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Merchant Innovation
Activision Patents Algorithm To Make Gamers Spend
October 24, 2017

While the gaming industry brought in $30.4 billion in revenue last year, the cost of actually making video games has increased significantly since 2000, as The Economist has explained. But while the cost of making games has swollen, the cost of video games to consumers...

B2B Payments
VSoft Expands Business Banking Functionality For Arya Platform
October 24, 2017

VSoft, which operates the open banking platform Arya, is adding new features for its business customers. 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...

B2B Payments
The Next Phase For AI In eProcurement
October 24, 2017

FinTech remains merely on the cusp of disruption from artificial intelligence (AI), with some players in the B2B space beginning to look at AI-based chatbots and data analytics solutions to take digital financial management to the next level. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
BlueSnap Eyes B2B Merchants With Consolidated Payment Platform
October 24, 2017

BlueSnap is rolling out a new payments platform which pays particular attention to B2B merchants. 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,...

B2B Payments
Replicon Tackles Time Management, Cash Flow For Professional Services
October 24, 2017

Replicon is rolling out a new solution for professional services companies that aims to approach time as a “strategic asset” and to enable these businesses to operate without working capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
APAC’s Late B2B Payments Problem Comes To Light
October 24, 2017

Industry players and policymakers across the globe are discussing their respective late B2B payments problems, and the data suggests that delayed supplier payments is a challenge no matter where businesses operate. New research from Atradius finds another geographic market grappling with its own late B2B...

Payment Methods
Creditcall, Worldpay Simplify ISV and VAR Integrations
October 24, 2017

Creditcall, an omnichannel payment gateway, and Worldpay, a payments processing firm, have entered into a partnership, the companies announced in a news release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Banking
ATB Financial Uses Facebook Messenger As Virtual Banking Assistant
October 24, 2017

ATB Financial has partnered with FinTech Finn.ai to launch a virtual banking assistant that utilizes Facebook Messenger. 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...

Bitcoin
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Calls ICOs ‘Biggest Scam Ever’
October 24, 2017

Jordan Belfort—a former stockbroker portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street—called initial coin offerings, or ICOs, “the biggest scam over.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...