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Ixaris Taps Visa To Target B2B Payments In Travel
November 07, 2018

B2B payments firm Ixaris is collaborating with Visa Europe to introduce new solutions to the travel industry, the company said in a press release Tuesday (November 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Blockchain Makes Headway Into Shipping Logistics
November 07, 2018

 Document management across supply chains and logistics is getting a boost from blockchain as recent initiatives helps track goods and payments across borders done through several recent announcements of consortiums and open platforms such as Voltron.  In addition, health care payments also are gaining speed...

B2B Payments
Harvard And Capital One Survey Mid-Market B2B ePayments Adoption
November 07, 2018

When it comes to B2B payments digitization, not every company will experience the same journey. That’s especially true for firms of varying sizes: Whereas large, multinational conglomerates often struggle to make sweeping changes to their complex and siloed internal systems, smaller businesses often lack the...

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How Asset-Based Finance Mixes Tradition With Innovation
November 07, 2018

As in payments, small business (SMB) lending has seen a heightened demand for speed — faster application processes, underwriting, decision-making and payouts. While it may be a trend impacting many alternative finance products and, increasingly, traditional bank lending practices, speed isn’t necessarily for everyone in...

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Citizens Bank Backs Real-Time Payments For Corporates
November 07, 2018

Citizens Bank will introduce real-time payment services for its corporate customers beginning in 2019, Forbes reported on Tuesday (Nov. 6). According to Citizens Bank Head of Product Solutions in Treasury Management Matt Richardson, Citizens has been a supporter of The Clearing House‘s (TCH’s) Real-Time Payments...

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WorldFirst Debuts Small Biz Accounts In China
November 07, 2018

Cross-border payments firm WorldFirst is launching operations in mainland China through the rollout of its localized brand name and multi-currency accounts for small businesses in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Global Payments
With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
November 07, 2018

Western Union and M-PESA announce today a global P2P partnership that will make it easier for M-PESA customers to send money outside of Kenya and for this highly popular mobile payments platform to scale globally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

What Hong Kong’s New Faster Payment System Means
November 07, 2018

Is the building and adopting of new, real-time payment rails worth the time and expense? In Hong Kong’s case, fixing the languishing state of P2P and C2B payments requires more than just upgrading an existing system. In the latest Faster Payments Tracker, executives from Standard...

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Louis Vuitton Does Cross-Border Payments, Connects To SWIFT Via FIS
November 07, 2018

FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, announced that it has connected LVMH Group to the SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...