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B2B Payments
Trucking Sector Eyes AP Automation To Mitigate Volatility
March 30, 2020

Immense supply chain pressures have created major headwinds for the commercial trucking industry, but it’s not only the truck drivers and shipping companies tasked with supporting the flow of business amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Google, Amazon Urged To Delay SMB Cloud Payments
March 30, 2020

Top technology conglomerates including Google, Amazon and Microsoft are being urged to allow their startup and small business customers to defer payments for cloud services, reports in TechCrunch said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Regulation
RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules
March 30, 2020

Merchants often find themselves caught in the middle as states from New York to California pass data security laws. In our latest Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payment Regulations, PYMNTS speaks to Nicholas Ahrens, vice president of innovation for the Retail Industry Leaders Association, on...

Retail
US Mall Owner Taubman Tells Tenants To Pay Up
March 30, 2020

U.S. mall owner Taubman is telling tenants that their rent must be paid despite the inability to meet obligations, according to a CNBC report on Sunday (March 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Omnichannel No Longer Optional For Retail
March 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Banking
US Eases New Banking Rule On Reporting Bad Loans
March 30, 2020

Bank regulators have rolled back the Jan. 1 accounting standard known as “current expected credit loss” (CECL) in an effort to bolster loans in the wake of the coronavirus, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (March 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Payment Methods
Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
March 29, 2020

Venmo and Cash App want to be considered as ways the U.S. government could deliver its stimulus funds to help the coronavirus-wrecked economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

eCommerce
eCommerce Filling Only Small Part Of ‘Retail Gap’
March 29, 2020

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. 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 Today. By completing...

B2B Payments
GrainChain Accelerates Farmer Payments With Blockchain
March 29, 2020

GrainChain, the farming blockchain system for agriculture and farming business, has moved to the Symbiont network, Assembly, a change which the company anticipates will help expand its business, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...