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B2B Payments
Ripple Ramps Up Focus On Blockchain Infrastructure
December 21, 2017

Blockchain technology firm Ripple is ramping up its focus on distributed ledger infrastructure at a time the company said many are more concerned with bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Cash Registers Crater At Russian Retailers
December 21, 2017

A failure of some internet-connected cash registers in Russia has resulted in billions of rubles in lost sales during the holiday season, according to a report in Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Companies Spend $100 Billion On “Idle” Workers
December 21, 2017

Everyone has heard the phrase “idle hands are the devil’s playground.” As it turns out, idle hands are also a persistent drain on business’s bottom line — a new study indicates that companies are spending $100 billion a year paying workers who aren’t so much...

Investments
JPMC Hops On Robo-Advisor Bus
December 21, 2017

JPMorgan Chase is launching a lower-cost online investment management tool this week: the robo-adviser. 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...

Cross-border Payments
North Korea’s Fingerprints On Youbit Bitcoin Heist
December 21, 2017

South Korean investigators are looking into whether North Korea was involved in a cyberattack that brought down a bitcoin exchange, Youbit, in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
X-Ray Data Vision: How Being On Top Of Fraud Drives Top-Of-Wallet
December 21, 2017

Consumer-bank monogamy is a thing of the past. With the proliferation of third-party mobile apps, eWallets and proprietary “Pays,” this is hardly news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Payment Methods
Why ISV Partnerships Loom Large In 2018
December 21, 2017

Technology has its wow factor. But for independent software vendors (ISVs) and merchants — as with all stakeholders in payments — adoption is key beyond the bells and whistles of new products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Giddy 2017 — But Be Mindful of 2018’s IPOs?
December 21, 2017

Stocks have had a high profile run for 2017, and some are expecting a new crop of IPOs to fare well in 2018 amid continued giddiness. Mind the margins and the multiples, however.

Cross-border Payments
An API To Track Packages, Payments
December 21, 2017

As logistics providers struggle with the surge of 1.6B shipments this holiday season, more are using APIs that connect payments with supply chains to solve their last mile problems. In the latest PYMNTS X-Border Receivables Report, a Flywire collaboration, Ingram Micro VPs Evan Robinson and...