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B2B Payments
Pepsi Supply Chain Jolt Via Blockchain
May 15, 2019

As blockchain moves farther afield from crypto connections, supply chain tracking gains traction, with Pepsi noting a significant efficiency boost in a trial tied to programmatic ads. Elsewhere, a study claims that the bulk of supply chain-focused blockchain projects will fizzle.

B2B Payments
US Government’s eProcurement Push Raises Amazon Dominance Fears
May 15, 2019

The U.S. government is continuing its efforts to promote the use of online marketplaces and broaden its eProcurement activities, reports in Digital Commerce 360 said, but efforts could continue to raise fears that eCommerce giant Amazon will dominate and limit competition for other online marketplace...

B2B Payments
CYBG Snubbed Again As More RBS Fund Winners Announced
May 15, 2019

The U.K.’s board of Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) has announced the next round of winners of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) funds set aside to bolster small business (SMB) banking competition. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
PPRO, HighRadius Target B2B Supplier Payment Acceptance
May 15, 2019

Cross-border electronic payments firm PPRO and treasury management company HighRadius are teaming up to enable B2B suppliers to more easily accept a range of payment methods. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

IPO
SaaS Security Platform Crowdstrike Files For IPO
May 15, 2019

SaaS Security platform Crowdstrike has filed to go public, aiming to raise $100 million in its initial public offering (IPO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Investments
Respond Software Closes $20M In Funding To Boost Operations
May 15, 2019

Respond Software announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B funding round, led by ClearSky Security, with participation from previous investors CRV and Foundation Capital. The company, which develops Robotic Decision Automation (RDA) software for security operations, will use the funds to boost...

Banking
Is Social Banking the Key to FIs Capturing Gen Z?
May 15, 2019

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Investments
SoftBank Shares Slide Along With Ride-hailing Stocks
May 14, 2019

Shares in Japan’s SoftBank Group have been sliding for three straight days, and closed 5.4 percent lower on Tuesday (May 14), according to a report from Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Global Payments
Sweden’s Anyfin Notches €8M; Oman Arab Bank Debuts NFC Rewards
May 14, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sweden-based Anyfin’s €8 million extended Series A funding round. Denmark’s Pleo has announced a $56 million Series B financing round led by Stripes, the number of merchants that accept Alipay...