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Retail
Another Another One Bites The Dust: EMS Is Flirting With Bankruptcy
April 07, 2016

The culling of the field in retail continues apace, now with the Vestis Retail group facing bankruptcy. 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...

Why Some Firms Don’t Know — And Don’t Care — About Payments Alternatives
April 07, 2016

Traditional bank transfers remain, by and large, the most common way businesses pay each other internationally, according to the latest research from global payments firm Saxo Payments. But with electronic cross-border payments slated to see a significant uptick in frequency this decade, legacy bank transfers...

T&E’s ‘Mobile Revolution’ Called Into Question
April 07, 2016

New analysis from the “U.S. Corporate Travel: Market Sizing And Trends” report could be bad news for some of the mobile and electronic payments players hoping to upgrade the corporate expense management industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Ixaris Lands $6M For B2B Payments Spinoff
April 07, 2016

Payments technology firm Ixaris is reshaping its entire corporate structure, and it’s a move centered squarely on B2B payments. 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...

Ariba Network Taps PrimeRevenue For Supply Chain Finance
April 07, 2016

Online procurement and payments firm SAP Ariba and supply chain finance company PrimeRevenue are joining forces as B2B connections continue to globalize, and as the companies said in their announcement, supply chains suffer from a sickness. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Faster Payments
Why ‘Skinny’ Will Make Payments Faster
April 07, 2016

The Same Day ACH 2016 reality has focused the faster payments conversation in new and different ways. The April edition of the PYMNTS Faster Payments Tracker brings you the latest updates on this very fluid state of play, along with an interview of NACHA CEO...

TSYS Brings Real-Time Alerts To Europe
April 07, 2016

TSYS clients in Europe now have access to real-time, on-demand cardholder alerts. 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 Today. By...

Alternative Finances
Lending Club, Funding Circle And Prosper Join Forces And Form A Trade Association
April 07, 2016

On the logic that everything is easier when taken on with a team, the big names in marketplace lending are joining forces and forming their own nonprofit trade association. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Payment Methods
Why The IRS Loves 7-Eleven
April 07, 2016

PayNearMe, which helps connect government agencies to cash payments, said on Wednesday (April 6) that, for the first time, U.S. taxpayers can make payments through conduits other than bank accounts or credit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...