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B2B Payments
Multibillion-Dollar B2B FinTech Firms Emerge From Investors’ Pockets
May 24, 2019

The B2B FinTech market flexed its muscles this week, with investments landing at alternative small business lending, payroll and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). However, the big news includes the emergence of a new unicorn, as well as a B2B FinTech that — thanks to its latest funding...

B2B Payments
ADP Addresses Compliance Friction In Termination Pay
May 24, 2019

Payroll company ADP is rolling out two enhancements to its Wisely solution, designed to promote compliance for employers and financial wellness for employees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Shopify Boosts B2B Standing With Handshake Takeover
May 24, 2019

Reports say the companies have generally kept quiet about the deal, but eCommerce platform Shopify has officially confirmed its acquisition of B2B eCommerce portal Handshake. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Travel Managers Battle Growing Fraud Threats
May 24, 2019

Travel managers are battling against card skimming and other types of fraud — and the instances of fraud are on the rise, according to a recent study. Elsewhere, the U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 10 people for trying to steal more than $100 million...

B2B Payments
What Restaurants Want — And Don’t Want — In B2B Payments Tech
May 24, 2019

Rising adoption of electronic B2B payments technology has led to a populated market of FinTechs tackling the biggest challenges of vendor payments. While some points of friction are universal across the procure-to-pay landscape (paper checks, of course), the market’s current players often take a horizontal...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Global Payments And TSYS In Deal Talks
May 24, 2019

Payments companies Global Payments and Total System Services have reportedly held deal talks, ushering in what could amount to the third huge merger for the industry in 2019 alone. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported the companies have engaged in early-stage talks which...

Retail
How Down To Shop Channels Infomercial Love Into A QVC-For-Gen-Z App
May 24, 2019

Home shopping tends to take a lot of teasing. However, even in the eCommerce world of 2019, it still manages to be a surprisingly lucrative and competitive space. For example, Qurate Retail, Inc. — parent firm of the two largest home shopping networks, QVC and...

B2B Payments
Bottomline Technologies Discovers ‘Leading Strategy’ Of FinTech Partnerships In Survey
May 24, 2019

Across the business-to-business (B2B) payments landscape, results of a Bottomline Technologies survey found that partnering with FinTechs will be the strategy of choice for a majority of banks and a growing number of corporates. The company recently unveiled its 2019 B2B Payments and Working Capital...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
May 24, 2019

Kenya’s Safaricom has announced that it is partnering with Vodacom to acquire the intellectual property rights to the M-Pesa mobile financial services platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...