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Sears Target Of Reported Takeover Bid
November 29, 2018

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Booking.com Integrates Payments For Corporate Travelers With AirPlus
November 29, 2018

Online travel booking platform Booking.com is enhancing the payments experience for its corporate customers through a partnership with business travel payments and billing company AirPlus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Amazon, WeWork Halt Alexa For Business Pilot
November 29, 2018

Amazon and WeWork have reportedly pressed pause on their partnership to introduce Alexa for Business into workspaces, reports in CNBC said this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Cryptocurrency Auditions For Role In Hollywood’s Financial Supply Chain
November 29, 2018

The allure of blockchain was its potential to be a catch-all solution, but as innovators take a more practical approach to introducing the technology to the real world, its true opportunity may lie in addressing highly specialized, unique points of friction. In finance, that could...

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Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox
November 29, 2018

As proof that FinTech sandboxes are going global, Kuwait has become the latest player in the Middle East to debut a framework. Elsewhere, a Kenyan bank has embraced FinTech for money transfer activities.

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Walmart, Dollar Tree Step Up Pressure On Chinese Suppliers
November 29, 2018

The impacts of ongoing trade disputes between the U.S. and China are beginning to be felt by suppliers, according to Wall Street Journal reports on Wednesday (Nov. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Not All SMBs Are Open To Open Banking
November 29, 2018

Despite any possible reservations early on, large financial institutions (FIs) now appear to be going all in on Open Banking, with plans to introduce new revenue streams as a a result. Key to their Open Banking plans are their corporate clients, according to new research...

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Amazon Eyes Blockchain
November 29, 2018

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is rolling out two new solutions designed to enhance the transparency of corporate transactions for companies that have full audit requirements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Dunkin’ Alerts DD Perks Account Holders That Hackers May Have Accessed Data
November 29, 2018

Dunkin’, the operator of Dunkin’ Donuts franchises, is alerting DD Perks rewards program account holders that its profiles and data may have been accessed by a hacker in October. ZDNet, citing the company, reported Dunkin’ wasn’t the victim of a breach — but that it...