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Cross-border Payments
Interoperability and Transparency Are Key Challenges as Cross-Border Payments Modernize
January 15, 2024

When three quarters of a given market are dissatisfied with the way things are going, that’s a market ripe for innovation and technology in the service of making things better.  No matter where you look, cross-border payments are tied to hundreds of billions of dollars...

Security & Fraud
Attack Vectors 2024: Scaling Effective Cyber Hygiene Throughout Your Business 
January 15, 2024

Most crimes, especially most cybercrimes, are crimes of opportunity. And faced with a proliferation of simple yet effective attacks from cybercriminals leveraging scalable tactics powered by innovations like generative artificial intelligence (AI), it is the little changes across an enterprise’s defense program that can make a...

Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Launches Premium Subscription for AI Companion Copilot
January 15, 2024

Microsoft introduced a premium subscription that adds capabilities to its artificial intelligence companion, Copilot. The new Copilot Pro subscription caters to users who want faster access to advanced features and offers a seamless AI experience across devices, the company said in a Monday (Jan. 15)...

Investments
Detected Raises $2.4 Million to Expand Business Onboarding Intelligence Solution
January 15, 2024

London-based FinTech company Detected secured 2.2 million euros (about $2.4 million) in funding for its business onboarding intelligence offering. The capital injection will enable Detected to further develop its technology and implement a growth strategy, EU-Startups reported Monday (Jan. 15). Detected did not immediately reply...

eCommerce
Online Customers’ Shopping Mantra: Faster Shipping, Free Returns
January 15, 2024

The appeal of faster services has become an integral component of the modern eCommerce experience, influencing purchasing decisions and shaping customer expectations. With shipping, for example, the need for speed is now a critical factor, as consumers increasingly prioritize businesses that can deliver their purchases...

Retail
Tulip Debuts Stripe-Powered Payment Integration Tulip Pay
January 15, 2024

Retail solutions provider Tulip has introduced a new payment integration powered by Stripe. “Tulip Pay is a full-featured payment system that’s simple and quick to deploy, easy to maintain, and fully supported by Tulip,” the company said in a Monday (Jan. 15) press release. According to the release, clients can...

eCommerce
commercetools Launches Solution to Streamline Retailers’ Adoption of Composable Commerce
January 15, 2024

Composable commerce firm commercetools has unveiled commercetools Foundry. This solution aims to help business-to-consumer (B2C) retailers unlock the advantages of composable commerce more efficiently, enabling them to gain a competitive edge, the company said in a Monday (Jan. 15) press release. Foundry draws on the collective success of...

B2B Payments
Looking to Capture the Real-Time Opportunity in B2B Payments? You’re Not Alone
January 15, 2024

The thing about traditional B2B payment methods is that they tend to be rather … traditional. That includes paper checks, which remain tied to 40% of commercial transactions, but also includes other B2B payment processes often characterized by delays and complexities, like wire transfers, ACH payments,...

B2B Payments
Capital on Tap Adds Preloading Feature to Business Credit Card
January 15, 2024

Customers using Capital on Tap’s business credit card and spend management platform can now top up their credit balance with their own funds. By doing so with the company’s new Preloading feature, these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can extend their spending capabilities and earn...