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B2B Payments
Checking In On The Small Business Owner
December 05, 2016

The world is preparing to enter into a new year, and small businesses are getting their New Year’s resolutions lists in order. PYMNTS checks up on the health of the small business in the U.S., U.K. and Australia and finds a few spots that could...

Retail
Wayfair: Building For What’s Next In Commerce
December 05, 2016

Selling furniture online isn’t easy work — though the team at Boston-based Wayfair might make it appear otherwise. The firm has just come off another quarterly earnings report with a big jump in revenue — up 52 percent in Q3 — after a year of consistently beating analysts’...

B2B Payments
Timelio Adds New Weight To Aussie AltFin Market
December 05, 2016

Australia’s bourgeoning alternative lending scene saw new investment Friday (Dec. 2) when reports emerged that Timelio raised more than $3.7 million (A$5 million). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
HPE, Microsoft Combine Forces For Cloud Adoption
December 05, 2016

HPE, one part of the now-split Hewlett Packard, and Microsoft are teaming up to promote hybrid cloud adoption among their joint clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
DHgate.com Promises 6-Second B2B Transactions
December 05, 2016

Chinese B2B eCommerce platform DHgate.com is upgrading its payments infrastructure to promote faster payments for businesses transacting on the site. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Tracker: Bitcoin Flies High
December 02, 2016

Only two days in, and December has already been good to bitcoin. 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. By...

Security & Fraud
Cybercriminals Take Deals To The Dark (Web) Side
December 02, 2016

Consumers aren’t the only ones enjoying the discounts and deals brought on by the holiday season. Even hackers are cashing in and stocking up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Regulation
Zenefits Ordered To Charge Wash. State Clients
December 02, 2016

Zenefits, the cloud-based, free online HR software provider, has just been dealt another blow by regulators — this time directly to their business model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
The Inside Scoop: Black Friday Consumers
December 02, 2016

As of now, the big Thanksgiving Holiday weekend is in the past, and the official scoring has been in. Online shopping was the bigger winner, brick-and-mortar continued to suffer losses, more consumers spent, but they spent less per person because everything everywhere was on sale....