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B2B Payments
Funding Circle Fund Sees US Loan Defaults Rise
September 17, 2018

In August, more corporate borrowers defaulted on their loans issued by Funding Circle‘s U.S. operations than they did previously in 2018. According to Peer2Peer (P2P) Finance News reports on Friday (Sept. 14), the Funding Circle SME Income Fund (FCIF) revealed there were seven corporate loan defaults...

B2B Payments
PwC Debuts Small Biz Payment Reminder App With Bemo
September 17, 2018

One of the U.K.’s Big Four auditing firms, PwC, is teaming up with a small tech firm to make it easier for small businesses to make payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Government Procurement Preps For No-Deal Brexit
September 17, 2018

The U.K. is making preparations in case a Brexit deal doesn’t go through by the March 2019 deadline. 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...

B2B Payments
Real Estate Accounts Payable Needs A Renovation: Yardi
September 17, 2018

In real estate, property management companies have many of the same problems that other verticals face when managing accounts payable. Over-reliance on checks to pay suppliers, and an overall lack of visibility, have shaped the AP department in this market into a defunct process in...

Payments Innovation
Why Certainty Rules Payments
September 17, 2018

I needed a few outdoor cushions earlier this season and hired a local upholstery shop to make them. This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. The shop came...

Ridesharing
Taxify Beats Uber In Africa
September 17, 2018

Taxify, the African ride-hailing app company, is ahead of Uber Technologies, moving from an Estonian startup to a tech unicorn within five years, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Tezos Launches Main Network, WannaCry Still Used To Mine Crypto
September 17, 2018

Samsung has revealed that South Korea’s customs authority has agreed to use the company’s Nexledger blockchain tech for its decentralized customs clearance system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Crate & Barrel Plans Full-Service Restaurant
September 17, 2018

Crate & Barrel, the home decor retailer, is adding a full-service restaurant to its Chicago store. 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...

Payments Innovation
UnionPay To Roll Out Branded Card In The UK
September 17, 2018

China’s UnionPay, the payment card issuer, is gearing up to roll out branded cards in the U.K. as it expands more into Europe, aiming to take on Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...