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Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
June 14, 2018

While Sweden’s Truecaller is not new to the Indian payments ecosystem, it entered the India mobile market over a year ago during the launch of the nation’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). With the announcement of its wholesale acquisition of Indian payments startup Chillr, it is leveling up...

B2B Payments
Cash-Strapped Entrepreneurs Squeezed Out Of Marijuana Business
June 14, 2018

Tight regulations around the legal marijuana industry are barring non-wealthy entrepreneurs from entering the market, according to reports from Forbes on Wednesday (June 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
Sabre Introduces Virtual Payments To Business Travel Portal
June 14, 2018

Corporate travel firm Sabre is introducing virtual payments to its platform. 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 Today. By completing...

B2B Payments
Businesses Can Have Their Identities Stolen, Too, Experts Warn
June 14, 2018

Identity theft is an unfortunately reality for more consumers as data breaches continue to rock the market. Research from Auriemma Consulting Group estimates that identity theft has cost banks at least $6 billion, and cost consumers $58.9 million, in 2016 alone. According to the Internet...

B2B Payments
Standard Chartered Woes Extend To Expense Account Fraud
June 14, 2018

Standard Chartered’s ongoing investigation into various forms of misconduct has uncovered expense account fraud of an eye-popping nature. In the meantime, the AFP finds that 78 percent of organizations were hit by payments fraud last year, and as always, fraudulent schemes abound, as some isolated...

B2B Payments
Why Checks Are Still Golden For High-Risk Sellers
June 14, 2018

Paper checks have become the ugly (yet popular) duckling of the B2B payments industry. They are slow and cumbersome, require manual data entry and are often blamed for delayed vendor payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Credit Union SMB Loan Approvals Hit Record Lows
June 14, 2018

The latest data from the monthly Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index suggests a slump in small business lending among U.S. credit unions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
U.K. Regs To Conclude RBS Probe Next Month As Criticism Mounts
June 14, 2018

The U.K. financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced its plans to complete its investigation into the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) by the end of next month, amid rising criticism over a perceived lack of transparency in the probe and sluggish action from...

Fintech Investments
FinTech N26 Metal Card Gets An Update
June 14, 2018

N26, the FinTech bank startup, is upgrading its N26 Metal card, with a launch happening Wednesday (June 13). 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...