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Merchant Innovation
New App Lets Shoppers Haggle With Merchants
October 17, 2014

Greentoe wants to change the way people shop by giving them a convenient opportunity to by goods at the minimum advertised price – a tacitly agreed upon floor at which retailers will not sell certain goods (at the request of the manufacturer).  What began has...

Apple Pay
Google’s Payments and Retail Focus
October 17, 2014

Investing in its own innovations like Google Express, Google wallet and creating a mobile payment focused mindset were among the highlights of Google’s third-quarter earnings report as it revealed Thursday (Oct. 16) that it’s revenue increased 20 percent to $16.5 billion. Get the Full Story Complete...

Apple Pay
Capital One CEO: Apple Pay Tokens “A Game-Changer”
October 17, 2014

Capital One Financial CEO Richard Fairbank spoke Thursday (Oct. 16) to financial analysts about how he sees Apple Pay pushing security improvements in payments, something he termed “a game changer.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
RBS Lets Corporates Open An Account With A Single Online Form
October 17, 2014

RBS is slashing the time and paperwork required for corporate clients in 23 countries to open new accounts -- and not just in the U.K., the bank announced Thursday (Oct. 16) at the Eurofinance conference in Budapest. The bank's Accelerated Onboarding Service, which is already...

Alternative Finances
Bitcoin’s Still Bumpy
October 17, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. 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 form, you agree to...

Alipay Embraces Biometrics
October 17, 2014

Alipay, the Alibaba Group unit that is China’s largest electronic payments service, is now rolling out biometric authentication with its service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Coupa and NetSuite Partner On Expense Management and Procurement
October 17, 2014

Going forward, NetSuite users will be able to access a custom built version of the Coupa Cloud Procurement and Expense Management SuiteApp. Businesses can use the app to improve spend visibility and use the insights gleaned to improve purchasing decisions and realize savings. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
Accounts Payable Challenged By Increasing Invoice Volume
October 17, 2014

While the increase in invoice volumes signals an uptick in corporate revenue, they are not exactly a cause for celebration in the accounts payable operations that are dealing with them.  Those still transacting in paper are finding the up-flow married to an exponential increase in...

Merchant Innovation
NRF Predicts Massive Holiday Online Shopping Volume
October 17, 2014

A holiday shopping survey from the National Retail Federation released Thursday (Oct. 16) found that consumers plan on doing 44 percent plan of shopping online. That is the highest percentage of online shopping that the annual survey—now in its 13th year—has ever seen. Get the...