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B2B Payments
Intuit Study: A Third Of Small Businesses Grapple With Late Payments
February 11, 2019

Cash flow is steady when accounts payable and accounts receivable are well managed. Hiccups in accounts receivable — such as not getting paid on time — mean that business owners can struggle to meet their own financial obligations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
UK Challenger Bank OakNorth To Launch In US With $440M In Funding
February 11, 2019

OakNorth Holdings announced that it has secured $440 million in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund and the Clermont Group. 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...

Payments Innovation
Could Online Intermediaries Control The Physical Point Of Sale?
February 11, 2019

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B2B Payments
State Bank Of India Partners With Invoicemart
February 11, 2019

State Bank of India announced that it has joined digital invoice discounting marketplace Invoicemart as a financier, a move that will make working capital available for more than 1,400 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Can Digital Assistants Take Luxury Retail To The Next Omni Level?
February 11, 2019

A common, enduring fantasy for many consumers — a group that likely includes many PYMNTS readers and writers — is walking into a high-end retail store, chain or boutique that sells luxury brands, and spending vast sums on the best clothes, shoes, handbags, watches and other items....

Faster Payments
The State Of Faster Payments: ‘Early Innings’
February 11, 2019

In the latest "State Of" podcast, Fiserv’s Vice President Tim Ruhe weighs in on why we are at the beginning of a long-term movement to real-time payments in the U.S. Even with 56 real-time payment rails on the horizon, and no shortage of complexity in connecting...

Regulation
FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
February 11, 2019

A new report finds that it’s tough to regulate what one cannot define — and that’s true in FinTech credit, a nascent industry where the definitions of who does what can be a bit nebulous. Separately, the CFPB is taking aim at regulations governing payday lending.

News
DoorDash, Amazon Flex Not Altering Driver Payment Structures
February 11, 2019

DoorDash and Amazon Flex are not taking a page from Instacart when it comes to using tips from delivery workers to meet their flat rate of pay, vowing to continue the practice. According to a report in The Verge, last week Instacart reversed the pay...

Security & Fraud
Federal Cybersecurity Professionals Play Catch-Up Weeks After Gov’t Shutdown
February 11, 2019

Federal cybersecurity workers tasked with protecting the federal government from hackers have been scrambling to catch up two weeks after the longest government shutdown in modern history ended. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...