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B2B Payments
When Visible Supply Chains Yield Predictable Cash Flow
November 16, 2017

Businesses with complex, global supply chains are desperate for greater visibility, and as trading partners continue to adopt digital solutions, that visibility is now within arm’s reach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
How A Bahamas Post Office ‘Disaster’ Highlights The Need For eInvoicing
November 16, 2017

In what small business (SMB) owners are calling a “disaster,” post office workers on the archipelago nation of The Bahamas are striking, causing major hiccups for local SMBs’ cash flow management and shedding light on the importance of electronic invoicing and payments. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
SMBs Tell Congress To Loosen Community Bank Lending Regs
November 16, 2017

Small businesses (SMBs) are urging Congress to ease legislative burdens on banks they say have limited FIs’ ability to lend to SMBs, according to news from Reuters this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
BOA Commercial Card Clients Get Digital Assist(ant)
November 16, 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 15) of the launch of Card Assistant — a digital tool which provides business banking clients with easy access to information on industry and product updates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Mobile Payments
Chase Pay’s Trouble With Traction
November 16, 2017

According to news from The Wall Street Journal, J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC) is the latest big name with big mobile payments ambitions and bona fides to back them up — and has run headlong into the same mobile payments ignition problem: Consumers are just not that interested....

Cross-border Payments
How A Touch Of Modern Tech Brought A Touch Of Modern Global
November 16, 2017

The thing about visionaries is they can sometimes be all about the vision and not so much about the stepping stones that will get them there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Point of Sale
Mix And Match At The POS
November 16, 2017

No one knows what the future holds. In life, certainly, but especially in technology — and especially in payments technology. From wampum to pieces of eight to greenbacks to mobile devices and NFC, the conduits and ways we pay are constantly evolving. Get the Full...

Retail
A New Take On Experiential Retail From A (Very) Experienced Player
November 15, 2017

Experiential retail is everyone’s favorite buzzword of late, but American Girl mastered this concept a long time ago. About twenty years earlier, in Chicago, Illinois, the first American Girl Place flagship store opened. Followed in short order by locations in New York and Los Angeles, the Mattel-owned...

Retail
Poshmark Raises $87.5M For Big Global Expansion
November 15, 2017

Poshmark — one of the internet’s better-known marketplaces for the purchase, sale and sharing of clothing — has snapped up $87.5 million in Series D funding, according to Wednesday (Nov. 14) reports by Forbes. The investment round was led by Singapore-based investment company Temasak, with additional participation from...