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B2B Payments
Tipalti Strikes Another Digital Media Partnership
January 17, 2017

B2B payments company Tipalti is moving forward with its focus on the digital media and advertising industry. 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...

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Tapping Into 120 Million Traveling Wallets
January 17, 2017

Retailers across the U.S. face the pressure of competing with Amazon and others amid dwindling foot traffic at stores. But as Alipay expands its presence in North America, one salve may lie with Chinese tourists ready to spend, using a platform they know and love, as...

B2B Payments
CAN Capital’s Risky Strategy
January 17, 2017

It was CAN Capital’s ambitious growth plans that led the alternative SME lender to eventually falter, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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French Startup Qonto Secures Funding To Disrupt Biz Banking
January 17, 2017

France-based Qonto, which aims to disrupt the corporate banking industry, has raised new funds for its goals. 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...

Alternative Finances
Scoring The Invisible Consumers Is Harder Than It Looks
January 17, 2017

When asked, a majority of Americans can still remember what their SAT score was 20 years ago, despite the fact that SAT scores become precisely useless once one has been admitted to college. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Banking
Among Big Banks, JPMorgan Leads Battle For Deposits
January 16, 2017

The trend among some banks has been to shutter real estate — i.e., branches — amid the mindset that customers are moving away from bricks and clicks and towards online banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
US Wholesale Prices Up For Third Month
January 16, 2017

Wholesale prices in the United States were up for the third time over four months, showing the impact in part of rising fuel costs, Bloomberg reported, translating into higher inflation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Retailers, Consumers Differ On Brick-And-Mortar
January 16, 2017

A recent study from multinational management consulting company Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has gained some surprising insight into the perceived necessity and value of brick-and-mortar and online retail spaces. Capgemini surveyed 6,000 consumers and 500 retailers in the U.S., China and seven countries in Europe....

Consumers Would Rather Wash Dishes Than Purchase In-Store
January 16, 2017

There are many consumers who still love making an in-store purchase. But more than ever before, a significant number of consumers say they see it as a chore. In fact, they’d swap the brick-and-mortar experience for — this may surprise you — washing dishes. All...