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Barclays Offers Small Firms Mobile eInvoicing Tool
November 09, 2018

Barclays is rolling out an electronic invoicing solution for its U.K. small business customers. 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...

B2B Payments
vCom Enhances IT Spend Management Mobile Solution
November 09, 2018

IT spend management solutions provider vCom Solutions is upgrading its mobile app for iOS and Android devices, the company said this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Bread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm
November 09, 2018

Offering financing to consumers can be a tremendous marketing and customer retention tool for retailers that do it right. The trick, Bread Finance CTO and Co-founder Daniel Simon told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, is doing it right to ensure that consumers know about financing — and whether they can...

Retail
Thoughts Of Holiday Retail Cheer Tempered By Memories Of Failure
November 08, 2018

It’s the big stage for retailers, the holiday shopping season – when all the consumer world is watching (and, merchants and payments providers hope, buying more than they did last year). Successes bring profit, bonuses and gilded reputations. Failures — well, they bring social media...

Retail
Xiaomi Launches Mi 8 Pro Smartphone In UK
November 08, 2018

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, is now operating in the U.K. market, launching its Mi 8 Pro handset in the country on Thursday (Nov. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cross-border Payments
French Prosecutors Call For UBS To Pay 3.7B Euros For Tax Evasion
November 08, 2018

UBS, the Swiss bank, is facing calls from French prosecutors to pay a fine of 3.7 billion euros for what it contends is helping wealthy people in the country evade taxes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Launches Alexa App For Windows 10 PCs
November 08, 2018

Amazon on Thursday (Nov. 8) launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs, enabling PC owners to use voice commands to get Alexa to perform tasks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Investments
Analytical Flavor Systems Raises $4M To Further Develop AI Taste Platform
November 08, 2018

Analytical Flavor Systems (AFS), the startup that uses artificial intelligence to predict good-tasting food, has raised $4 million in a round of venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payment Methods
Amex Biz Gold Card Offers Flexible Repayments
November 08, 2018

American Express announced on Thursday (Nov. 8) the launch of its new Business Gold Card, which comes with four times Membership Rewards points on the top two categories that the business spends the most on each month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...