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B2B Payments
ExpenseWatch Goes The Prepaid Route For Corporate Spend Control
June 30, 2016

Spend management firm ExpenseWatch is rolling out a new solution that taps into the commercial card capabilities of PEX. 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...

International
Mind The Brexit Gap In Clarity, Please
June 30, 2016

We wanted to know how the FinTech folks on the ground really fell about Brexit and what it means for the future of FinTech. Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap, is on the ground in London and caught up with Karen Webster yesterday for a live...

Chief Architect Officer As Chief Bottleneck Destroyer
June 30, 2016

Design, streamline, build, implement, repeat. The chief architect officer keeps the engines humming across the moving pieces of information technology, with an eye on building efficiencies and tearing down bottlenecks. Larry Herbinaux, CAO of Urban FT, gives a glimpse into a day in the life.

B2B Payments
How To Mitigate The Shock Of Brexit-Like Events
June 30, 2016

Any company with a budget (that is, every company) engages in some type of financial planning. Globalization has enterprises of all sizes keeping a closer eye on their exposure to risks related to foreign exchange volatility, political changes and the like. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
Great Expectations For The AP Evolution
June 30, 2016

The perception of the role of Accounts Payable among professionals has moved up a notch, according to Ardent Partners. But in the struggle for AP to transform from what’s often considered a lagging, inefficient process to a strategic process that provides operational value to the...

June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments
June 30, 2016

Today marks the last day of June 2016, which means we’re halfway through the year. And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the Top 12 news items in one major market in the payments ecosystem: mobile payments. Get...

Payments Innovation
‘Alexa, Bring Banks Millennials’
June 30, 2016

Linking arms with traditional financial services providers may not be top of mind for many millennials, but could the power of voice-activated commerce change the narrative? Doug Brown, SVP and Group Executive at FIS Mobile, joined Karen Webster to chat about how Amazon’s Alexa can...

Investments Stay Afloat And Thrive Market Bags $111 Million
June 29, 2016

In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some to report to the list of things they deliver. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Mobile Commerce
In-Store Apps Could Make Retail’s Mobile Moment
June 29, 2016

Even the most omnichannel-savvy brick-and-mortar retailers have several justifiable fears about the rise of mobile in just about every path to purchase. Whether consumers are just taking the first steps of product research or are comparing prices standing in store aisles themselves, the pocket-sized smartphone...