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Cybersecurity Firm Bay Dynamics Nabs $23M
July 14, 2016

Cyberrisk analytics company Bay Dynamics announced on Wednesday (July 13) that it secured $23 million in a Series B funding round, led by Carrick Capital Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
Ransomware Scam Gets Uglier, Won’t Give Back Computer Files
July 14, 2016

When it comes to ransomware, there is a light at the end of the tunnel: Pay the ransom, and you get your files back. But a new variant on the ransomware attack is changing all that, leaving victims scrambling to figure out what to do....

B2B Payments
Why Expensify Wants Receipts To Be The Next Floppy Disk
July 14, 2016

Expensify really doesn’t like paper receipts, and chances are, companies and their corporate travelers don’t either. 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...

Cross Border Commerce
Craft Beer’s Cross-Border Journey
July 14, 2016

American craft breweries are thriving and the taste for made-in-the-USA suds is increasingly crossing borders with sudsy abandon. In the July edition of the X-Border Optimization Tracker, PYMNTS caught up with Shannon Long, CEO of Brew Export, who discussed the challenges of launching American craft...

B2B Payments
Research Finds Procure-To-Pay To Be Automated
July 14, 2016

Corporations are bombarded with advice to go digital and automate their business processes, like procurement. They’re also chastised by analysts for sticking with paper. The latest insight from spend management and eProcurement firm Proactis, though, reveals that businesses are approaching their procurement automation efforts in...

Payment Methods
NY’s Payroll State Of Mind
July 14, 2016

Proposed rules would alter the way New York-based employees are paid – as in they get to pick. Compliance. Headache. American Payroll Association execs tell us how the road to regulatory and payroll Hades is paved with good intentions. Maybe.

B2B Payments
Former Google Exec Tries Blockchain Banking On For Size
July 14, 2016

You may not have heard of this engineer, but if you use an Android smartphone, you probably use his technology. Paul Taylor is a former Google engineer who developed the speech recognition software used in the smartphones. Now, he’s taking his talents to a new arena....

B2B Payments
Behavox Grabs Series A To Keep FinServ Employees Compliant
July 14, 2016

As businesses take cybersecurity to task, research has shown that the biggest threat to corporate data may come from within. Last year, the First Advantage Cybersecurity Survey found that firms are prioritizing employee background checks in an effort to safeguard their systems and information, while...

International
Can The UK Make Lemonade From Its Brexit Lemons?
July 14, 2016

Uncertainly has a way of fueling anxiety – in the case of Brexit, that statement couldn't be more true. Urban FT CEO Richard Steggall joined Karen Webster to weigh in on what’s really may be next for the U.K. and when (if?) the country will...