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WeWork’s IPO Flop Triggers Tech Startup Scrutiny By Investors
November 08, 2019

Following WeWork’s IPO debacle, investors want tech startups to prove profitability before seeking funds and going public, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Standard Chartered Joins Blockchain Consortium EEA
November 08, 2019

Standard Chartered announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a standards organization focused on developing open blockchain specifications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Unattended Retail
USAT: Why Unattended Retail Is Commerce’s ‘Great Equalizer’
November 08, 2019

The rise of unattended retail – from yesterday’s vending machines full of candy and soda to today’s upscale self-service conduits where one can get kiosk champagne at a hotel (it’s true!) – all started with digital payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Is ‘Walking In A Live Instagram Account’ The Future Of Physical Retail?
November 08, 2019

Remember those first giddy days of eCommerce? If so, one can probably remember the fantastical predictions that, before too long, brick-and-mortar retail would go the way of the horse-and-buggy. Those were the days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Bottomline: The Watershed Hurdles B2B RTP Must Clear
November 08, 2019

As real-time payments (RTP) gain traction with consumers via peer-to-peer (P2P), the pump may be primed for business-to-business (B2B) transactions to follow suit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
HSBC Launches Digital Supply Chain Solution For Sri Lanka Clothiers
November 08, 2019

HSBC has revealed that it is launching a web-based supply chain platform specifically for Sri Lanka apparel exporters, allowing them to make early payments to suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Sphere Teams With RMS For Automated Healthcare Payments
November 08, 2019

Payments and security software provider Sphere announced that it is teaming up with Oklahoma-based Revenue Management Solutions (RMS), a healthcare remittance automation platform, to offer a comprehensive healthcare payment platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Virtu Financial Announces New Business Unit For Capital Markets
November 08, 2019

Virtu Financial has announced the launch of its new business unit, dedicated to capital market clients. The unit — Virtu Capital Markets (VCM) — will provide ATM services to global public issuers aiming to raise equity capital in the primary markets, as well as provide...

Payment Methods
Tune.fm Enables Hedera Crypto Payments For Music
November 07, 2019

Tune.fm has become the first music streaming platform with an integrated cryptocurrency to run on Hedera Hashgraph‘s public distributed ledger technology (DLT). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...