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Banking
Citi Looks To Lead In Q2 Earnings
July 12, 2019

Companies are beginning to release their second quarter earnings reports, and experts are pointing to Citigroup to outperform in the banking industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Amazon Works On Home Robot, New Echo Speaker
July 12, 2019

With its hardware foray keeping consumers connected to its ecosystem, Amazon is at work on a higher quality Echo speaker as well as its home robot. The eCommerce retailer is looking to roll out the new Echo product by 2020 per unnamed sources, Bloomberg reported....

B2B Payments
Euler Hermes Collaborates On Same-Day Factoring
July 12, 2019

Euler Hermes has made a strategic investment in FinTech APiO, reports this week said, as well as a collaboration that will see the companies develop the ApiO.EarlyPay solution to connect small businesses with faster financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
Investors Eye B2B eCommerce, Expense Tools
July 12, 2019

Though not the busiest week in B2B venture capital funding, investors presented a clear preference for corporate expense management and B2B eCommerce, with additional funding going toward logistics and small business banking firms for a total of $203.5 million raised this week. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
BNP Paribas Taps OneUp For SMB Banking Digitization
July 12, 2019

BNP Paribas is teaming up with one of the FinTechs of its incubator program to digitize and modernize small business banking. 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
Billtrust, Priority Streamline B2B Payments Reconciliation
July 12, 2019

Order-to-cash solutions provider Billtrust has added Priority Commercial Payments to its Business Payments Network (BPN) to streamline B2B payments reconciliation, the companies said in a press release this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
VW Teams With Ford On Autonomous, Electric Vehicles
July 12, 2019

Ford and Volkswagen are set to announce joint ventures that will focus on autonomous and electric vehicles. 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 to our...

B2B Payments
Commercial Banking Gets Up Close And Digitized
July 12, 2019

Commercial banking can take some cues from eCommerce, especially when it comes to serving customers with speed and convenience. Bottomline Technologies’ Jessica Cheney, vice president of product management and strategic solutions, weighs in on what makes a bank’s digital strategy a successful one.

Banking
Challenger Payments Platform VibePay OK’d By UK FCA
July 11, 2019

London-based VibePay has won approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide direct-to-bank payments via open banking. 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...