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Uber For Business Loops Into Top T&E Players
March 04, 2016

Uber is speeding down the corporate travel highway. The mobile ride-hailing company has recently rolled out business-specific features, like allowing users to toggle between their personal and professional Uber accounts to separate spend and streamline their expense reporting process at the end of a business...

B2B Payments
Conservis Tracks Farm Finances, From Field To Cloud
March 04, 2016

Every corporation needs proper cash flow management, but the way a business manages its finances can vary greatly depending on the industry. Conservis knows this well, providing software for businesses in the agriculture and farming sectors and linking business owners to tools specific to the...

Payment Methods
Is A MasterCard, VocaLink Acquisition In The Cards?
March 04, 2016

Reports surfaced yesterday (March 3) indicating that MasterCard is considering a bid for U.K. payments provider VocaLink in what could be as much as a $1.4 billion takeover, according to unnamed sources cited by Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Loyalty & Rewards
American Express Patents Rewards-Focused Digital Wallet Design
March 04, 2016

American Express may have decided that its combined power as an issuer and a network can boost its loyalty points into something more closely resembling currency, according to patent documents recently published by the Patent and Trademark Office. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

International
Powa Technologies Sold — And Split
March 04, 2016

Powa Technologies, a payments startup based in the United Kingdom, is being carved up. 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...

eCommerce
eBay Bets Big On Barcodes To Win Back Google
March 04, 2016

In an effort to gain ground to win over Google’s search, eBay is turning to one old-school retail item that’s full of data: barcodes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Crossing Payments Borders In China, Made Easier
March 04, 2016

Despite worries over global economic growth, enterprises, large and small, are looking to broaden their reach across supply chains and end customers, especially in China. That means they have to broaden their payments reach into China, and Geoswift stands poised to help companies do business...

Fiserv Survey Shows More Billers Meeting Mobile Demand
March 04, 2016

The financial tech player Fiserv said Thursday (March 3) that billing organizations are seeing growth in mobile visits, spurred by greater use of mobile devices. The higher incidence of device usage is also leading to a higher rate of mobile payments, said the firm, as...

TransCard Launches SaaS Platform To Simplify Payments
March 04, 2016

In what has been likened to a “reverse PayPal,” cloud-based FinTech firm TransCard has introduced Paynuver, a Software-as-a-Service offering that focuses on funds disbursement across organizations and individuals, according to a Thursday (March 3) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...