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B2B Payments
Nucleus Software Targets Real-Time Payments Fraud
July 26, 2019

As payments accelerate, the window of opportunity for financial service providers to identify and shut down a fraudulent transaction narrows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
UK Businesses Accelerate Bank Switching
July 26, 2019

Small businesses in the U.K. accelerated their bank-switching in the second quarter of 2019, with twice as many small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) taking advantage of the Current Account Switch Service (CASS) compared to the second quarter of 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Payment Methods
WhatsApp Moves Payments From Pilot To Rollout In India
July 26, 2019

Following a year-long pilot, WhatsApp is now officially introducing a payments utility in India. 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...

International
China Testing Radical Plan To Judge Citizens’ Behavior
July 26, 2019

China is racing to become the first country to implement a pervasive system of algorithmic surveillance, igniting fears that the government will control its citizens’ lives.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
July 26, 2019

The Chinese market presents a formidable, but also somewhat irresistible challenge to any payments and commerce player standing on the outside looking in. Formidable because from both a regulatory and consumer interest point of view, there isn’t a surplus of easy inroads into the market....

Regulation
DOJ/State AGs Meet To Review Big Tech-Antitrust Connection
July 26, 2019

U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with a bipartisan group of state attorneys general on Thursday (July 25) to discuss competition and antitrust issues related to big tech companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Investments
Standard Cognition Gets $35M For Cashless Checkout
July 25, 2019

Standard Cognition, a startup that develops autonomous checkout technology that rivals Amazon’s, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round and is valued at $535 million, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
NYC Startup Ethyca Raises $4.2M For GDPR Compliance Solution
July 25, 2019

A New York-based data privacy software startup co-founded by Ireland’s Cillian Kieran has raised $4.2 million in seed funding. 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...

Retail
The Void: Can Virtual Reality Save Malls?
July 25, 2019

Location-based virtual reality (VR) startup The Void is partnering with mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to open 25 new entertainment outposts in the U.S. and Europe by 2022.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...