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B2B Payments
What Industry Players Really Expect From 2017
December 30, 2016

Analysts continue to flesh out their predictions for payments and FinTech in 2017, but one can never truly know the exact direction an industry will take. The B2B payments space is positioned to go in multiple directions as regulations and faster payments initiatives offer new opportunities in speed and...

Retail
Shopify’s Grand Retail Experiment
December 30, 2016

While the shift to the online space is often seen as the great game-changer in retail, Loren Padelford, vice president and general manager of Shopify Plus, said that the change is actually to something more fundamental. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Paper Checks, Email Fraud Top Enterprise Security Threats
December 30, 2016

Bank heists and data breaches saw no shortage in 2016, and corporates large and small could no longer avoid the risk of a cyberattack. Still, researchers have found, many businesses do just that: RedSeal released a report this month that described the state of corporates’...

B2B Payments
India Closes 2016 On Top
December 30, 2016

This year, investors began to pivot towards B2B startups with an eye on profitability. This week, TechWire reported on this trend, noting that the rise in on-demand services ushered in a new wave of investment for consumer-facing startups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
2 Blockchain Consortia See Membership Rises
December 30, 2016

Two blockchain consortia have seen their membership numbers increase, a good sign that distributed ledger technology will see continued support in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cross Border Commerce
NEW REPORT: American Merchants Sprint To Win The X-Border Race
December 30, 2016

The X-border rankings are out, and U.S. merchants are once again on top. Not far behind though are Chinese merchants who are getting increasingly better at wooing international shoppers. In the Q4 2016 X-Border Payments Optimization Index™, American retailers scored 67.8 points compared to the...

Payments Innovation
Payments 2016: The Year Of “Hesitation”
December 29, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of …” eBook. We posed the same question to each executive: Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Ebates’ Cash-Back Button Lands On Browsers
December 29, 2016

Online cash-back shopping provider Ebates has a new way to help consumers earn free money. 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,...

Retail
SF Restaurant Serves Dish On iPads
December 29, 2016

While millennials are a highly coveted demographic in many business sectors, there is one restaurant in San Francisco that is reaching to new heights to attract a younger, tech-savvy clientele — or at least to attract some additional attention. Get the Full Story Complete the...