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How Gold Can Ease B2B Payment Friction
August 19, 2015

Gold-based financial services and technology firm GoldMoney has just made it easier for businesses to conduct payments with the metal. On Tuesday (Aug. 18) the company revealed that its BitGold “Aurum” settlement services are now integrated with nine leading U.S. financial institutions via ACH. Get...

Wells Fargo Taps New Supply Chain Finance Head
August 19, 2015

The corporate lending unit of Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, has hired a new leader for its European supply chain finance initiatives. In an announcement yesterday (Aug. 18), the corporation revealed Nick Lawrence will take up the post as managing director of supply chain...

India Poised To Flood New eProcurement Portal
August 19, 2015

Cloud-based eProcurement firm cloudBuy is anticipating high volume over its platform from India businesses — to the tune of billions of dollars. Reports published in The Economic Times of India on Tuesday (Aug. 18) said the U.K.-based company expects between $3 billion and $5 billion worth...

eBay Shrinks Snapdeal Stake To Invest More Into India
August 19, 2015

In an effort to push more money into its own India eCommerce site, eBay has sold part of its stake in the Indian eCommerce site Snapdeal, the company announced yesterday (Aug. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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France Backs Taxi Industry By Mimicking Uber’s Tech
August 19, 2015

France is looking to shield its taxi drivers from Uber by adopting some of the very business practices utilized by the tech upstart, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug. 18). The key initiative is the adoption of a nationally oriented “electronic availability register” that has some of...

Merchants Call Out Feds’ Debit Card Reform Mistakes
August 19, 2015

When it comes to managing money, nobody’s perfect — and that includes the Federal Reserve System. 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,...

Global mPayments Market Set To Skyrocket 124 Percent
August 19, 2015

Mobile payments are set to go very big globally, with the Asia-Pacific region looking to lead the charge. 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...

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The Swedish Payments Startup With A $2.5B Value
August 19, 2015

Klarna AB, the Swedish payments startup that offers a digital checkout service, is valued at $2.5 billion, according to its latest funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Square Cash Lands On Apple Watch
August 19, 2015

The payment services company’s latest release of its mobile payment app, Square Cash, has now reached the Apple Watch, enabling users to send payments right from their wrist.