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Cyber Rules Monday – And November
December 01, 2015

Retailers and their increasingly complex logistics networks are only as strong as their weakest links, and there’s no day like Cyber Monday to put just about every brand under a stress test of the highest order. However, with more and more customers staying home on...

Company Spotlight
EMV Alone Won’t Cure Holiday Fraud Blues
December 01, 2015

How’s EMV doing to stamp out fraud in the U.S.? According to Joe Majka, Chief Security Officer at Verifone, that’s a present that the payment industry will have to wait until after the holidays to unwrap.

Banks And The SMB Lending Desert
December 01, 2015

It has been a bad decade for small businesses trying to get loans. In fact, new data indicates it might be worse than most people have imagined. Big banks and alt lenders are trying to step in, but has the damage already been done to...

Swatch-Visa Smartwatch Set To Launch In US Early 2016
November 30, 2015

Swatch’s smartwatch that will enable payments from Visa cardholders in the U.S., Switzerland and Brazil is set to launch in early 2016, the company confirmed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Cyber Monday Traffic Takes Down Target, Slows Walmart
November 30, 2015

With estimates pegging that more than 120 million will shop, perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise some retailers’ sites went down due to high traffic volume. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Controversial
Is Amazon Behind This Secretive Ohio Air Cargo Op?
November 30, 2015

Luck favors the bold in life and in retail, and no company lives by this maxim more than Amazon. Granted, being an industry leader means that Amazon may have the reach and resources to attempt far-fetched projects that might seem like pipe dreams to smaller merchants....

B2B Payments
Asking The Right Questions In Cross-Border Payments
November 30, 2015

B2B corporations that conduct business overseas and across borders probably don’t know all the nuts and bolts behind how their money gets to a faraway recipient. But according to Greg Leven, maybe they should find out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Ending The ‘Downward Spiral’ Of Merchant Cash Advances
November 30, 2015

In a process called stacking, small businesses may take on more than one short-term cash advance loan, leading to repayment cycles that can quickly spiral out of control. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
UK Revs Up Supplier ePortal
November 30, 2015

The U.K. government initiative, G-Cloud, was launched in an effort to boost B2B business, connecting small suppliers with new clients. According to reports, G-Cloud has just gotten a facelift. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...