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B2B Payments
Deem Streamlines Travel Data Into Infor’s T&E Portal
March 08, 2018

Deem, a corporate travel management company, is partnering with Infor, the companies said Wednesday (March 7). 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
Hong Kong Next In Line For Faster Payments
March 08, 2018

The world is quickly embracing faster payments technologies as more jurisdictions implement the technology required to accelerate transactions. Next in line is Hong Kong, which plans to roll out its own faster payments scheme later this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
The Construction Industry’s Lending Catch-22
March 08, 2018

Credit underwriting is more reliant than ever on Big Data, and one of the industries in which this is most pronounced is the construction industry. Lenders have to mitigate risk on complicated building projects with lengthy timelines and a crowded supply chain that stretches far...

B2B Payments
Britain, EU Spar Over Rejected FinServ Trade Offer
March 08, 2018

Britain and the European Union continue to remain deadlocked in their efforts to negotiate a trade deal with financial services agreements included, according to Reuters reports on Wednesday (March 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Investments
Uber’s Kalanick Launches New Investment Fund
March 08, 2018

Uber co-founder and former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick announced in a Twitter post that he is creating a new fund called 10100, which will house his “passions, investment ideas and big bets.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Retailers Want More From Data Breach Law
March 08, 2018

Retailers have requested that the House Financial Services Committee take a closer look at draft data breach notification legislation, saying it doesn’t do enough to ensure appropriate data security standards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Fintech Investments
Visa Invests In solarisBank — And Banking-As-A-Service
March 08, 2018

solarisBank, the first FinTech with a full banking license, raised EUR 56.6 million in a round of funding that included Visa among other investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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BBVA Increases Stake In UK’s Atom Bank
March 08, 2018

BBVA, the Spanish bank, announced news on Wednesday (March 7) that it has raised its stake in Atom Bank, the U.K. digital bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
Smart Speakers In Nearly 20 Percent Of U.S. Homes
March 08, 2018

With smart speakers growing in popularity, Voicebot, the voice bot technology company, has found that 19.7 percent of adults in the U.S. have access to a smart speaker, up from under 1 percent a mere two years ago. Get the Full Story Complete the form...