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B2B Payments
Looking Beyond ePayments In Accounts Payable
September 26, 2018

For years, B2B FinTech players have pressed businesses to adopt electronic payments. With adoption rates now rising, accounts payable (AP) departments have improved their positions within the enterprise as strategic functions, with the potential to offer greater insight into company operations. Get the Full Story...

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US Bank Designs Online SMB Lending Platform
September 26, 2018

U.S. Bank has debuted its online lending portal for small business borrowers, the financial institution announced on Tuesday (Sept. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Aussie Banks Too Slow In Breach Notifications: Regs
September 26, 2018

Australian regulators on Tuesday (Sept. 25) criticized top banks in the country for what authorities called inadequate reporting of breaches of financial law. Reports in Reuters said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the completion of its review into Australia’s top four banks and...

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Visa’s B2B Payments Tech Tested In Thailand
September 26, 2018

Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect, into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Citi Virtualizes Accounts For Corporate Treasurers
September 26, 2018

The latest corporate banking offering by Citi aims to virtualize treasurer accounts for more personalized, streamlined services. The bank said in an announcement Tuesday (Sept. 25) that it is rolling out Citi Virtual Accounts for institutional clients. The tool lets corporate customers segregate balances within...

Ridesharing
Uber Lawsuit Verdict: Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees
September 26, 2018

A three-judge panel has ruled in favor of the company in the Uber lawsuit focused on Uber jobs and whether the ridesharing company’s drivers should be considered Uber employees or freelancers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Security & Fraud
Airport Biometrics Tech Not Quite Ready For Prime Time
September 26, 2018

A new report revealed that Homeland Security’s face scanning airport security program is facing “technical and operational challenges” and might not be ready to launch nationwide by its estimated completion in 2021. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

International
Data Privacy Complaints In France Increase Post-GDPR
September 26, 2018

Four months after General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, France is seeing a rise in data privacy complaints. 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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What Newton’s First Law Has To Do With B2B Payments
September 26, 2018

Maybe Isaac Newton — the hopelessly hopeful alchemist who came up with some solid rules of physics — was a genius of business and even B2B payments, too. After all, one of his main rules concerns the tendency for objects (by which he means everything...