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Cross Border Commerce
The Unlikely Optimism Of The US-China Trade Spat
April 02, 2018

The phrase “trade war” is on the tip of everyone’s tongue as U.S. President Donald Trump redraws trade lines and revises trade agreements with the rest of the world. At stake are billions of dollars of goods traded across borders, as the fate of corporate...

IPO
FirstCaribbean Wants $100M In US IPO
April 02, 2018

FirstCaribbean International Bank is planning to raise $100 million through its initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., reports in Seeking Alpha said late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
Facebook To Require Marketers To Confirm Email Addresses Were Collected Properly
April 02, 2018

Facebook, reeling from the data scandal brought on by Cambridge Analytica, is rushing to add more protection to users’ data, readying a certification tool that would require marketers to guarantee that the email addresses they are using to target ads were collected in proper ways....

Security & Fraud
Millions Of Saks, Lord & Taylor Store Cards May Have Been Breached
April 02, 2018

Retailer Hudson’s Bay has disclosed that customers at Saks and Lord & Taylor stores in North America have had their payment cards compromised. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Delivery
UberRUSH Is Shutting Down At The End Of June
April 02, 2018

Uber’s UberRUSH, the delivery package service for merchants operating in New York City, San Francisco and Chicago is shuttering, reported TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Regional Mall Vacancies Hit Six-Year High In First Quarter
April 02, 2018

Vacancies in regional shopping malls around the country hit a six-year high during the first three months of 2018, which should stress an already struggling retail sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
Russian Accused Of Hacking US Tech Companies Pleads Not Guilty
April 02, 2018

A Russian man claimed his innocence late last week after being accused of hacking three U.S. tech companies, potentially accessing personal information on 100 million LinkedIn users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
Bugcrowd: Amid Dark Art of Hacking, A Crowd Of White Hats
April 02, 2018

Many firms do not have the resources to continually fend off hackers – at least not successfully.  The crowdsourcing model may offer a way to bring a “white hat” community to bear on the problem, with a self-regulating marketplace that exposes vulnerabilities and fixes them...

B2B Payments
How Spend Management Beefs Up Bottom Lines
April 02, 2018

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