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SAP Heightens Its Digital Billing Game
May 01, 2015

SAP is parent company to a slew of B2B technological solutions, but the company continues to expand its product offering. On Thursday (April 30), SAP announced the revamping of its digital billing solution for small businesses under its solutions for customer engagement and commerce suite....

P2P Lending Jumps Amid UK Banking Reform
May 01, 2015

The U.K. financial market is in the midst of significant shifts on several levels, and collectively, these changes are altering the lending landscape. Amid a late payment crisis and regulatory reforms, the U.K. has seen a significant spike in peer-to-peer lending in the first quarter...

Microsoft Gets A Handle On The Deluge Of Data
May 01, 2015

Microsoft is often viewed as the underdog to one of its closest rivals, Apple. While that may be true in some aspects of the B2C market, especially with the rise of the iPhone and the downturn of the PC, Microsoft remains a market giant in...

Visa’s New Research Division Digs Into Digital Commerce
May 01, 2015

Visa Inc. is magnifying its efforts in the field of technology research, expanding its capabilities worldwide and bringing on a scientist specifically to lead those endeavors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Ryanair Airlines’ Bank Account Hit With $5M Hack
May 01, 2015

Cybercriminals aren’t just knocking the doors of next-door banks anymore, but now seem to have a found a seat at 33,000 feet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Is MCX’s Loss Apple’s Gain?
May 01, 2015

There are two things that can be taken as certainly true coming out of the final days of April 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Sparking Innovation In The Service-Based SMB Space
May 01, 2015

Much of the innovation in the SMB space over has been focused on retail POS or eCommerce rather than on service-based merchants, which need the same tools as their retail counterparts. That, says Eric Remer, Founder and CEO of PaySimple, is why there was high...

Warby Parker Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Unicorn
May 01, 2015

Silicon Valley’s unicorn herd has just welcomed its newest member. Warby Parker has just finished off a $100 million Series D round that leaves the five-year-old startup with a valuation of $1.2 billion, reported The Wall Street Journal. The funding round was led by T. Rowe...

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Is Silicon Valley In The Crosshairs Of EU Regulators?
May 01, 2015

Earlier this week, we reported that Google is gearing up for a potential anti-trust fight with the European Union. 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...