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Faster Payments
Deep Dive: Giving Healthcare Payments A Real-Time Upgrade
November 20, 2019

The healthcare market is not immune to payment frictions, as costly inefficiencies can force hospitals to chase payments and prompt 47 percent of patients to consider seeking medical treatments elsewhere. The Faster Payments Tracker includes a Deep Dive that explores the potential benefits that real-time...

B2B Payments
Top Issuers Embrace FinTech Collaboration For Biz Card Innovation
November 20, 2019

Much of what commercial card innovators seek to address is a massive pain point for adoption: supplier acceptance. Such was the strategy of JPMorgan in its latest corporate card initiative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Trade Finance Disruption With The Bank In Mind
November 20, 2019

The world of trade finance has no shortage of friction points. It’s why many FinTech innovators have flocked to the space, with statistics like the Asian Development Bank’s estimate of a $1.5 trillion gap in trade finance availability adding fuel to their innovation fire. Get...

Security & Fraud
Australia’s Westpac Nailed For 23M AML Violations 
November 20, 2019

Aussie banking giant Westpac was accused of violating anti-money laundering (AML) laws 23 million times, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Q3 Retail Earnings Show Mixed Bag Of Consumer Spending
November 20, 2019

Consumer spending shows mixed demand as the holiday shopping season gets underway, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Investments
Carl Icahn Bets On Mall Owners Defaulting On Debt
November 20, 2019

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is betting against mall owners. 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 form,...

Retail
Why Visually Enabled Retail Is Fast Coming Into View
November 20, 2019

It’s not only shopping that is getting more visual via new and emerging technologies, a trend that promises to get more intense in the 2020s, especially with the deployment of 5G mobile network technology. Indeed, the entire commerce experience is getting more visual, and that...

B2B Payments
NEW DATA: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Show Interest In Immediate Payments To Boost Cash Flow
November 20, 2019

U.S. suppliers face a $3.1 trillion accounts receivable (AR) problem. That is how much their buyers collectively owe them on any given day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Regulation
Regulators Green Light BB&T, SunTrust Merger To Form Truist
November 20, 2019

BB&T and SunTrust have announced that they have received regulatory approval to complete their merger to become Truist Financial Corporation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....