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Credit Unions’ Omnichannel Strategy For Corporates
November 17, 2015

VSoft Corporation, which provides financial institutions with information and technology solutions, has just been tapped by a major market. 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...

Tokyo Startup Nabs Big Backing For The SME Cloud
November 17, 2015

Venture capitalists are placing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Japanese startup linking corporate back office functions to the cloud. VentureBeat reports published Sunday (Nov. 15) revealed Bizer, the cloud-based SME platform operated by BizGround, has raised $815,000 from backers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Airbnb Strikes While The Corporate Travel Iron Is Hot
November 17, 2015

Airbnb appears to be capitalizing on the recent influx of corporate travelers using its on-demand accommodation service. 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...

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Solution Pulls Suppliers’ AR Function Online
November 17, 2015

Longtime B2B payments partners AOC Solutions and 3Delta Systems have announced the launch of their latest collaboration: AR-Exchange. The new platform is an online platform to streamline B2B payments for suppliers’ accounts receivable function, providing remittance and invoice matching services, the companies said in their...

B2B Payments
M&A, Patent Filings, And Mobility Fuel Commercial Card Sophistication
November 17, 2015

A breakdown of the past month in commercial cards points to the growing sophistication of the payment technology. From M&A to patent filings, from global expansions to mobile integrations, commercial card players made moves these last few weeks all in the name of more advanced...

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Carl Icahn Drops eBay Like It’s Hot (Holds On To PayPal)
November 17, 2015

Carl Icahn’s fund, Icahn Associates Corp., has officially said goodbye to the last of its share in eBay. The news of the divestiture was accompanied by reports that Icahn is reporting a 3.8 percent holding in PayPal, formerly the payments arm of the United States’ second...

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EMV Spells Holiday Trouble For Retailers
November 17, 2015

This week, EMV remained center stage in retail security news, as the battle between banks and retailers over fees and adoption of new security measures continued to play out on a very public stage. Meanwhile, a number of other security issues, some surrounding EMV, also...

Vodafone Adds MasterCard To Mobile Wallet
November 17, 2015

Vodafone Wallet users with MasterCard cards can now add that payment option into their mobile wallet to make contactless payments for goods and services across Europe within weeks, Vodafone announced yesterday (Nov. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Man In The Middleware
November 17, 2015

If offering a superb user experience is what keeps loyal consumers coming back, why do most loyalty programs today fail to deliver that engagement? James Anderson, Group Executive of Platforms, Emerging Payments at MasterCard, sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to share why MasterCard...