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B2B Payments
Supplier Acceptance An Unavoidable Hurdle In vCard Adoption
June 19, 2018

The U.S. credit card market is massive. North America accounts for about 60 percent of the global card market, according to analysis from ResearchAndMarkets.com released earlier this year, while the American Banking Association found in April that about 70 percent of Americans have at least...

B2B Payments
SMB Software Firm Zetran Jumps Into Accounting
June 19, 2018

Small business software provider Zetran is adding an accounting solution to its suite of services, the company said on Sunday (June 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Corporate Travel Spend Isn’t Digitizing As Fast As Some Would Like
June 19, 2018

B2B payments may be slow to embrace disruption and innovation, but there is one category of corporate spend that may be ahead of the curve: business travel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Square Enters Procurement Payments Space With Handshake
June 19, 2018

Payments company Square has made several initiatives in the past to expand its presence in the back-office and B2B payments space. Now, the company is taking a larger step into the market through a collaboration with Handshake. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Failed MYOB/Reckon Merger Offers Opportunity For Accounting Startup Karbon
June 19, 2018

Australian small business (SMB) accounting software startup Karbon sees opportunity in the failed merger of industry leaders MYOB and Reckon, according to The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports Monday (June 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

International
Kenya’s Top Cell Phone Provider Opposes Tax Hike On Cash Transfers
June 19, 2018

Kenya’s biggest mobile phone operator, Safaricom, is against a proposed tax rise on mobile phone-based cash transfers. 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...

Ridesharing
Uber To Charge Less For Riders Willing To Wait
June 19, 2018

Uber is reportedly gearing up to roll out a new pricing structure in which users can get cheaper rides if they are willing to wait longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payment Methods
WhatsApp’s Indian Payment Feature Boasts One Million Users
June 19, 2018

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app that counts more than 200 million monthly users, has launched a payments feature in India during the past several months which now has around a million users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Security & Fraud
FTC’s Operation Main Street Helps Protect SMBs From Fraud
June 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new law enforcement initiative targeting operations seeking to defraud small businesses. 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...