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B2B Payments
Alibaba: From Start to Now (And Wow)
September 18, 2014

The Alibaba Primer 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 receive marketing communications...

Subway’s NFC Play With Softcard
September 18, 2014

Sandwich chain Subway will roll out NFC-based mobile payments on Oct. 1 at 26,000 U.S. locations, The Paypers reported — and they won’t use Apple’s new Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

iOS Bug Makes It Impossible To Swipe Cards
September 18, 2014

With the release of the iOS 8 yesterday came the launch of the first major bug in iOS 8.  An email from customer service sent from Pay Simple yesterday alerted users that there is a widespread functionality problem in iOS8 that makes swiping credit cards...

B2B Payments
All The News That’s Fit To Print: Alibaba Edition
September 18, 2014

With 49 percent of securities professional looking to own a piece of the world’s largest e-commerce conglomerate, Alibaba is what we are going to be talking about for the next few weeks. Some analysts are beating the crowds, and PYMNTs has organized the top 15...

Merchant Innovation
The New iPad Set To Drop October 15
September 18, 2014

Apple will launch two new iPads and release the next version of its Mac operating system at an event on Oct. 21, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Sept. 17), citing media reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Acquiring
The Emergence Of Alibaba, They Aren’t Just The Chinese Amazon
September 18, 2014

While many commentators are describing the Alibaba IPO unfolding on Wall Street today (September, 18) as the emergence of the “Chinese Amazon,” BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier and economist Vanessa Zhang of the Global Economics Group agree that Alibaba is quite a bit more than that....

Why Merchants Shouldn’t Chase Shiny Objects in Cross-Border Markets
September 18, 2014

Merchants looking to sell in cross-border markets should take note of important rule: “Do your homework,” says Souheil Badran, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital River. In a recent interview with MPD CEO Karen Webster, Badran broke down the top strategies for merchants who...

B2B Payments
Where The CPO And CFO Don’t Meet
September 18, 2014

Procurement specialists within B2B and other companies drive considerable value for their organizations, especially when they do a good job controlling spending and manage supplier relations and the payment processes well. However, only about 10 percent of procurement staffs have captured the respect of their...

Mobile
Over 50 iOS 8 Mobile Security Holes Fixed
September 18, 2014

The specs of the new mobile operating system release from Apple Wednesday (Sept. 17) disclose 53 security vulnerabilities—all supposedly fixed—including some that would have allowed “an attacker to execute code on the device with root privileges,” ZDNet is reporting. Get the Full Story Complete the...