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Cross-border Payments
SimbaPay And Family Bank Team To Enable Instant Money Transfer Service From Kenya To China
November 28, 2018

SimbaPay announced Wednesday (November 28) that Family Bank Limited, a bank located in Kenya, has partnered with the London-based FinTech to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Cyber Monday Web Snafus Lead To Sale Extensions
November 28, 2018

Suffering from unexpected technical issues with web sales, firms from Shutterfly to Lenox found themselves sending apology emails to customers over Cyber Monday sales that perhaps didn’t process — with offers to extend the sale another day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Ollie And Fresh Food Delivery For – Yes – Dogs
November 28, 2018

If spending is any gauge of affection, it is safe to conclude that Americans truly love their pets. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, American households on average spend about $500 apiece on pet care. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), Americans...

Retail
Gymboree Mulls Closing Half Its Retail Stores
November 28, 2018

Gymboree, the U.S. retail outfit that sells children’s clothing, is mulling whether to shutter more than half of its 900-store base, Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. 27), citing people “familiar with the matter.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Amex Go Gears Up For Australia Launch
November 28, 2018

American Express (Amex) is launching its new American Express Go service in Australia in an effort to help corporate financial managers adopt virtual cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
GoDaddy Highlights Small Business Cybersecurity Paradox
November 28, 2018

Earlier this week, reports said two researchers from Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania made their case for safe harbor rules and overall easing of regulatory penalties for small businesses hit by a cyberattack. Their argument, reports in the Wall Street Journal said, is that small businesses...

B2B Payments
Where B2B Payments, Banking And Lending Connect
November 28, 2018

B2B payments is all too often a waiting game, one that can be damaging to the survival of a small business (SMB). With checks still so heavily in play, small businesses must not only wait to receive a check, but banks often enact a holding...

B2B Payments
Deskera Launches B2B eCommerce Portal, Raises $60M
November 28, 2018

Deskera has secured an investment of more than $60 million from Jungle Ventures and other backers in support of its small business (SMB) cloud-based solutions, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), inventory management and customer relationship management (CRM) tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Banks Prep For Brexit-Induced Corporate Loan Defaults
November 28, 2018

U.K. banks are looking to prepare business clients ahead of Brexit in anticipation for tightened access to financing, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Nov. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...