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PAY.ON Partners With Bitnet To Simplify Global Bitcoin Acceptance
August 18, 2015

PAY.ON wants to help make the bitcoin payments world a bit easier for global PSPs, and through a strategic partnership with Bitnet — an enterprise bitcoin payments processor — the duo announced it’s on its way to doing so. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Invoice Financing Tool Circles The Globe
August 18, 2015

Two financial institutions on opposite sides of the globe are partnering up to launch a new invoice financing service. An announcement published Monday (Aug. 17) revealed that Australia-based startup Bigstone Capital, which provides small business loans, and U.S.-based alternative lending firm The Interface Financial Group...

Aussie Procurement Scam Leaves A $1.25M Hole
August 18, 2015

Business is booming for cybercriminals that target businesses by pretending to be a legitimate supplier and sending a fake invoice. Reports emerging from Australia suggest that this scam isn’t isolated to the private sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

OpenInvoice Cuts The Friction From Paper Bills
August 18, 2015

B2B finance automation firm Oildex, which specializes in the oil and gas sector, only acquired procure-to-pay service OpenInvoice in June, but already the unit is getting an upgrade. Reports yesterday (Aug. 17) said that both OpenInvoice and Spendworks are rolling out new features, the first...

Shadow Lending Roars Back In China
August 18, 2015

The global market is not too confident about China’s economy these days. Amid stock market tumbles and currency devaluation, China is experiencing a slowdown in economic growth. The situation has complex ramifications for business players in the market and among them is the emergence of shadow...

Donahoe Taking A Big Break Post eBay Split
August 18, 2015

John Donahoe, who resigned last month after a decade at eBay, is taking a long break after the separation between his company and PayPal, The Huffington Post reported Monday (Aug. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Is Alibaba’s eCommerce Edge At Risk?
August 18, 2015

Alibaba’s latest quarterly earnings showed that its growth is slowing — and slowing in a way that has some analysts concerned — but that doesn’t mean the eCommerce giant hasn’t come up with ways to keep its edge ahead of its smaller rivals. Get the...

Digital Publishers Still Struggle To Monetize Mobile Ads
August 18, 2015

It’s the classic question asked by financial analysts during quarterly earnings reports: How is the company going to monetize mobile? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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UberEATS Revs Up At Uber
August 18, 2015

Uber is rolling out an upgrade to its app and it has nothing to do with its ride-hailing service. Instead, this update is focused on its food delivery side, UberEATS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...