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B2B Payments
Pay360 Turns To AI For Late Payments
February 02, 2018

Payment service provider Pay360 is enhancing its accounts receivable services through a collaboration with an incoming artificial intelligence (AI) firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Payment Methods
Starbucks, Visa/Chase Team On Co-Branded Rewards Card
February 02, 2018

Starbucks and Chase announced Thursday (Feb. 1) that they were rolling out a Starbuck Rewards Visa Card, a co-branded credit card integrated with the Starbucks Rewards loyalty program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
Ant Financial Stake Helps Alibaba Beat The Street
February 02, 2018

Alibaba, China’s leading eCommerce player, announced a 56 percent increase in earnings during its third quarter and revealed it’s acquiring a 33 percent stake in Ant Financial, its payment affiliate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Snap Launches Snap Store
February 02, 2018

Consumers can now shop for Snap goodies in the company’s first merchandise store, located in the Snapchat app. 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...

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BofA Brings PayPal To Business Clients
February 02, 2018

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) and payments service PayPal announced a collaboration Thursday (Feb. 1) through which the bank’s business customers can make international payments in local currencies to clients with PayPal accounts — and all using only an email address. Get the...

Point of Sale
How mPOS Helps Vendors Keep On (Food) Truckin’
February 02, 2018

For the 4,000 food trucks that serve 2.5 billion consumers each year — and bring in more than $1 billion — making a profit takes more than just offering food on the go. In the February mPOS Tracker, PYMNTS looks at the evolution of mPOS...

Payment Methods
Cryptos Provide A Potential Boost To Mastercard
February 01, 2018

Credit cards and cryptos might be a match well made. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Retail
Plenti Rewards Card Downfall of Loyalty Program
February 01, 2018

The Plenti coalition loyalty rewards program has hit a bit of a rough patch, with several partners leaving the service and retailers opting out of accepting members’ earned points, Retail Dive reported Wednesday (Jan. 31). AT&T dropped out last fall, and Alamo, Direct Energy, Enterprise,...

Retail
CPG Accelerator Sees Growth In Delivery Services And Beverages
February 01, 2018

Consumer packaged goods (CPGs) entrepreneurs face many decisions as they grow their businesses. Distribution, packaging and funding can create challenges for those seeking to get their products from the farmers market to shelves of big box brick-and-mortar stores. It can be particularly difficult to overcome...