In Depth

Bitcoin’s Rollercoaster Ride to Nowhere
October 07, 2014

The Bitcoin exchange rate gets a lot of attention. Look at all the stories today over the fact that the exchange rate dipped below $300 on October 5, 2014 for the first time in 11 months, reaching $288.82 and down $869.51 from its all time...

B2B Payments
U.S. Bank Tool Pulls In More Shippers For E-Invoicing Hub
October 06, 2014

U.S. Bank said on Monday (Oct. 6) that it has signed up more than 5,000 carriers to use the Freight Bill Lookup online tool for the bank’s freight-payment trade finance service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
PYMNTS B2B Investment Tracker
October 06, 2014

According to PYMNTS.com analysis, a total of $399 million was invested in 3Q 2014 in B2B payments across a variety of segments – lending, wholesale, travel and entertainment, procurement, billing and invoicing, data and business analytics. And, as we see on the retail side of...

B2B Payments
Is Auto Billing Really The Best Option?
October 06, 2014

To auto-pay or not to auto-pay? That is the question for many B2B companies on both the buyer and supplier side. With digital invoicing becoming more common, it is easy to assume that automatic payments are the optimal choice. But is it?

Controversial
Will Google Leverage Android Rules To Revive Google Wallet?
October 06, 2014

Is Google tightening the screws on large Android OEMS that leverage the Android operating system to revive Google Wallet in the face of the new Apple Pay challenge? That may be why the search giant is introducing new requirements for Android certification. According to confidential...

Cool
Chinese Payments Giants Alibaba And Tencent Are Now Bankers
October 06, 2014

China’s two biggest online services already have large payments operations — and now both have permission to be bankers, too. On Monday (Sept. 29), Alibaba Group’s Alipay affiliate won permission from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to set up a privately owned bank, according to...

B2B Payments
Lands’ End Rethinks Its B2B Site
October 06, 2014

Companies that want to customize apparel—such as adding their corporate logo to a company-issued uniform—now have a supposedly faster and easier way to do it using a redone B2B site at Lands’ End Business Outfitters’ site, which is at business.landsend.com. Get the Full Story Complete...

Apple Pay
Will Apple Pay Flip Debit To Credit?
October 06, 2014

There’s no doubt that Apple Pay has a lot going for it. It’s the payment method birthed by a beloved consumer brand and technology giant, it has the backing of the biggest payments players on the planet and it has those same players using their...

Consumer Finance
Guess What? Alibaba And Tencent Are Now Bankers
October 06, 2014

China’s two biggest online services already have large payments operations — and now both have permission to be bankers, too. On Monday (Sept. 29), Alibaba Group’s Alipay affiliate won permission from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to set up a privately owned bank, according to...