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B2B Payments
Countingup Rounds Out SMB Services With Invoicing
January 10, 2019

U.K. challenger bank Countingup is adding invoicing services to its suite of offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
How AP Can Tip The Scales In Favor Of Virtual Cards
January 10, 2019

In the world of payments, rife with friction, there is no such thing as a silver bullet. Even when technologies come close to addressing multiple challenges that exist today when sending, receiving and reconciling B2B payments, those benefits typically come with a cost — whether...

B2B Payments
Kaspersky Doubles Down On Enterprise Cybersecurity In Asia
January 10, 2019

Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab announced plans to grow its enterprise cybersecurity position in Asia through a partnership with MSI-ECS Philippines, according to BusinessWorld reports this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Europe
UK Retailers’ Holiday Sales Have Worst Performance In A Decade
January 10, 2019

Retailers in the U.K. had a poor showing during the holiday shopping season; The Financial Times reported that despite steep price cuts, retail sales had their worst performance since December of 2008. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Banking
N26 Has $2.7B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
January 10, 2019

N26, the European mobile bank operator, announced Thursday (January 10) that it has raised $300 million in venture funding, led by Insight Venture Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

IPO
IPOs On Pause As Gov’t Shutdown Drags On
January 09, 2019

The government shutdown could force companies planning to go public in the early part of 2019 to postpone their IPOs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Global Payments
Tyro Brings Alipay To Australian Airport; Paysend Rolls Out PaySendLink Service
January 09, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Tyro‘s integration of Alipay into airport duty-free shops in Australia. In addition, the U.K.’s Paysend rolled out a new service named PaySendLink, and Merchant Machine report found that cashless payments...

Mobile Payments
Square Launches In-App Payments Kit For Sellers
January 09, 2019

Payment company Square, popular for its square-shaped mobile card reader, has released an in-app payments software development kit (SDK) that will give developers and sellers alike a new way to process payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

News
Five At Five: Will Apple’s Privacy Move Irk Facebook?
January 09, 2019

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Apple on privacy, and a new “walking” car. WeChat makes vocal progress, mobile food ordering attracts new investments and biometrics spreads to new...