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560EconomyBoston Fed Pres. Thinks Co-Working Spaces Could Hurt Economy
The Boston Federal Reserve president think that co-working spaces could ultimately hurt the economy, and even worsen the next U.S. recession. “I...
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593AmazonAmazon Rolls Out Two-Hour Whole Foods Delivery To 30 US Cities
Amazon has expanded its two-hour delivery service for Whole Foods customers to almost 30 cities in an attempt to take on Walmart....
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1.6KSizzle/FizzleStripe’s Valuation And The Value Of Real Disruption
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the WeWork IPO – rather, the shelving of that IPO, at least for now – heralds...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsVisa B2B Connect Live In 62 Countries, Adds Infosys As Integration Partner
Visa announced today that Visa B2B Connect is live in 62 countries, and has added Infosys as a new integration partner. Ahead...
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1.6KMerchant InnovationTapping Tech To Take The Misery Out Of Moving
In the annals of digital age start-ups, stories of a business founded in dorm rooms are a dime a dozen. Some stories...
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1.7Kself service retailPutting The Smarts In Grocery Store Shopping Carts
Grocery store operators — no matter if it is that small store on the corner or that sprawling location near the strip...
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1.2KInvestmentsDarkstore eCommerce Fulfillment Firm Raises $21M
Darkstore announced that it has raised a $21 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. This latest round brings Darkstore’s total...
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987InvestmentsInvestment App Groww Lands $21.4M To Expand India Market Share
Indian startup Groww has raised $21.4 million in a Series B financing round led by U.S.-based VC firm Ribbit Capital. Existing investors...
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1.2KTravel PaymentsAirbnb Expects To Go Public Next Year
Online lodging marketplace Airbnb announced on Thursday (Sept. 19) that it wants to go public by next year, according to a release...
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1.1KB2B PaymentsGoCardless Debuts In US With Recurring ACH B2B Payments Sevice
GoCardless, a U.K.-based company providing businesses with recurring payment acceptance solutions, is launching in the U.S. with an eye on the B2B...
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1.5KB2B PaymentsADB Warns Of ‘Digital Poverty’ Hampering Trade Finance
The Asian Development Bank, which ramped up the trade finance industry’s focus on broadening access to small businesses after releasing a report...
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2.5KNewsMobile Smart Kitchens Reinvent Food Delivery
The food that appears on one’s dinner plate each night comes with no small amount of environmental cost. It takes much land,...
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2.3KFraud PreventionCurbing Digital Advertising’s Big Payments Fraud Problem
The complexity of online and mobile advertising — and the vast sums of money involved — make those areas extremely attractive for...
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2.1KGlobal PaymentsWhat Brexit Uncertainty Will Mean For Ireland’s FinServ Future
The Brexit saga is a case study in uncertainty ever since then-British Prime Minister David Cameron stepped down June 24, 2016, the...
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2.6KRidesharingA Year After Lyft’s Billionth Ride, The Industry Weathers Big Challenges
Optimism can be so fleeting and fragile, especially when it comes to revenue, growth and profit. That’s one lesson to consider today...
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1.9KConsumer FinancePlaid Adds Credit Card Data To Liabilities Product
Plaid said today (Sept. 18) that it is releasing new developer tools to combat credit card debt. The company launched its new...
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1.6KB2B PaymentsPayroll Moves From Administrative Task To Employee Experience
The fallout over alleged fraud at the hands of payroll software company MyPayrollHR came to a head this week when the Federal...
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3.1KConsumer AuthenticationHow To Build A Global Digital Identity Network
To build a global identity network requires vision, scale and of course infrastructure – not to mention money. Fresh off a funding...
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1.3KInvestmentsTrump Administration Cracking Down On Foreign Tech Funding
The Trump administration has revealed tougher rules for foreigners who want to invest in U.S. businesses that rely on sensitive technology, infrastructure...
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1.2KLoansFair Secures $500M Loan Led By Mizuho Bank
Car leasing app Fair has secured a $500 million revolving credit facility led by Mizuho Bank. SoftBank Group Corp. is among several...
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4.2KCryptocurrencyBurger King Now Accepts Bitcoin
You want fries with that crypto? Might have to wait a bit, especially on the international stage. For some, bitcoin and cryptos...
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4.3KMobile CommerceShopify Debuts New Features For CBD Merchants
The multi-channel commerce platform Shopify is rolling out new features to help merchants sell hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products online and...
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3.2KRetailHow Voice Will Capture The Connected Commerce Frontier
A massive sea change has happened in the world of retail – albeit so subtly and swiftly that most consumers probably never...
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2.3KRetailHow FinTechs Help Merchants With GDPR Compliance
FinTech firms are keeping a pulse on the latest regulations and helping their clients comply with them. The European Union’s General Data...
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1.7KB2B PaymentsSpeed Finds Opportunity In B2B Payments Beyond Accounts Payable
Corporate treasurers show increasing interest in real time and faster payment solutions, the latest research suggests. However, it’s not necessarily the ability...
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1.6KB2B PaymentsMetro Bank Pulls Back On Commercial Lending
Following a series of setbacks for U.K. challenger bank Metro Bank, the financial institution is reportedly looking to reduce its corporate loan...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsVisa’s Kevin Phalen: Making The Case For B2B Payments’ Innovation Progress
Checks. Spreadsheets. Mounds of paper. Opaque payments moving sluggishly across borders and between banks. There is a mountain of friction in commercial...
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3.7KPodcastsPODCAST: Solving Instant Payments Ubiquity Problem
Consumers live in a real-time world. Their use of mobile devices fuels the expectation that what happens on the other side of...
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3.1KCryptocurrencyWhat South Korea’s Delisting Of Private Altcoins Means For Crypto
Only five coins — altcoins to be exact. But may South Korea’s bid to delist those five coins on a single exchange,...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsPlot Thickens as FBI Probes Alleged MyPayrollHR Fraud
Payroll and direct deposit fraud has gained ground, most recently spotlighted in continued developments tied to MyPayrollHR, which shuttered operations suddenly this...
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4.1KSubscription CommerceSubscription Economy Shifts: MoviePass Closes, Ford Reverses And Porn Gets In The Game
After over two years of speculation — and a fair number of predictions of imminent doom — it seems MoviePass has finally,...
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1.6KB2B PaymentsDeem Turns To Integrations After Shuttering Expense Platform
Corporate travel technology firm Deem has announced an integration of its solution into the time expense management solution of Deltek just weeks...
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2.6KMobile CommerceHow To AI: Cognitive Sourcing Meets The Supply Chain
On a perfect day, when everything goes exactly to plan, managing a supply chain is no easy task — particularly when procurement...
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1.6KInvestmentsAkeneo Lands $46M To Enhance Product Info For Retailers
Akeneo announced Thursday (Sept. 12) it has raised $46 million in funding led by Summit Partners. Existing investors Alven, Partech and Salesforce...
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1.7KBlockchainUhive To Pilot Blockchain-Based Social Network This Year
New social network Uhive has raised $2.3 million in funding, and it ran a successful pilot program that attracted 50,000 early access-users....
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2.6KDigital PaymentsAs The Wind Blows, The Shift From Paper To P2P Payments Builds
The frustration is a common one, and a form of friction very well-known to the PYMNTS New Orleans Bureau, in fact: having...
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1.4KWhat's HotNew iPhone Launch Pushes Apple Past $1T Market Cap
Apple has reached a rare milestone for a second time. The company’s stock went up 3 percent during Wednesday’s (Sept. 11) trading...
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1.7KDigital PaymentsGrab Looks To Take On Gojek Via OVO Merger
Indonesian ride-hailing company Grab wants to overtake its rival Gojek, and has some mergers planned to do so, according to Reuters. The...
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3.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMastercard, R3 Team Up To Bring Blockchain To X-Border Payments
Enterprise software provider R3 is teaming up with Mastercard to establish a blockchain solution for cross-border payments, the companies said in a...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsIn Europe, Digital Banking And APIs Eye Banking As A Service
In Europe, banking upstarts are gaining traction in digital banking, with new products and services focused on enterprises and consumers alike, easing...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsBizBenNetwork.Com Rolls Out ProSell Program For Businesses
BizBenNetwork has announced the launch of its ProSell Program for business owners, which helps small-to-medium business owners sell their companies through consultation,...
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3.6KMobile ApplicationsCan A Single App Promote Better SMB Cash Flow?
Europe’s revised Payment Services Directive, or PSD2, is among the regulations designed to increase innovation when it comes to digital transactions of...
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2.8KAppleThe Tepid Reaction To Apple’s New Products
There weren’t many surprises on display when Apple took the stage today in Cupertino for its fall device event Tuesday (Sept. 10)...
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3.2KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: LG Rumored To Be Planning Blockchain Smartphone; Coinbase To Launch USDC Fund For Developers
There are rumors that consumer electronics company LG might be getting ready to release a blockchain smartphone. According to CoinDesk, a report...
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1.8KMobile ApplicationsPierce Transit Launches Pilot With Miles App
Pierce Transit has announced that it is launching a two-month pilot with mobile app Miles in an effort to boost transit ridership,...
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2.5KInternationalNew PayU Mobile App Gives Merchants Total Account Access
PayU, a FinTech based in the Netherlands, has released an app for merchants in India that allows them to keep track of...
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2.8KDigital PaymentsJPMorgan Rolls Out Same-Day Deposits For SMB
Customers of the WePay platform can now get faster deposits to their JPMorgan Chase bank accounts, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Sept. 10)....
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2.0KB2B PaymentsTesting The Boundaries Of Autonomous Tech In Fleet Payments
Smart cars and connected vehicles could be on their way to addressing road congestion, reducing accident risks and promoting overall convenience for...
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3.4KSecurity & FraudWhy Layering Is Going Out Of Fashion In Consumer Authentication
For those worried about the security of identity in the age of mobile, the last few weeks have not exactly been an...
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3.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsShopify Acquires Warehouse Automation Firm To Boost Fulfillment Efforts
Shopify announced that it has reached an agreement to buy 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse fulfillment solutions, in a...
