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B2B Payments
An Alt-Lending Record, Corporate Treasury Paper-Pushing And The Value of Predictive Analytics
December 14, 2015

Crunching numbers isn’t exactly “fun” for everyone. But after the tedious tallying and the monotonous math, data can uncover previously unreachable information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Google Wallet Goes iOS And Upgrades P2P
December 14, 2015

Google has expanded the functionality of its mobile payment system. 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 completing this...

Karen Webster
The Race For Faster Payments Rails
December 14, 2015

Usain Bolt is the fastest human on earth, but cheetahs are three times faster. Does that make cheetahs better than a 6-time Olympic gold medal winner? It’s sort of the same debate, says MPD CEO Karen Webster, that’s raging about faster payments today. How fast...

Online Shopping Surge Strains UPS
December 14, 2015

Unless retailers have spent much of 2015 under a rock with poor Wi-Fi, it shouldn’t be a surprise to any brand that shoppers are wild about online orders this holiday season. However, just how big of a surge this digital shift is turning out to...

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Could Apple Be Gunning For GoPro?
December 14, 2015

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International
UnionPay Steps Onto Crowded Chinese Mobile Payments Field
December 14, 2015

China’s largest payment and clearing network (and until very recently, China’s only payment and clearing network), UnionPay, has teamed up with 20 lenders nationwide to offer its own mobile payments product. The move comes as UnionPay attempts to capture customers back from China’s ascendant mobile pay...

Alternative Finances
Global Payments: A Quietly Quirky World
December 14, 2015

Consumers in the developed world tend to think of their financial systems as complex, particularly as compared to the developing world. And while that is not an entirely incorrect perception, it might just be a little bit skewed. When it comes time to pay in...

Merchant Innovation
Shoppable Video Is Here (And Racking Up Funding Dollars)
December 14, 2015

Sure, product placement might inception a consumer into purchasing a car, soft drink or outfit later, but then again, it might not. Even if consumers notice the desirable consumer good and think to themselves to want it, the reality is they might just forget all...

Retail
Will Holiday Sales Be The Retail Slump Savior?
December 14, 2015

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, with sales results showing that, so far, U.S. consumers are opening their wallets to make the most of it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...