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B2B Payments
How Open Banking Drives Real-Time Payments Traction
November 04, 2019

Competitive forces in the payments and financial services sector have driven two key trends in the U.S.: the acceleration of payments, and the adoption of open banking frameworks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Commercial Cards, B2B Payments Get A Lift During Earnings Season
November 04, 2019

Earnings results showed continued uptake in commercial card issuance and use, here and abroad, as WEX, Mastercard and Visa reported earnings and strong B2B growth. Separately, Brex and Mastercard said they expanded card perks across the U.S.

B2B Payments
Bank of America Readies Launch Of Multi-Account Cash Forecasting
November 04, 2019

Bank of America is developing a new cash-flow forecasting solution for its corporate customers in conjunction with a FinTech partner. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Blank Checks And PO Manipulation Cost Businesses Millions
November 04, 2019

This week, three new cases of accused internal fraud emerged, showcasing the variety of ways employees can steal company cash. Invoice and purchase order manipulation, company credit card abuse and fraudulent use of company checks all surface as cautionary tales for corporates’ internal financial processes....

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
November 04, 2019

Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury announced in a press release on Monday (Nov. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Regulation
Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?
November 04, 2019

U.S. lawmakers proposed new legislation last week that would require internet platforms to more or less lay bare the intellectual property that drives their business model – their algorithms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Security & Fraud
Justice Department, SEC Investigating Under Armour
November 04, 2019

Baltimore-based Under Armour is being probed over its accounting practices by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
RedCloud Launches OCR-Driven Payment Solution
November 04, 2019

RedCloud Technologies has announced the launch of its optical character recognition (OCR) driven digital collections and reconciliation payment solution. 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...

Security & Fraud
GIACT On Payments’ $29M Wire Fraud Wake-Up Call
November 04, 2019

Last week, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s largest financial media organization, Nikkei, made headlines for the reason that no firm ever wants: The company was the victim of financial fraud to the tune of $29 million via a wire transfer gone bad. Get the Full...