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Payments Innovation
Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
January 02, 2019

In the middle of an otherwise productive day — one of those shifts when the whole team is not only ahead of schedule, but likely to get ahead of the game and take one or two extra jobs or tasks — few things can ruin that...

Payment Methods
What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
January 02, 2019

On the face of it, the lure of real-time payments might seem like an inevitability. The concept is gaining traction and deployment across any number of avenues and several countries. In a recent example, in the U.S., a number of leading tech companies have become vocal in...

Point of Sale
mPOS At 37,000 Feet
January 02, 2019

With the global mobile point of sale (mPOS) market projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.8% from 2017 to 2026, many solution providers are looking to use partnerships as a boost to snag a bigger share of the growing market. Get...

IPO
2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon
January 01, 2019

Tech companies are taking more time to reach their initial public offerings, with the median gap between their early financing and their IPOs hitting 10.1 years in 2017, up from 6.9 years in 2013, according to a recent estimate. A robust supply of private capital...

Payment Methods
2019: The Year Of Instant Payments
January 01, 2019

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in 2019 than they were in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Amazon To Expand Whole Foods Footprint
December 30, 2018

Amazon is reportedly gearing up to expand the number of Whole Foods stores around the country to enable more customers to use its speedy delivery service, reported the Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cross-border Payments
North Korea Sidesteps UN Sanctions To Help Its Economy
December 28, 2018

North Korea, hurt by U.S. and U.N. sanctions, has found creative workarounds to aid the country’s economy, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Cross-border Payments
North Korea Suspected In Hacking Of South Koreans
December 28, 2018

Hackers stole the information of close to 1,000 North Korean settlers who fled to South Korea, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cross-border Payments
EU Wants Tougher AML Enforcement
December 28, 2018

The vice president of the European Commission in charge of the euro, Valdis Dombrovskis, said Brussels wants more stringent enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) rules after a series of scandals that rocked the industry, according to the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the...