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B2B Payments
How Big Data Guides The Accountant’s Evolution
January 15, 2020

Technology continues to initiate change in the role of accountants from number-crunchers to strategic advisors. With client requirements in flux, and with regulations becoming more complex, accountants have an opportunity to wield automation technologies that can free up time for more strategic initiatives. Get the...

B2B Payments
NY Labor Department Finds Payroll Card Regulation Victory
January 15, 2020

Payroll cards have faced quite a bit of controversy in recent years. 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...

B2B Payments
Predictive Analytics Tech Takes On Supply Chain Unknowns
January 15, 2020

As board rooms and C-suite executives become more adequately well-versed on the strategic role supply chain management plays in business success, supply chain risk mitigation is rising to the top of corporate priority lists. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
CSC Laundry Machine Firm Up For Sale; Could Fetch $4B
January 15, 2020

Laundry machine operator CSC ServiceWorks Inc. is up for sale and could fetch as much as $4 billion, according to those familiar with the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
NSA Alerts Microsoft To Windows Security Flaw
January 15, 2020

In a move designed for public reassurance and transparency, the National Security Agency (NSA) will now be more forthright, sharing cybersecurity attacks with companies rather than discreetly analyzing them in secret for the agency’s internal use. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the...

Payments Innovation
The Coming ‘Stair Step’ In Merchant Services Provider Spend
January 15, 2020

In payments, change happens at the speed of consumer behavior. 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 this...

eCommerce
Thrive Market: Why ‘Membership Is Really A State Of Mind’
January 15, 2020

A shortlist of the trends that will define payments and commerce in the 2020s would almost certainly have to include sustainable notions of retail, along with the growth and evolution of subscription commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Investments
No-Password Login Platform Trusona Secures $20M
January 15, 2020

Capitalizing on a major ideological shift within technology firms, online privacy and security company Trusona has raised $20 million, with contributions from Georgian Partners, Microsoft’s M12, Kleiner Perkins, OurCrowd, Seven Peaks Ventures and Akamai. Trusona utilizes popular new technologies other than passwords — including biometrics...

Payment Methods
Twitter Rumored To Be Considering In-Tweet Tipping
January 15, 2020

Twitter could be working on a way to “tip” people on the social media platform, though the company has so far denied it. The information came from two sources claiming to be familiar with Twitter’s inner workings, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete...