Payments Innovation

Payments Innovation
How Connected Devices Are Revolutionizing How And Who We Pay
October 22, 2018

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PayPal Shares Jump On Positive Venmo, Earnings News
October 19, 2018

Following a third-quarter earnings and revenue beat as well as a strong quarter for Venmo, shares of PayPal jumped 9 percent on Friday (Oct. 19). The stock reached highs over $86, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Boost Launches Dynamic Interchange Rates To Push B2B Card Acceptance
October 16, 2018

Card acceptance is relatively low in B2B as suppliers balk at interchange fees. Boost Payment Solutions is rolling out Dynamic Boost, to make interchange fees flexible, based on speedy invoice payments. AP spend management via credit cards becomes economically attractive for both buyers and sellers,...

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The Roil Over B2B Payments Rails
October 08, 2018

B2B payments innovators and Warren Buffet have something in common: They are both obsessed with rails. 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...

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YouTube Making TrueView In-Stream Ads More Actionable
October 01, 2018

YouTube is enhancing the tools it provides to advertisers by expanding its TrueView in-stream ad format. 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...

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Faster Payments Go Live In Hong Kong
September 27, 2018

Hong Kong has launched the Faster Payments System (FSP), which allows users to send money almost instantly using a mobile number or email address as an account proxy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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How Airline Loyalty Points Work As Currency
September 25, 2018

When it comes to using loyalty points as a currency, some might underestimate the difficulty of such an application: “People kind of shrug,” Modo CEO Bruce Parker told PYMNTS.com in an interview. They think that “deploying loyalty points and redeeming them for stuff seems like something...

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PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global
September 17, 2018

Two and a half months ago, PayPal launched Smart Buttons in the U.S. as a way to improve the checkout experience for both merchants and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Why Certainty Rules Payments
September 17, 2018

I needed a few outdoor cushions earlier this season and hired a local upholstery shop to make them. This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. The shop came...