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B2B Payments
Study Finds Half Of UK Firms Vulnerable To Invoice Fraud
March 08, 2019

Invoice fraud is on the rise in the UK, with half of all businesses exposed, according to a Santander study.  Separately, a US college campus takes note of phishing scams and  Cisco may have been bilked out of more than $9  million amid wire and...

B2B Payments
Funding Circle Reveals Plans For Canada Launch
March 08, 2019

Alternative small business lending firm Funding Circle has announced plans to launch in Canada. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Bank-FinTech Collaboration Drives B2B FinTech Funding
March 08, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For traditional financial institutions (FIs), working with a would-be competitor means integrating technologies for customers without having to build solutions from scratch. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to...

B2B Payments
Starling Debuts New Business Lending Strategy
March 08, 2019

U.K. challenger Starling Bank is moving forward with plans to introduce business lending services, reports in Specialist Banking said this week, with the bank revealing new details about its strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
HSBC Launches APIs, Developer Portal For PSD2
March 08, 2019

HSBC has unveiled its application program interfaces (APIs) and developer portal to comply with the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2). 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
Zurich Insurance Partnership Tackles Supply Chain Risk
March 08, 2019

Insurance firm Zurich is introducing a new supply chain risk management service in conjunction with riskmethods, reports in Global Banking and Finance Review said Thursday (March 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Why Construction Payments’ Friction Has Nothing To Do With Payments
March 08, 2019

What’s more complicated than a B2B transaction? A B2B transaction in an industry like construction, where what triggers a payment isn’t a single, simple invoice. In this sector, B2B payments are a complex process that includes layers of internal approvals to document sharing, in order...

Point of Sale
How Reebok Captures In-Store Impulse Buys
March 08, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) adoption is becoming increasingly high on retailers’ to-do lists. A full 45 percent of retailers listed it as a priority this year, according to a recent survey, and more restaurants are aiming to get in on the action as they work to...

Retail
Kroger Sees Potential Opportunity In Healthcare Field
March 07, 2019

Grocery giant Kroger is thinking about starting a new business venture related to the healthcare field, according to a report in Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...