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Financial Inclusion
Santander’s Deal To Ease Bank Account Access
February 23, 2015

Santander Bank will relax its standards for approving new checking and savings accounts under a deal announced on Friday (Feb. 20) with New York’s attorney general. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

International
Tencent Invests In African Microjobs Startup
February 23, 2015

China’s Tencent launched a version of its WeChat mobile chat service in Africa late in 2013, and now the chat-app giant has used WeChat Africa to make its first investment in an African startup: the “micro-jobbing” platform M4JAM, according to Ventureburn. Get the Full Story...

What’s Up with WhatsApp And Payments?
February 21, 2015

Almost exactly one year ago Facebook managed to shock just about everyone with its $19 billion dollar acquisition of chat app WhatsApp?  Published reactions of disbelief included Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Shutterfly B2B Grows Tall
February 20, 2015

Online photo service Shutterfly revealed major B2B business in its fourth-quarter earning results this week. 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,...

World’s First Duty-Free Online Store Offers B2B Concierge Service
February 20, 2015

As the self-proclaimed world’s first duty free-authorized online marketplace, DutyFreeZone.com sells products without the import fees, a feat once reserved for the globe-trotter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

JustDial Mega-App Adds New B2B Fixtures
February 20, 2015

As India-based digital search and resource servicer JustDial explores how to add business-to-business products, the company is hoping to add new fixtures to its Search Plus search engine that appeals to B2B consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
PYMNTS B2B Investment Tracker, Feb. 12-19
February 20, 2015

B2B venture capitalists are putting their money where the trends are. Some of this week’s biggest funding headlines highlight the significant investment in B2B companies focusing on emerging markets and innovation: digital payments, e-commerce, and big data, three tools emerging on the B2B scene as...

Business Model Mayhem
February 20, 2015

In many B2B software as a service (SaaS) markets and technology-enabled services, competitors compete on service, technology, geographic reach, and relatively transparent pricing. This is especially true in the procurement of services related to accounts payable and treasury organizations — where transactional models are well...

B2B Payments
Nation of Georgia Provides Insight for World Bank’s E-Procurement Plans
February 20, 2015

The launch of the Georgian electronic Government Procurement system seems to have, once again, shown the undeniable benefits of e-invoicing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....