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B2B Payments
As Competition Heats Up, Blockchain Players Recognize The Value Of Collaboration
February 07, 2018

Blockchain technology has sparked a race to see which companies will be first to implement a working distributed ledger solution. The competition is heating up: According to a recent report on the technology by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), organizations would be...

B2B Payments
Artificial Intelligence Lands AR In Uncharted Territory
February 07, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) is finding success in the back office, and that includes in financial systems and accounting departments. AI and machine learning have the potential to automate tasks that would have otherwise taken up valuable time of financial professionals and to provide deeper insights...

B2B Payments
Blockchain Alliances Form Partnership In Shipping, Transport
February 07, 2018

Two blockchain alliances have formed an alliance of their own to promote the use of blockchain in the global logistics and transport industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Canadian Firms Spending $5 Billion On Payments Processing
February 07, 2018

A new report from Ernst and Young LLP (EY) and Payments Canada finds Canadian businesses are spending as much as $5.2 billion on payments processing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Payments
PayPal Says Mobile Payments Important To Freelancers
February 07, 2018

PayPal’s “Global Freelancer Insights Report” found that mobile is an important tool for freelancers, while security is also top of mind. 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
Mobile Dominated Online Ordering By End Of 2017
February 07, 2018

Mobile traffic and mobile orders hit new highs during the fourth quarter, based on Salesforce’s fourth-quarter shopping index. 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...

Payment Methods
PayPal On Taking Merchants From Here — To Their Multichannel Anywhere
February 07, 2018

Consumers don’t really care what word retailers and payments providers use to describe a seamless payment experience across all of the places they shop on and offline, or whether that merchant is enterprise large or micro merchant small – they just expect merchants to be...

Merchant Innovation
Google Announces Search-Based Mobile Travel Bookings
February 07, 2018

Google is trying to make it easier for consumers to use their smartphones to directly book travel from a Google search. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail
February 06, 2018

With the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games not too far away, it’s high season for Team USA merchandise. 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...