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Payments Innovation
D+H And The Clearing House Are Teaming Up To Take On Real-Time Payments
March 18, 2016

Tech firm DH Corporation and The Clearing House will be partnering to provide real-time payment options in the United States for financial services firms. Going forward, partner financial institutions will be able to leverage D+H’s core, payments and channel applications as an access point for...

B2B Payments
Investors Balk At Talk Of Alt-SME Lending Collapse
March 18, 2016

The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 million worth of venture capital across two deals. That may not have been surprising this time last year, but today, considering talk of lackluster performance by these...

B2B Payments
For A B2B Payments Revolution, Talk Compromise
March 18, 2016

Banks need modern infrastructure, but instead of overhauling their pipelines internally, financial institutions have begun striking strategic partnerships with FinTech and payments innovators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
‘Ultra-Late’ Invoices Make Chinese Firms Wait Months For Payment
March 18, 2016

Late payments are often the topic of discussion in the U.K., less often but still prominently so in the U.S. and throughout Europe and Australia. But as industry experts know, small businesses everywhere are being forced to deal with longer payment terms on their invoices...

B2B Payments
Bizfi Plays Nice With Traditional Banks
March 18, 2016

Alternative lending is no longer strictly anti-traditional bank. Financial institutions are eyeing alternative finance providers as potential partners, and often, marketplace lenders source their funding through the banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
MasterCard Boosts SME Payments With Artificial Intelligence
March 18, 2016

MasterCard is launching a new initiative to link its small business clients with data analytics capabilities and is enlisting the help of IBM Watson Analytics to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Security & Fraud
Oberthur Research Finds 80% Want This Credit Card Security Feature
March 18, 2016

Embedded digital security company Oberthur Technologies released on Thursday (March 17) the results of a survey showing that 80 percent of respondents would be more likely to use a MOTION CODE-enabled card over one that has a static and printed CVV code when shopping online. Get...

Security & Fraud
Square’s Australian Bank Scrutiny Over mPOS Security
March 18, 2016

The initial push by payments firm Square into Australia hit a rough patch after the security of its mPOS reader was scrutinized, as noted by The Australian. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
FTC Warns App Developers About Software Privacy Risk
March 18, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 12 app developers that have installed software that can monitor the microphones that are part of devices. The software directs the microphone to listen to audio signals that are part of television ads. Get the Full Story...