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Payment Methods
Tuition Payments Made Intuitive And Even On The Fly(wire)
September 20, 2017

School bells ring, school cash registers ring and cross-border payments can zing — if the right regulatory boxes are not checked off. Flywire’s CEO Mike Massaro spoke about the need for flexibility in cross-border transactions, with an eye on regulations and on reducing friction in the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Behind Worldpay Acquisition, Vantiv’s Strategy For Payments, Globally
September 20, 2017

Marching down the aisle may eventually deliver a whole new bundle of … wait, we’re not talking about babies. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Time To Up The IQ On Artificial Intelligence
September 20, 2017

What’s so intelligent about artificial intelligence if it needs human data scientists to hold its hand through every little function? It may sound like a harsh critique, but Brighterion founder, president and CEO Akli Adjaoute, wouldn’t call such a platform “AI” at all. The term...

Retail
Amazon Pushes Retailers To Same-Day Delivery
September 19, 2017

In data that will likely surprise anyone who has avidly watched retail over the last few years, the market is trending strongly toward same-day delivery. According to the “2017 Digital Commerce Benchmark Survey,” conducted by Boston Retail Partners (BRP), some 65 percent of retailers will...

Retail
Another One Bites The Dust: Toys ‘R’ Us Files For Bankruptcy
September 19, 2017

The retail death spiral drags on, and this week we have a new victim: Toys “R” Us. 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...

Retail
Chipotle Says ‘Goodbye Chorizo, Hello Queso’
September 19, 2017

In restaurant news, the people have spoken and, apparently, they have had enough chorizo. 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...

B2B Payments
Finserv Exodus Won’t Be As Bad As Initially Thought, Says Reuters
September 19, 2017

A new survey released by Reuters on Monday (Sept. 18) suggests the outflow of finance sector professionals from the U.K. economy as a direct result of Brexit is not likely to be as bad as previously thought. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Key Innovations Boosting Corporate Banking Revenues
September 19, 2017

While non-bank financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs may be keeping traditional banks on their toes, banks still have the largest piece of the corporate banking pie. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Free Up Operational Time With Simpler Payment Processes
September 19, 2017

Time is money in business. Waste one, you waste the other. The adage holds true in payments, especially, and manual processes are to blame. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...