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B2B Payments
Romania’s Factoring Use Down 9 Percent
September 11, 2014

Romania’s use of factoring, where businesses sell their accounts receivable, such as invoices, to a third party at a discount, reportedly was down during the first half of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Gamestop, Alliance Data Craft New Gaming Payment Card
September 11, 2014

Gamestop and Alliance Data Systems announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) a GameStop-branded private label credit card program. 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...

Mobile
Walmart, Best Buy, Stand Firm Against Apple Pay
September 11, 2014

Walmart and Best Buy have both said that they will not initially accept Apple Pay transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (Sept. 10). Due to contractual obligations with a competing mobile wallet, MCX (which Walmart founded and still dominates), neither retailer may have...

B2B Payments
Filling The B2B Invoicing Gap
September 11, 2014

Small businesses often find that unpaid invoices hinder their opportunities for growth and a lack of cash flow can throw the whole system off. A late bill can disrupt payroll, the purchasing of inventory and also takes away time from the operation of a business....

B2B Payments
Amex Global Travel Takes Off With New Travel Management Service
September 10, 2014

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) wants to get more personal with its business clients. The launch involves a team of specialized travel advisers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
The Fuel Card Group Targets Fleet Management
September 10, 2014

The Fuel Card Group sees fleet management as where it should focus its efforts, roughly two years after it launched a mileage capture system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

News
MoneyGram Takes Over Nexxo
September 10, 2014

Money transfer firm MoneyGram has acquired the assets of Nexxo Financial, a financial services outfit. 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,...

Europe
Visa Europe Protests Being In U.S. Lawsuit
September 10, 2014

Having been dragged into a payment card interchange lawsuit, Visa Europe Limited and Visa Europe Services are pushing back, arguing that Walmart-led lawsuit “casts too wide a net, lumping them in with Visa even though they are only licensors of Visa and are owned by...

Breach Round Up
Home Depot Breach Backlash
September 10, 2014

Now that Home Depot has confirmed its massive data breach, the blame and investigation aftermath starts. Five U.S. states and two U.S. senators separately jumped in to insist that something be done to deal with the cyberattack that “may have gotten away with more than...