B2B Payments
UK Moves Closer To Big Four Accountancy Breakup
March 01, 2020

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the U.K.’s audit regulator, announced plans this week to break up the dominance of the largest four accounting firms, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC, according to the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Acquiring
DocuSign Buys Contract Analytics Firm Seal Software For $188M
March 01, 2020

Docusign, which holds weight in the electronic signature field, has struck a deal to acquire Seal Software for $188 million in cash, according to GeekWire. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
The Incredibly Unexpected World Of Leap Year Commerce
February 29, 2020

The leap year is upon us – the quadrennial event when the Gregorian calendar corrects a slight problem with its construction that, over time, would more or less derail it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Banking
BoE Gov Says Crypto Could Slow Bank Loans
February 28, 2020

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Jon Cunliffe, said on Friday (Feb. 28) that digital currencies could potentially dry up lending for banks and affect the economy as a whole, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

International
Coronavirus Impacts eCommerce, Business Travel
February 28, 2020

The coronavirus has wide-reaching effects on eCommerce, technology, medicine, business travel and the economy. Here are the latest updates on its impacts around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
February 28, 2020

To get a sense of the new frontiers in cybercrime, and how cryptocurrency helps fraudsters cover their tracks or finance their schemes … look, perhaps, to Latin America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Digital Banking
Capital One To Focus On Digital, Close 37 Locations
February 28, 2020

Capital One is going to increase its focus on digitization and close 37 branches around the U.S., according to a report by Yahoo Finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...