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Retail
Waymo Experiments With Wireless Internet In Robotaxis
July 08, 2019

After rolling out ad-free music streaming for riders, Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Waymo is reportedly experimenting with ad-free wireless internet in its greater Phoenix robotaxis. Paying passengers have been transported in hundreds of “driverless” minivans since the end of last year, according to Reuters. Get the...

B2B Payments
MYOB Suffers Payroll Reporting Glitch
July 08, 2019

Australian small business cloud accounting company MYOB was managing a system glitch last week after it confirmed hundreds of payroll reports known as group certificates or payment summaries were sent to the wrong recipients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
UK Reveals Late Payments Law Loophole
July 08, 2019

The U.K. is perhaps the most vocal market in the late B2B payments world, with regulators working to address delayed invoice payments, while FinTechs and banks weigh in on the matter with their own efforts to tackle the issue. Some, like Xero and FreeAgent, have...

B2B Payments
How APIs Level The B2B eCommerce Playing Field
July 08, 2019

In B2B commerce’s pursuit of the “Amazon-like” experience, both buyers and vendors have quickly discovered that business-to-business cannot take the same path that the business-to-consumer market did. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Onyx CenterSource Partners With Sovos On eInvoicing Expansion
July 08, 2019

Onyx CenterSource, a global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence solutions to the hospitality industry, announced it has partnered with tax software provider Sovos to expand its Onyx’s InvoicePro eInvoicing capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Banking
Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?
July 08, 2019

Most people like their banks, a built-in advantage for banks and credit unions as they fend off challenges from upstarts, and as more and more financial services get the mobile touch. Indeed, some 88 percent of consumers don’t see a reason to switch to other...

Banking
InstaReM CEO: Why We Want A Digital Banking License
July 08, 2019

When Facebook’s Libra news broke like a tidal wave on the payments and commerce ecosystem a few weeks ago, there was no shortage of opinions about what it meant and whether or not it would take the world by storm. For Prajit Nanu, CEO at...

Investments
GM’s Self-Driving Co. To Get $2.25B From SoftBank
July 07, 2019

U.S. self-driving company Cruise revealed that a U.S. national security panel has approved a $2.25 billion investment by Japan’s SoftBank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Stranger Summer Payments Things
July 06, 2019

While there are many things to love about summer – vacations, the beach, BBQs, fireworks, amusement parks and so on – in most parts of the country, summer brings with it one problem that is impossible to ignore. Get the Full Story Complete the form...