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B2B Payments
Bank Of America To Leverage Marco Polo For Trade Finance
September 23, 2019

Bank of America has announced that it has joined the Marco Polo Network, the leading trade and working capital finance network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Banks’ Definitive B2B Payments Guide To Sibos
September 23, 2019

Corporates have growing expectations for faster, more efficient and more secure B2B payments — whether their money is moving from one business unit to another or one country to another. While FinTechs are offering a greater variety of solutions to business users than ever before,...

B2B Payments
Tradeshift Adds Spendency Spend Analytics To Platform
September 23, 2019

Supply chain payments company Tradeshift is teaming up with spend analytics solution provider Spendency to augment its offering, the firms said Friday (Sept. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
SMBs Severely Underestimate Data Breach Costs
September 23, 2019

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and industry leaders are zeroing in on some of the most vulnerable targets of cyber scams: small businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
Amex GBT Taps B2B Payments Lead As New CEO
September 23, 2019

American Express Global Business Travel is appointing a new chief executive officer as the company shifts its energy towards technology investments, reports in Skift said Friday (Sept. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Some Fraudsters Go Low-Tech To Grab Credit Card, Personal Data
September 23, 2019

Paper checks, photocopies.  Fraudulent companies.  Banks and other firms may think payments fraud is all about BEC, but low-tech also has its place in the fraudsters’ arsenal, as some recent cases illustrate.

Payments Innovation
The Real-Time Payments Receivables Conundrum
September 23, 2019

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International
Chinese Businesses Will Be Subjected To Social Credit Surveillance
September 23, 2019

Big Brother will keep an eye on Chinese businesses as the government’s social credit system compiles data on the country’s 1.4 billion people, The New York Times reported on Sunday (Sept. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investments
Foundry Group Leads $30M Seed Funding For Matchstick Ventures
September 22, 2019

Minneapolis-St. Paul-based Matchstick Ventures raised $30 million in a second seed funding round led by Foundry Group, reports said on Friday (Sept. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...