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B2B Payments
What Drives Corporates To Ditch Some Payment Tech, And Flock To Others
July 25, 2018

A CFO’s job doesn’t become more complex as a company grows simply because the business is spending more money. Increasingly, financial executives who start out tracking accounts payable (AP) volumes and chasing down coworkers’ expense reports will quickly find that the position demands a watchful...

B2B Payments
Interstate Capital Focuses On Factoring Speed
July 25, 2018

Invoice factoring company Interstate Capital is focusing on speed with its latest enhancements. 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 Today....

B2B Payments
Oracle Streamlines Corporate Bank Account Management
July 25, 2018

Oracle Financial Services recently announced the launch of a platform designed for corporate banking customers that are in need of consolidated, streamlined views of their global banking operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Ridesharing
Uber Trips Tally 10B
July 25, 2018

Uber has reached a major milestone: completing more than 10 billion trips. 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 Today. By...

Security & Fraud
Kaspersky: Gaming, Crypto Targeted In DDoS Attacks
July 25, 2018

A new report from Kaspersky Lab shows an increase in botnet-assisted DDoS attacks, including the recurrence of old vulnerabilities and the rise in gaming and cryptocurrency as targets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
Putting B2B Payments In Context For Corporate Treasurers
July 25, 2018

Execution is competitive advantage in corporate payments. Data is the key to execution, where context matters, too. IGTB EVP Michel Jacobs tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that “why” matters just as much as “how much” and “where” – and machine learning and AI can help banks...

News
Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem
July 24, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes eBay entering a new relationship with Apple Pay, MoneyGram and Visa announcing a new P2P partnership, Amazon expanding its Whole Foods Market delivery service to new...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Synovus Buys FCB Bank Financial In All-Stock Deal Valued At $2.9B
July 24, 2018

Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 billion. According to a press release, Synovus said that with the addition of FCB, they...

Artificial Intelligence
What We Talk About When We Talk About Voice (Commerce)
July 24, 2018

Speak. Listen. Shop. Get informed. Commerce – and so much else – will never be the same in a  world where the spoken word is making inroads. It’s the most natural of interactions, leading us beyond pressing thumbs to mobile devices when we search and purchase. Here’s a brief...