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Apple And IBM Want To Hand iPads To Millions Of Japanese Seniors
May 01, 2015

Apple and IBM have found yet another way of expanding their partnership: combining iPads and Watson to improve life for seniors in Japan, Mashable reported on Thursday (April 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Two-Thirds Of Small Businesses Are Still Recovering From The Recession
May 01, 2015

Almost six years after the U.S. economy hit bottom in June 2009, almost two-thirds of U.S. small business owners are still working to recover from the Great Recession, according to a Bank of America survey. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Vulnerable WordPress eCommerce Plug-In Won’t Be Fixed
May 01, 2015

A popular WordPress plug-in that provides eCommerce capabilities for thousands of websites has several high-risk vulnerabilities — and they’re not expected to be fixed, the IDG News Service reported on Thursday (April 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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68 Percent Of Payments Pros Say New Tech Increases Risk
May 01, 2015

Here’s how serious the doubts are among payment-systems professionals about EMV and mobile payments: 68 percent of them say pressure to migrate to new payment systems puts customer data at greater risk instead of making it safer, according to a new survey by Experian and...

Aussie Grocers Tapped To Fill SME Finance Gap
April 30, 2015

Could supermarkets be the solution to Australia’s small business financing gap? According to some policymakers, the answer is most certainly “yes.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

MonetaGo Puts Faith In Bitcoin For Global B2B Payments
April 30, 2015

One of the strongest selling points of cryptocurrencies is the ability to streamline cross-border payments and bypass difficult exchange rates. The B2B supply chain, however, is apprehensive about adopting currencies like bitcoin, in part due to its high volatility and a lack of a cohesive...

Ending The Blame Game In B2B ePayments Adoption
April 30, 2015

It’s 2015, and the era of electronic payments is here. But so many businesses in the supply chain are stuck in the ’80s, paying by paper check and either unwilling or unable to adapt to the modern age of procurement. Get the Full Story Complete...

SBA Loan Program Dodges A Bullet
April 30, 2015

The U.S. Small Business Association’s flagship loan program is fast approaching its lending cap, with just five months remaining in the fiscal year. Last week, the Senate’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee took the first step in avoiding a possible lending freeze by passing legislation...

EU Late Payments Irk Asian Markets
April 30, 2015

The global late payments problem seems to be spreading. While U.K. small suppliers champion reform to combat being burdened with longer terms by their large, corporate buyers, recent research reveals that late payments are an issue among many Western Europe markets. Get the Full Story Complete the...