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Mobile Commerce
Overnight Wants To Be Airbnb For Procrastinators
May 27, 2016

Traditional hotels are still around for anybody that doesn’t trust the sharing economy yet. Then, there’s Airbnb for those who want a more to-the-ground experience when they travel. But what about those jetsetters who struggle to plan ahead and find themselves without a room for...

International
Samsung Pay Expands To The Web – and Opens Up For Apple Users
May 27, 2016

Samsung is branching its payment platform out into web payments with the launch of  of a smartphone app that will make it easy for consumers to use Samsung Pay for web-based transactions. That report comes via unnamed sources and originated in the Electronic Times –...

Regulation
NY Regulators Launch Online Lending Probe
May 27, 2016

The New York state financial regulator, newly enmeshed in a probe into embattled online lender Lending Club, is widening its gaze to include other online lenders and is examining whether they should be licensed in New York state at all, Reuters reported on Thursday (May 26),...

B2B Payments
B2B Firms Pair For Order-To-Cash Solutions
May 27, 2016

Two B2B companies are taking advantage of their mutual client bases to develop a joint order-to-cash offering, reports said this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

How SME Accountants Can Compete With Software
May 27, 2016

Like an aftereffect of a sci-fi film, the rise in automation within corporate financial teams has led to fears and anxiety: Will humans no longer be needed in the accounting department? Are the CFO and corporate treasurer becoming extinct? Get the Full Story Complete the...

The Big Breach ‘Elephant In The Room’
May 27, 2016

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Payments Innovation
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Uber, Bitcoin, Botnets, SWIFT – And The Wells Wallets
May 27, 2016

You want to know what really sizzled this week? The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. We’ve even stopped complaining now that we skipped spring altogether and went right into summer – the sun is shining and everyone is smiling. The forecast...

Targeting Corporate Clients’ Bottom Lines — In One Way Or Another
May 27, 2016

The B2B startup space is living up to its newfound reputation as an attractive target for venture capitalists. There are a million ways (or more) that startups can target other companies. Some focus on specific verticals, like restaurants; Some take unique routes to enterprise security,...

FX Traders Told To Halt Their Rumor Mill
May 27, 2016

Some of the world’s largest financial institutions have banned together to combat rising skepticism over the world’s foreign exchange market, a move that follows billions of dollars in fines issued to banks for their alleged roles in manipulating benchmark rates and exchanging sensitive information. Get...