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B2B Payments
More Help Getting Suppliers Paid On Time
September 08, 2014

A late-payment culture in which more and more companies are considering as normal practice not paying suppliers on time has prompted the creation of yet another system designed to better connect the payment processes of buyers and sellers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Gemalto’s One Stop Hub For All That Is Mobile
September 08, 2014

Gemalto on Monday (Sept. 8) plans to introduce a service called the Allynis Trusted Services Hub, which it will pitch as helping financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and other service providers a “single connection in order to securely deploy their value-added and mobile payment services...

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Rakuten To Pay Almost $1 Billion For Ebates
September 08, 2014

Coupon/rebate site Ebates is being pursued by Japanese E-Commerce giant Rakuten, which is prepared to pay $950 million to take the site over, according to a report in The Financial Times. “The deal is expected to be announced later this week, according to a person...

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Merchant Vs. Bank Incubators: Who’s Got the Edge?
September 08, 2014

Technology is enabling more and more startups to take ideas and bring them to market. For many, however, funding is a major issue in trying to get their products or services off the ground. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker
September 07, 2014

PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker 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...

Acquiring
September 06, 2014

Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Get the...

For Apple, Payments Meets Security In A ‘Newsy’ Week
September 06, 2014

The lead up to Apple’s much anticipated “really big” mobile payments announcement Apple has been rife with rumors on top of speculation about what they might do. We started the week with a  PYMNTS.com commentary  from  Flybridge Capital Partners’ Matt Witheiler said that it’s not...

New Prepaid Program Gets College Kids Safe Rides Home
September 05, 2014

Store Financial announced that it has teamed up with Home Safe Card to launch a prepaid card that encourages a safe ride home for students, families, and business travelers, according to a company release. The University of Tampa is piloting the program, with Store Financial...

B2B Payments
MasterCard Partners With Basware On Automated Supply Chain Finance
September 05, 2014

Basware and MasterCard have joined forces to introduce Basware Pay, and automated supply chain finance system. The new product connects buyer and supplier payments through the Basware Commerce Network and creates a network that only authorized and authenticated users can gain access to. Once approved...