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Whole Foods To Launch Rewards
September 17, 2014

Whole Foods is testing a loyalty program, something the grocer has resisted for more than 30 years, Bloomberg reported. 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...

Why Banks Aren’t Better at B2B Payments
September 17, 2014

What really surprises Karla Friede, CEO and Co-Founder of NVoicePay about B2B payments isn’t how long it has taken for new things to get traction or even how difficult it is to get companies to change their process. It’s the state of solutions in the...

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Tradescraper Wants To Meld B2B Social Networking With E-Commerce
September 17, 2014

Tradescraper is aiming at being a “first-of-its-kind B2B marketplace and social network for the international trade community.”  The platform is pitched to those working in wholesale, distribution and retial, as well as those working on the global commerce stage. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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CarsArrive Chooses WEX Fleet One
September 17, 2014

Automated vehicle-shipping services CarsArrive has chosen WEX Fleet One as its fuel card provider.  Wex will provide co-branded, fuel card services for the entire CarsArrive network of vehicles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Baltimore City Council President Wants Procurement Review
September 17, 2014

Bernard C. “Jack” Young, president of Baltimore’s city council, reportedly has asked the council to review the city’s centralized CitiBuy procurement system, which was used to toward $277 million in payments last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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FTC’s 5 Concerns About Mobile Financial Services
September 16, 2014

This past summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began soliciting comments on mobile financial-services use. It’s goal is to learn more about how technology is affecting consumer opportunities and challenges. In their comments to the bureau, FTC staff identified its five mobile concerns and what...

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UK Pharmacy Prepares For Pumped Up Volume
September 16, 2014

One of the UK's fastest growing companies, Leeds-based Pharmacy2U, has seen its transaction volumes rise considerably, and it expects the trend to continue as online orders grow. So it needed a business-management software system to could accommodate a lot of activity and the nuances of...

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U.S. Credit Card Debt Set To Reach Pre-Recession Levels
September 16, 2014

U.S. consumers racked up credit-card debt in Q2 twice as fast as at any time since the recession — and credit-card charge-off rates appear to be headed up too, according to new data from the Federal Reserve and FDIC included in a report by CardHub....

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iPhone 6 : Americans Are Sold, Singaporeans On Hold
September 16, 2014

Shoppers wanting one of the new iPhones may have to wait until October due to shortages.   Record-breaking first-day pre-order sales that topped 4 million units were logged, outstripping supply according to Apple. Reuters reported that this weeks pre-order numbers were roughly double the volume of sales...