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B2B Payments
British MP Calls For Action Against Banks’ Small Business Mistreatment
January 09, 2018

A British member of parliament (MP) is calling for the creation of a special tribunal to tackle bankers’ mistreatment of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K., reports in the Yorkshire Post said Monday (Jan. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
As AI Moves Into Accounting, Questions Rise Over Liability
January 09, 2018

Intuit CEO Brad Smith made some striking remarks last November when speaking at the QuickBooks Connect conference about the potential for artificial intelligence to disrupt the corporate accounting space. In short: Accountants must get on board, or be left behind. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Parody Dogecoin Hits All-Time High: $2 Billion
January 09, 2018

In the crypto world, everyone knows you are a dog (meme).  So it was with Dogecoin, originally created as a parody of crypto…and now as buoyant as some of the real deal. The alternative crypto inspired by a dog meme now has a $2 billion...

Payment Methods
Dynamics, Sprint Launch Battery-Operated Payment Card
January 09, 2018

Dynamics, a unit of telecommunications firms SoftBank and Sprint, announced what it is calling the first battery-powered payment card on Monday (Jan. 9). The offering, dubbed Wallet Card, was unveiled during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) technology conference. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Delivery
Toyota Enters Delivery Biz With Amazon, Uber Partnership
January 09, 2018

Toyota has moved one step closer to making its self-driving cars a reality, partnering with several companies – including Amazon – to develop the vehicles that will deliver packages, food and even people to desired locations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Wearables
Fitbit User Base Grew To 25M In 2017
January 09, 2018

Fitbit has announced that its base of active users grew to more than 25 million in 2017. 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...

Banking
CO-OP Upgrades Springboard Platform To Launch In January
January 09, 2018

Springboard, the credit card servicing application from CO-OP Financial Services, is being launched to credit unions this month, giving workers access to member card data in real time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Economy Boosts SMB Borrowing Activity
January 09, 2018

New data from small business credit analysis firm PayNet finds the small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending landscape expanded significantly toward the end of 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cross-border Payments
LATAM Banks Embrace Platforms As A Service
January 09, 2018

As quickly as financial services are evolving in the U.S., the U.K. and other more advanced economies, things are just heating up in other parts of the world, where less established infrastructure and a large, untapped market for emerging payment technologies exist. Get the Full...