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B2B Payments
Biller Genie Adds New Invoicing Features, Including Apple Pay Integration
February 12, 2020

Accounts receivable automation and eInvoice company Biller Genie has updated its service and added support for popular payment tools as well as emerging ones, to allow for faster invoicing, according to a release.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Puts Spotlight On 5G For Retail
February 12, 2020

Regardless of whether you think it’s a good idea for the market or a legal misstep, the T-Mobile and Sprint merger is going to put 5G on a faster track. Exactly how fast the technology will be a consumer factor depends on the prognosticator you...

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Today In Payments: German Leaders To Vote On eScooter Ban; Softbank Takes Hit In Quarterly...
February 12, 2020

In today’s top news, Germany’s leaders will vote on the Road Traffic Act on Friday, which will determine the regulation of eScooters in the country, and Softbank’s quarterly profit dropped 99 percent. Also, the FTC expanded its antitrust probe into Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet, and...

Investments
Nova Credit Nets $50M To Aid Immigrant Credit Access
February 12, 2020

Cross-border consumer credit startup Nova Credit has raised $50 million in Series B equity financing, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 12) release.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Ridesharing
Nigerian Regulators Have Restricted Well-Funded Moto Taxi Cos
February 12, 2020

Three startups that have invested millions in ride-hailing motorcycle taxis in the African country of Nigeria are left with wheels spinning after regulatory changes restricted the use of the vehicles in the city of Lagos, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
FBI: 50 Pct Of Cybercrime Targets B2B Payments
February 12, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC) scams are squeezing more money than ever out of victims, and accounted for more than half of all losses from cyberattacks last year, according to the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report released on Tuesday (Feb. 11).  Get the Full Story Complete the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
February 12, 2020

Visa has made a strategic investment in the point-of-sale (POS) financing technology platform ChargeAfter to support its partnership to bring more financing options to checkout, the companies announced on Wednesday (Feb. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Samsung Makes 5G Available To Consumers With Galaxy S20 Phones
February 12, 2020

With its newest Galaxy S20 flagship phones, Samsung is providing customers with 5G devices in the U.S. and many other markets even if they don’t use the 5G connectivity feature. The base model for this year also comes at a price that is $250 higher...

Retail
Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
February 12, 2020

There is really no way to interpret a pork rind – the fried skin of a pig – as a healthy snack. Per serving, which is a single unit, a pork rind has 154 calories, 515 milligrams of sodium, 27 milligrams of cholesterol and 9...