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B2B Payments
Sage Pegs Chatbots As The Future Of SME Accounting
January 26, 2017

The chatbot revolution is in full force, but Sage said it is the first to pull cloud-based SME accounting into the trend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
On-Demand Disruptors In T&E: Uber, Airbnb — And Craigslist?
January 26, 2017

U.S. corporations spent more than $282 billion on corporate travel last year, and the latest data from T&E company Certify says more of that money is going to the sharing economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payment Methods
Riding The Blockchain Train, Together
January 26, 2017

Blockchain … Two words, packed into one, and surrounded by endless speculative swirl, complicating its use cases. For this month's Developer Tracker feature story, PYMNTS caught up with Brian Behlendorf, executive director of Hyperledger, a collaborative group of developers looking for new uses for blockchain,...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
JPMC And Intuit Partner For Customer Convenience
January 25, 2017

JPMorgan & Chase Co. has announced a partnership with Intuit in a deal that will allow Chase customers to easily load their account data into Mint, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online financial management applications. These uploads can now all be done without turning over banks’...

Investments
FinTech Startup BillGO Scores Bank Investor
January 25, 2017

Investment activity picked up the pace into the third week of the month, expanding off of already accelerating levels. The $634 million logged in the latest week shows that the initial low volume of deals marking the start of 2017 may, in fact, yield to...

Faster Payments
NACHA Releases Same Day ACH Stats
January 25, 2017

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Retail
McDonald’s Foot Traffic Falling
January 25, 2017

The numbers have it: All-day breakfast isn’t pulling McDonald’s like it used to. As McDonald’s starts to roll out its franchise-wide series of technological integrations and updates, the fast food giant is facing an issue of a different sort: falling foot traffic. Get the Full...

Retail
The Limited Shuts Down Website
January 25, 2017

A few days ago, The Limited announced on its homepage that the company will be shutting down its online retail operations for the time being. The move comes after the women’s apparel retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week after shuttering its 250 brick-and-mortar...

Retail
Can Price Be The Cart Abandonment Game Changer?
January 25, 2017

Shopping cart abandonment remains a major challenge for online retailers, but new research revealed that shipping costs and the overall cost of the order are two significant factors in the decision process to purchase or abandon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...