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Mobile Commerce
Visa Gives Issuers New Tool To Capture Digital Commerce Opportunity
June 07, 2016

“Factory Floor” once only meant assembly lines and physical products. But Visa SVP Todd Brockman tells Karen Webster that Visa’s been hard at work on their “apps factory floor” creating a mobile commerce platform that puts the power of issuer-branded digital credentials in the hands...

Cross Border Commerce
The Summer (Payments) Vacation Plan
June 07, 2016

School may be out, but the work is just beginning for universities and colleges gearing up for an influx of student payments. But are they ready for the processing complexities that can come with cross-border payments? Flywire CEO Mike Massaro sat down with Karen Webster...

B2B Payments
FICO Keeps Universities In-Line With Spend Rules
June 07, 2016

FICO is putting its analytics capabilities to work at universities in need of tools to manage their spend when operating with grant money. A new collaboration with Stanford University will see FICO’s Falcon Assurance Navigator launch at schools using grant funds to procure and spend,...

B2B Payments
Invoice Finance Platform To Cover (Some) Investor Losses
June 07, 2016

As skepticism over the vitality of the alternative lending space grows, one marketplace lender in the invoice financing sector is looking to quell any investor anxiety. Platform Black announced on Monday (June 6) that it will underwrite the first 10 percent of every invoice auction...

The Layered Approach To Consumer Authentication
June 07, 2016

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B2B Payments
Ripple’s Latest FI Blockchain Pilot
June 07, 2016

Blockchain technology firm Ripple, along with payment platform Expertus, want to make it easier for the world’s financial institutions to test out the blockchain. To do so, the companies announced Monday (June 6) a joint venture that lets banks and other FIs experiment with the...

Pushing The ePayables Needle Forward
June 07, 2016

On the consumer side of payments, checks have been all but declared dead. However, on the commercial side, it’s a vastly different story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Walmart Vs. Amazon By The Numbers
June 06, 2016

Described by Karen Webster as retail’s brewing Rumble in the Jungle, the ongoing face-off between Amazon and Walmart bears an almost uncanny resemblance to the legendary boxing showdown between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Amazon plays the Ali role as the nimble, inventive and infinitely creative...

Social Commerce
Consumers To Buy Buttons: We’re Just Not That Into You
June 06, 2016

Consumers love social media and of course consumers love ice cream. It seems like it should be the perfect peanut butter meets jelly experience, but recent events and data suggest that the pairing does not go together with quite “wing and a smile” efficiency. Get the...