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B2B Payments
French Gov’t Sees Blockchain As A ‘Priority’
April 17, 2019

France joins the roster of governments examining blockchain as a conduit to changing how services and payments are rendered. Elsewhere, blockchain sees increasing adoption in the insurance vertical.

B2B Payments
Industry Leaders Form Center For Payments
April 17, 2019

A group of payment associations in the U.S. are collaborating to launch the Center for Payments, a program focused on propelling the development of the nation’s payments industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Security & Fraud
Cracking FIs’ 90/10 Data Monetization Problem
April 17, 2019

When seven CEOs of the largest banks in the United States gathered on Capitol Hill earlier this month, the topics and questions lobbed at them from members of the House Financial Services Committee spanned all manner of subjects. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Security & Fraud
Why Patterns Are Breaking Fraud Fighting’s Old Rules
April 17, 2019

Fraud evolves as the bad guys do, trying to stay one step ahead of technology and risk management efforts. Jack Bloch, SVP SW engineering at ACI Worldwide, tells PYMNTS that rules-based fraud detection and prevention systems are irrelevant to machine learning and pattern recognition.

B2B Payments
FinTech Brex Raises $100M Debt Capital
April 16, 2019

A company that provides credit cards for startups has raised $100 million in debt capital to continue its growth, according to a news release from Brex and Barclays Investment Bank. The capital will be a warehouse line of credit backed by Brex’s corporate charge card...

Ridesharing
Waymo Expands Waymo One With App On Google Play Store
April 16, 2019

Waymo, which recently became a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, is expanding its ride-hailing app in Phoenix and making it available on the Google Play store, according to a report in TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Walmart CEO Says Indian Market Is A Priority
April 16, 2019

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon went on a two-day trip to Bangalore, India and said his company is committed to the Indian market, and that the country presents a huge opportunity, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Alternative Finances
Why AI Risk Tech And Banks Could Be A Match Made In Heaven
April 16, 2019

While most CEO stories are about having founded a firm to solve a problem, Upstart CEO Dave Girouard and his team of former Google staffers actually started with a solution. A solution, he told PYMNTS four years ago, that had nothing to do with financial...

B2B Payments
Billtrust Collections Solution Aims To Crack Late Payments Problem
April 16, 2019

Collections will never be the most beloved part of a business’ payment lifecycle – because in an ideal world, they wouldn’t exist, and buyers would pay suppliers on time in full without variance. But in the real world, collections are a recurring part of suppliers’...