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Apple Is Coming!, Apple Is Coming!
September 02, 2014

If rumors are to be believed, and I think they are, Apple’s upcoming iPhone event on 9/9 will finally bring the company into the world of consumer payments. It’s not all that surprising really. Apple has a tendency to let markets mature a bit and...

Major Bitcoin Figure To Plead Guilty To Currency Manipulation
September 02, 2014

Bitcoin figure Charlie Shrem, accused of a plot to sell more than $1 million in Bitcoins improperly, will plead guilty on Thursday (Sept. 4) in New York federal court to “unlicensed money transmission, his lawyer is quoted saying in a Reuters report. Get the Full...

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Amex, Visa Cut Apple Mobile Payment Deal
September 02, 2014

At its launch next Tuesday (Sept. 9), Apple may be able to announce the final elements needed for it to truly leverage the hundreds of millions of payment card details stored within its iTunes and AppStore databases, thanks to deals quietly cut with both Visa...

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SaaS As An Alternative To ERP For Transaction Processing?
September 02, 2014

Many companies are starting to turn to enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives to help streamline their supply-management, B2B invoicing and other business operations. Shoe distributor RT Nash, for example, recently deployed such a new, more efficient cloud-based system to send a receive sales orders and...

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Best Buy CEO Wants To Use Stores As Fulfillment Centers
September 02, 2014

Large retailers with many stores typically have merchandise and order-fulfillment dilemmas. While they typically have fulfillment centers to accommodate online purchases, often they have the same products sitting unsold on shelves on storefront floors or “in back.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Alibaba IPO To Launch Next Week
September 02, 2014

China’s online retail giant, Alibaba, will officially make its Wall Street move on the New York Stock Exchange the week of Sept. 8, according to a report from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Will High Interest Rates Prop Up Discover?
September 02, 2014

Discover Financial Services might find much financial happiness in higher interest rates, according to an analysis published by Barrons. 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...

Going Back To School For B2B Payments
September 02, 2014

B2B payments in education is big business and it doesn’t take hitting the books hard to understand why. The populations are large and purchases are generally limited to those approved by the school, so whether it’s purchases related to books, meals, equipment, buses or facilities,...

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Tipalti New Supplier Portal Adds Automated B2B Payments
September 02, 2014

Technology platform provider PulsePoint reportedly has been able to improve its publisher-payment processes using technology from Tipalti, a California-based specialist in automated payout services. The company now plans to expand the relationship now that the vendor has launched a new service designed to help accounts...