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Omnicommerce
How Payments Powers Omnichannel
September 12, 2016

You know what they say: If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Retailers have cleared the EMV hurdle and are now looking for what’s next. Marc Castrechini, VP of product management at Cayan, told Karen Webster that the answer lies in unified commerce and why...

B2B Payments
Xero Jumps In On Facebook Chatbot Trend
September 12, 2016

SME accounting company Xero continues on with its streak of announcements at its Xerocon South event. 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,...

B2B Payments
India Regs Call Startup Lending Practices Into Question
September 12, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is placing pressure on the nation’s alternative lending space in a notice issued earlier this month, reports said on Friday (Sept. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Fundflow Brings US Invoice Finance Success To Europe
September 12, 2016

Two European FinTech companies are teaming up to launch an invoice discounting solution. 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....

B2B Payments
France Alt-Lender Catches VCs’ Attention
September 12, 2016

Alternative lending has been popular among venture capitalists, but France may not come to mind when one considers the top alt-fin markets of the world. Unilend may help to change that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Ridesharing
Uber Decides Against Exiting Macau Market
September 12, 2016

Uber, the ridesharing app, has done an about-face in Macau, saying on Friday (Sept. 9) that it isn’t exiting the market, which it said in August it would do. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

eCommerce
eTailer Deliveries Getting Faster
September 12, 2016

In the race against Amazon, retailers are ramping up their delivery speed, looking to deliver the goods against the famed two-day delivery guarantee that the eCommerce giant has promised its 63 million Prime customers based in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Cross Border Commerce
The X-Border Payments Superhighway
September 12, 2016

Borders, shmorders. When it comes to the internet superhighway, cross-border business has inherently become increasingly commonplace as it’s become easier to connect globally. For the September edition of the X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Shannon Scott, director of risk and payments at uShip,...

Merchant Innovation
Entrepreneurs Reinvent The Suitcase
September 12, 2016

Perhaps if we all could come up with a novel idea that solves a problem for consumers, we could all make a million and vacay in Bali. But you’d still need the right luggage. Steph Korey and Jen Rubio came up with such an idea...