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Payments Innovation
KPMG: 2018 Was The Year of Democratization
December 26, 2018

Daniel Houseman, partner at KPMG, contributed the following piece as part of the PYMNTS 2018 year-end eBook.  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...

B2B Payments
Blockchain Tech Disrupts The Corporate Payments Status Quo
December 26, 2018

Blockchain seemed to be stuck in pilot phase in 2017, but in 2018, the financial services industry finally saw a stronger flow of real-world, working blockchain applications — many of which targeted pain points in B2B payments, including the time and lack of transparency in...

B2B Payments
Dun & Bradstreet On Corporate Instability In 2019
December 26, 2018

This year was a record one for corporate and small business optimism in the U.S. A strong national economy and plans to expand and welcome rising revenues allowed business owners and executives to retain a positive outlook, despite potentially disruptive issues like a global trade...

B2B Payments
Open Banking’s Mixed B2B Bag
December 26, 2018

Open banking didn’t just kick off via PSD2 regulations across Europe and the U.K. Rather, banks around the globe began to understand the potential value in opening up customer data to third-party players, and with more bank APIs emerging in 2018, the year saw a...

Regulation
Deep Dive: The Costs, Complexities Of Managing Consumer Data
December 26, 2018

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POS Innovation
JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
December 26, 2018

JCB subsidiary CB International has rolled out a new EMV QR code payment service that will allow the cardholder to make contactless payments using a QR Code. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Regulation
EU Watchdog To Decide On Data Availability
December 26, 2018

The European Data Protection Board will soon decide if financial regulators around the world can freely engage in the exchange of cross-border information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

International
China Claims Title Of World’s Largest Logistics Market
December 26, 2018

China has taken over as the world’s largest logistics market, spending a whopping 12.1 trillion yuan (US$1.76 trillion) in logistics costs last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
December 26, 2018

Ant Financial, the affiliate of Alibaba, is in discussions to pay around $700 million for U.K. payments company WorldFirst. 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...