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B2B Payments
Suppliers Standing In Their Own Way With B2B eCommerce Strategies
August 02, 2018

Efforts to improve eProcurement and B2B eCommerce can often be boiled down to a single commonality: making corporate buying experiences as easy as consumer online shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Accounts Receivable Management Firm Invoiced Partners With GoCardless
August 02, 2018

Accounts receivable (AR) management solutions provider Invoiced has enhanced its platform through a partnership with U.K.-based GoCardless in an effort to streamline payment acceptance for business users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Global Banks See (Possible) Opportunity In Trade Disputes
August 02, 2018

International trade disputes have had numerous consequences, and banks are no exception. Reports in The Wall Street Journal said trade conflict has caused global banks’ shares to take a hit. But some FIs see opportunity in these trade disagreements, reports said, and are using them take...

B2B Payments
ADP Strikes Acquisition Deal As SMB Hiring Remains ‘Erratic’
August 02, 2018

Moody’s Analytics and payroll provider ADP released their latest small business hiring data on Wednesday (August 1), with analysts describing the current trend as “erratic.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Chairish And UPS Team To Solve Sellers’ Big Shipping Friction
August 02, 2018

Today, the wait — quite literally — could be over. That is, the wait between that moment when a buyer purchases that mid-century piece of furniture (from one of the fastest-growing consignment marketplaces for home furnishings) and when it arrives to occupy that perfect spot in...

Regulation
Trump Administration Wants To Raise China Tariffs To 25 Percent
August 02, 2018

Some Trump administration advisers are pushing the president to set tariffs as high as 25 percent on $200 billion of Chinese imports — a steep increase from the original proposal for 10 percent. According to The Wall Street Journal, the White House is expected to make...

Rideshare Companies Offer $100M Relief Fund For NYC Taxi Drivers
August 02, 2018

Documents show that Lyft, Uber and Via have offered to help New York City’s taxi medallion owners through a $100 million relief fund paid over five years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

South East Asia
Grab Snatches Up $2 Billion To Fast-Track Growth, Expansion
August 02, 2018

Grab, a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, announced Thursday (August 2)  it has raised an additional $1 billion from a handful of financial firms, bringing its total with the round to $2 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Putting B2B Payments’ Biggest Fallacy In Context
August 02, 2018

Speed? Not the most important thing when it comes to B2B payments. Turns out transparency is king, and according to Barry Rhodes, EVP and head of payments at iGTB, FIs would do well to put the history of a payment in context, to know where...