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B2B Payments
Previse CEO: Fixing What’s Wrong With Supplier Payments
February 12, 2018

Can the business model that’s kept the wheels of retail payments and commerce moving for the last six decades turn the whole notion of SMB trade finance on its head? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Tesco to Launch Discount Stores In UK
February 12, 2018

Supermarket group Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, will be opening a chain of discount stores in the U.K. 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...

Cross-border Payments
UAE Exchange Partners With Ripple
February 12, 2018

UAE Exchange, one of the largest payment providers in the Middle East, announced that it has signed a deal with Ripple to join its blockchain for cross-border payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Payment Methods
Cardlytics Breaks IPO Drought, Ends First Day Up
February 12, 2018

Cardlytics, the newly public company that runs the cashback programs for 2,000 financial companies — including Bank of America — finished its first day of trading as a public company closing higher than it started. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

IPO
Reg A+ IPOs Lose More Investors’ Money Than They Make
February 12, 2018

Rules aimed at removing hurdles for small companies to list on the stock market aren’t resulting in much gains for investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Mobile Payments
South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
February 12, 2018

Chinese tourists looking for a coffee fix in South Korea are in luck, as more than 1,000 Starbucks locations across the country now accept Alipay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Merchant Innovation
Alibaba Plans Tech-Driven Winter Olympics 2022
February 12, 2018

Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has big plans for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, envisioning a more technology-driven event through which all stakeholders make more money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payments Innovation
A Decade In The Making, Here Comes Interac 2.0
February 12, 2018

It took a while but the new Interac debuted earlier this month, bringing together two companies and disparate functions across payments, from transactions to R&D.  Interac CEO Mark O’Connell lays out the roadmap for his (new) firm for PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, a straight and narrow...

Cross-border Payments
Medaling, Outside The Olympic Arena
February 10, 2018

The Winter Olympics are in full swing in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Opening ceremonies took place Friday night, local time (early Friday morning for the U.S.) as athletes and spectators from 92 nations came together to kick off the two-and-a-half-week Games. Events will continue through Feb....