B2B Payments
AltFin Proves Its Staying Power With Asian Investors
January 26, 2018

More than $150 million in venture capital bolstered the B2B FinTech market this week, and while investors made big steps into areas like human resources, fleet management and artificial intelligence (AI), it was an old favorite that saw the most, and largest, investment rounds: alternative...

B2B Payments
Late Payment Victims Often Don’t Pay On Time Themselves
January 26, 2018

The U.K. is focused on the problem of late payments, with policymakers stepping into support small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) often paid late by their corporate customers. But new research from eProcurement and spend management solutions Wax Digital has uncovered with it described as a...

B2B Payments
InventoryClub Taps Blockchain For Inventory Finance
January 26, 2018

InventoryClub is the latest company to deploy blockchain technology for business finance. 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...

B2B Payments
CapLinked Deploys API To Protect Blockchain B2B Transactions
January 26, 2018

Enterprise software company CapLinked is rolling out a way to secure data stored on blockchain platforms. 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...

Partnerships
ADP: How Payments Power The Evolving Workforce
January 26, 2018

Contract, or 1099, workers aren’t a new workforce phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination. But in the era of on-demand services — and a seemingly ever-proliferating number of platforms that match employees to short-term labor contracts — the last decade has seen the emergence of the...

Cash
PayNearMe Enables Invoice Payment With Cash
January 26, 2018

Cloud invoicing company Invoice Cloud announced Thursday (Jan. 25) that it will be accommodating customers who want to pay with cash through a new partnership with payments company PayNearMe. In a press release, Invoice Cloud said thePayNearMe collaboration will mean customers can pay their bills with...

Cross-border Payments
Alipay Launches In Israel
January 26, 2018

Alipay is partnering with Israel Credit Cards (ICC, CAL) and OneBill to launch its payments service platform in Israel. 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...

Ridesharing
Lyft Accused Of Giving Access To Rider Data, Including Zuck’s Phone Number
January 26, 2018

A former Lyft employee has accused staffers of using the ridesharing company’s software to spy on passengers, including obtaining the phone number of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. TechCrunch spoke to the source, who claimed that employees were able to use Lyft’s back-end software to “see...

Bitcoin
BofA Examines Use Of Credit Cards For Bitcoins
January 26, 2018

Bank of America and Citigroup, which currently allow customers to use their credit cards to purchase bitcoin, are looking over their cryptocurrency policies. This comes two weeks after Capital One Financial said it would no longer allow cryptocurrency purchases with its credit cards. Get the...