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Artificial Intelligence
How AI Can Help Automate Expense Management
October 30, 2019

When field-based workers like truck drivers or cleaning service contractors encounter work-related expenses on the job, they might reconsider the purchase if they think there will be a delay in getting reimbursed. This could also result in delays for customers and negatively impact a company’s...

B2B Payments
Open Banking Goes Straight To The Corporate Customer
October 30, 2019

Open banking jumped onto the financial services scene with a focus on enabling consumer-facing FinTech platforms to connect with their users’ bank account data. The model quickly gained traction and today is accelerating its expansion into B2B financial services, too. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Experian Introduces Open Data To Streamline Business Loans
October 30, 2019

Experian has launched a new Open Data lending solution that makes it quick and easy for small businesses (SMBs) to apply for financing, according to the credit bureau in a blog on Wednesday (Oct. 30). Experian Commercial Acumen lets businesses avoid most of the loan...

B2B Payments
How Smaller Grocers Are Keeping Pace With Big Food Industry Changes
October 30, 2019

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eCommerce
Holiday Shoppers Forecasted To Spend Record $143.7B
October 30, 2019

The upcoming holiday shopping season is expected to break records in online spending, a study by Adobe Analytics concluded on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Revolut To Extend Open Banking APIs To QuickBooks Users
October 30, 2019

Revolut for Business will now allow businesses registered in the U.K. to make a direct and secure connection into the Intuit QuickBooks Online accounting platform via Open Banking application programming interfaces (APIs). The collaboration — which marks the first time that Revolut has partnered with...

Faster Payments
Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
October 30, 2019

As of late 2019, there are few people left who need to be talked into the “why” of instant payments — that case has already been well made. Ingo Money EVP and CPO Lisa McFarland told Karen Webster for the latest edition of the PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Citi Explores The Real-Time User Experience
October 30, 2019

The payments industry has been riding the wave of shifting consumer habits and demands, placing the end-user experience at the forefront of new products, services and infrastructure. Those users, both consumers and businesses, aren’t just demanding choice, however. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Walmart’s Daniel Eckert On Why TailFin Is Retail’s Next Big Thing
October 30, 2019

Worlds are colliding when it comes to payments and commerce. One of the most recent examples of that movement comes from Walmart, the venerable retail chain locked in mortal combat with Amazon, and Green Dot, the 20-year-old payment services provider that has managed to not...