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B2B Payments
gpi Makes SWIFT Cross-Border Gains
December 20, 2018

SWIFT has noted that gpi payments make up more than half of its cross-border traffic. The Fed sees marquee tech names pushing for faster payments, and Square circles a banking license, again.

B2B Payments
Nordea Launches Open Banking Tool For Corporate Clients
December 20, 2018

Nordic financial services firm Nordea is introducing a new solution to provide corporates with a streamlined financial reporting solution powered by Open Banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
US Shoppers To Spend $26B On Dec. 22
December 20, 2018

Data shows that this coming Saturday — December 22 — is poised to be the biggest shopping day of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
Inside Clearbanc’s ‘Alt VC’ Model For eCommerce Startups
December 20, 2018

Capital tied to equity can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes deflating. Funding negotiations and deals are complex. A business might end up trading chunks of itself to fund day-to-day marketing. Outsiders join the board and often end up gaining total or near-total control of the...

B2B Payments
Corcentric On Myth-Busting Electronic B2B Payments Adoption
December 20, 2018

The payments industry has been talking about the digitization of B2B transactions for years, maybe decades, with not much of a nudge of that needle. While a stubborn reluctance among businesses to let go of manual processes in accounts payable and accounts receivable continues to...

Security & Fraud
PSD2 Is Coming — Are Merchants Ready?
December 20, 2018

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eCommerce
VW To Debut eCommerce Marketplace For Connected Cars
December 20, 2018

Volkswagen (VW) is expecting to generate around $1.1 billion in additional revenue by 2025, through the launch of a cloud-based marketplace that will sell additional vehicle functions and online services for connected cars. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Security & Fraud
Denmark Demands Danske Bankers ‘Be Held Accountable’
December 20, 2018

Denmark wants the former Danske Bank employees who were recently arrested to “be held accountable” for their actions. 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...

Security & Fraud
NASA Gets Hacked
December 19, 2018

NASA has suffered a data breach that exposed its employees’ Social Security numbers and other personal information. 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...