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B2B Payments
Amex Rolls Out SMB Card With Employee Misuse Protection
October 17, 2019

American Express has announced the rollout of a new small business credit card product for Canadian clients. 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...

B2B Payments
AML Compliance Isn’t Just Banks’ Burden
October 17, 2019

Regulatory pressures and market forces are pushing the world’s financial institutions (FIs) to ramp up their anti-money laundering (AML) strategies. As this month’s PYMNTS Digital Banking Tracker noted, while the challenge of AML compliance is nothing new for financial institutions, the enormous scale of the...

B2B Payments
Cross-Border Payments Pilots, Networks Take Aim At Supply Chains
October 17, 2019

To gain speed and transparency, cross border payments need new infrastructure.  Recent news show partnerships among banks, and in some cases, consortiums of FIs.  Some efforts target blockchain, too – all with the ultimate goal of boosting trade finance and supply chain finance efficiencies.  

B2B Payments
Hong Kong Allows Banks To Reschedule SMB Loan Payments
October 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s central bank has announced measures that top financial institutions of the city plan to deploy in support of local small businesses, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
What Faster Payments Means For SMBs’ Multi-Bank Relationships
October 17, 2019

Without regulatory mandates, the Open Banking wave is crashing on the shores of the U.S. financial services (FinServ) sector. 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...

Payments Innovation
The Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments
October 17, 2019

Consumers may not spend much time thinking about payments, but they certainly have expectations for them. High expectations, in fact: As the 2010s are drawing to a close, customers demand a better experience when it comes to buying — and if they don’t get it,...

Banking
BOE Head: Central Banks Provide Stability In FinTech Era
October 16, 2019

The governor of the Bank of England said he doesn’t think new financial technologies (FinTechs) will cause central banks to be obsolete. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Mattel, Walmart To Sell Toys Via Interactive Video
October 16, 2019

Walmart and Mattel are trying new ways to sell toys to children, with an interactive video store featuring different “floors” with toys. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cross-border Payments
Chinese Shoppers Will Have PayPal Access By Year End
October 16, 2019

With its purchase of a majority stake in GoPay, China has allowed PayPal to operate in the country. According to a report by the Financial Times, this means PayPal will be the only foreign company to have domestic and cross-border web services in China. Get...