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Why the B2B Landscape is in Serious Need of Inspiration
September 25, 2014

A few years removed from the daily slog of the B2B industry, CEO of Software Platform Consulting and former SVP of Ariba Bob Solomon boldly asserts that not much has changed in his former business landscape. So how are B2B thought leaders meant to innovate...

B2B Payments
Pharmaceutical SAP ERP Deal
September 25, 2014

Giving itself a B2B shot in the arm boost, the DAWA pharmaceutical group has signed a deal for ERP software from SAP Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Woolworth Overhauls Its Supply Chain
September 25, 2014

A $1 billion supply chain overhaul is fueling sharp cost savings for Australia’s largest retailer. Woolworths’ supply chain fixes, dubbed Mercury II, are aimed at cutting the cost of merchandise transportation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Visa’s Next Big Business: Tokens and Data
September 25, 2014

Apple Pay may be the catalyst that mobile payments needed to get the payments ecosystem cranking, but that’s not all it did. It’s launched a whole new focus for the largest payments network in the world – tokens and data. Visa’s mobile chief, Bill Gajda,...

B2B Payments
How Mobile Imaging Improves Accounts Receivables
September 25, 2014

The Magic of the Camera Phone in Mobile Payments 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,...

Can Apple Drive Enough Q4 Spending?
September 25, 2014

The biggest surprise in August’s retail sales numbers was actually of no surprise to Sarah Quinlan, SVP of MasterCard’s Market Insights. Quinlan’s read of those tea leaves all along pointed to continued spending. Yet Quinlan told MPD CEO Karen Webster that she’s not as convinced...

Alternative Finances
Ripple Brings Real Time Payments To The U.S.
September 25, 2014

Payment network Ripple Labs just snagged is to U.S. banks closer to its goal of frictionless payments worldwide.  CBW Bank and Cross River Bank, based in Kansas and New Jersey respectively, will be using Ripple to making global money transfers and payments. Ripple’s first partnership for the...

Mobile Commerce
Amazon And Twitter Partner On Commerce
September 25, 2014

A tweet is about to joins pennies, eyelashes and stars on the list of things one can wish on.  As a bonus, due a recent partnership between Amazon and Twitter, those commerce-based wishes made on tweets have a slightly better chance of coming true that...

Europe
German Tech Replicator Rocket Heading Toward ~$2B IPO
September 25, 2014

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than the brothers Sawmer (Marc, Oliver and Alexander), the three founders of Germany’s Rocket Internet, are the worlds most accomplished and sincere flatterers.  Rocket is famous for taking successful, but exactly trademark or patentable, e-commerce ideas from...