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B2B Payments
MPs Slam Finance Watchdog For Omission In RBS SMB Scandal Summary
January 22, 2018

U.K. members of parliament (MPs) say managers at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) knew — or, at least, should have known — about alleged mistreatment of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to reports in the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
UK Identifies Worst Late Payment Offender
January 22, 2018

The U.K. government is naming-and-shaming the nation’s worst late B2B payments offenders as part of its ongoing crackdown on the practice of paying small suppliers’ invoices late. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Why Innovation Is Nothing Without Distribution
January 22, 2018

Charles Babbage is considered “the father of the computer.” But it was Lord Byron’s daughter, the mathematician Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first algorithm that made computing machines more than just fancy calculators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Artificial Intelligence
Alexa Becomes Local Night Out Concierge
January 22, 2018

Amazon is gearing up to boost Alexa’s capabilities, with updates reportedly on the way that will enable users to get information about local restaurants and movie listings via voice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Banking
NEW REPORT: How AI Helps Banks Close The PFM Gap
January 22, 2018

The mobile devices in consumers’ pockets are getting smarter, and consumers are increasingly using those intelligent capabilities to manage their money. Now, banks are turning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help consumers make smarter choices by providing actionable financial insights. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Worldpay’s Plan For Payments
January 22, 2018

Technology services, merchant services, payments processing: These terms woefully minimize the range of needs merchants face in today’s mobile, digital world — and they often fall short of accurately describing the solutions innovators are bringing to market to help merchants maximize their potential. Get the...

Investments
Mania And Madness: A History Of Things People Liked Too Much
January 20, 2018

Did you know that mania is considered a mental illness? Google Dictionary defines it as a “mental illness marked by periods of great excitement, euphoria, delusions and overactivity.” Among its synonyms are “madness,” “insanity” and “lunacy.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Cross-border Payments
Patent Deal Struck Between Google And Tencent
January 19, 2018

Google has inked a pact with China’s multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent Holdings in a deal that cross-licenses a number of patents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Payment Methods
Can Curve Make Smart Cards Work Where Others Have Failed?
January 19, 2018

There have been a lot of smart card products announced over the last few years — Plastc, Coin, Stratos — that have generated a lot of buzz, but haven’t really had much success taking hold. Plastc blew up on launch and went under with $9 million worth...