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B2B Payments
Analysts Anticipate Rise In EU Business Failures
October 23, 2019

Analysts are expecting an increase in business failures across Western Europe, according to a new report from Atradius. 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...

B2B Payments
Deluxe Treasury Management Adds Bill Payment To AR Offering
October 23, 2019

Deluxe Corporation is augmenting its treasury management solution by integrating a bill presentment and payment processing function into its existing accounts receivable tool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Xero, GoCardless Enable Recurring Payment Collection For US SMBs
October 23, 2019

Small business cloud accounting firm Xero is strengthening its partnership with U.K.-based recurring payments solution provider GoCardless to expand their offerings to U.S. joint customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payment Methods
WeChat Pay Rolls Out Utility To Transfer Funds Between Smartphones
October 23, 2019

Tencent’s WeChat Pay is launching a new payments feature that lets people transfer funds using a mobile phone number, TechNode reported on Wednesday (Oct. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Delivery
Just Eat Rejects $6B Buyout Bid From Prosus
October 23, 2019

London food delivery service Just Eat turned down a $6.2 billion offer from Amsterdam investment firm Prosus, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Tuesday (Oct. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Point of Sale
Why Better POS Is Vital To Saving SMB Retail
October 23, 2019

New Orleans, home to the PYMNTS Bureau of Temperate Winter, is loved and sometimes reviled for being behind the times on many things. That can often include payments. But over the last year or so, a wave of point-of-sale (POS) upgrades has seemingly hit many...

Investments
Lyft Stock Pops On News Of Faster Path To Profitability
October 23, 2019

Lyft said it would turn a profit by the end of 2021, one year earlier than expected. Bloomberg reported that the news pushed the ride-hailing company’s shares up 9 percent on Tuesday (Oct. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Banking
Portugal Bank Head: EU Banks Must Adapt To ‘New Reality’ Of FinTech 
October 22, 2019

Carlos Costa, the head of the Bank of Portugal and member of the European Central Bank (ECB) board, said banks are going to have to be nimble and fast reacting if they want to stave off competition from FinTechs and digital banking apps. Get the...

News
Top News In Payments: Revolut Collaborates With Mastercard; Visa’s She’s Next Initiative Makes Global Leap
October 22, 2019

In today’s payments news, British FinTech startup Revolut is teaming with Mastercard to help it expand into the U.S. Also, Visa’s “She’s Next, Empowered by Visa” initiative is making its next international leap forward with a workshop event in Toronto. And SoftBank is reportedly in advanced talks to take...