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WaystoCap Is Aiming To Boost Cross-Border B2B eCommerce In Africa
February 08, 2017

WaystoCap, the eCommerce company that is part of the Y Combinator program, is aiming to boost cross-border business-to-business sales in Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Bitcoin
SEC Bitcoin Trust Decision Deadline Nears
February 08, 2017

The deadline looms for the SEC decision on the Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin Trust. 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....

Payment Methods
Symple Is Aiming To Get Small Businesses To Embrace Digital Payments
February 08, 2017

Small businesses across the U.S. may have been slow to embrace digital payments, still preferring paper checks to remit and accept B2B payments, but startup Symple is aiming to change that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payment Methods
PayPal Launches A Bot For Slack Users
February 08, 2017

PayPal is getting into the bot business, reportedly building its first bot for Slack users. 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...

Biometrics
What Banks See In Eye Biometrics
February 08, 2017

Interoperable, highly reliable and available to a large swath of consumers from the get-go. That’s why EyeVerify CEO, Toby Rush, believes that eyeprinting biometrics delivers a solution that’s not just consumer-friendly, but also ticks all the boxes of what banks need to authenticate the digital...

Investments
MetaBrite Raises $3M To Grow Its Machine Learning Receipt Scanning Tech
February 08, 2017

MetaBrite, the Seattle startup that has receipt scanning and business intelligence technology, recently raised $3 million from Acorn Ventures and existing investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
eBay Announces Partnership With WineDirect
February 08, 2017

EBay announced a partnership with WineDirect, providing its consumers with direct access to the inventory at wineries, including wines not usually available for sale online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Regulation
Electronic Payments Coalition Head Says Congress Should Reconsider Financial CHOICE Act
February 08, 2017

Molly Wilkinson, executive director of the Electronic Payments Coalition, argued in a Forbes report Tuesday (Feb. 7) that the new Congress under President Donald Trump should reconsider the Financial CHOICE Act that repealed price controls under the Dodd-Frank Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Security & Fraud
‘Dark Web’ Sites Knocked Offline By Massive Cyberattack
February 08, 2017

The ‘dark web’ sites used by hackers to anonymously share information and perpetrate malicious activities may be getting a taste of their own medicine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...