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PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global

PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global
PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global
September 17, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Two and a half months ago, PayPal launched Smart Buttons in the U.S. as a way to improve the checkout experience for both merchants and...

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NEW DATA: An Inside Look At The B2B Payments Satisfaction And Usage Disconnect
NEW DATA: An Inside Look At The B2B Payments Satisfaction And Usage Disconnect
September 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

PYMNTS spoke with almost 400 executives across accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), payroll and treasury management roles to cut through the hype and gain...

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Florence’s Aftermath: Have Insurance Claims Payments Evolved Since Hurricanes Harvey And Irma?
Florence’s Aftermath: Have Insurance Claims Payments Evolved Since Hurricanes Harvey And Irma?
September 17, 2018  |  Faster Payments

Exactly one year before Hurricane Florence began her reign of terror in the Carolinas, Karen Webster interviewed’s Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards and Visa’s senior...

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Anatomy Of A Bank Heist, SWIFT-ly Done By Phishers
Anatomy Of A Bank Heist, SWIFT-ly Done By Phishers
September 17, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In 2016, $81 million disappeared from Bangladesh’s central bank. It could have been a lot worse — hackers tried to get away with $1 billion....

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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch
Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch
September 14, 2018  |  Economy

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote, “into every life, a little rain must fall,” a piece of poetry that will become a reality this weekend in...

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Amid Crypto Crashes, ndau — The Buoyant Coin, Launches
Amid Crypto Crashes, ndau — The Buoyant Coin, Launches
September 14, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptos are crashing. Good time to come to market with a new coin? Now comes ndau, billed as a buoyant stable coin that is designed...

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DuckDuckGo Takes On Google Search
DuckDuckGo Takes On Google Search
September 14, 2018  |  Google

Think of online privacy as a race. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Mastercard Track Fast-Tracks Supplier Vetting, Onboarding
Mastercard Track Fast-Tracks Supplier Vetting, Onboarding
September 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It takes an average of 16 friction-filled, often paper-intensive days for a buyer to onboard a supplier. Mastercard and Microsoft have teamed to launch Mastercard...

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Why Farmers Now Care About Hedging Currency Risk
Why Farmers Now Care About Hedging Currency Risk
September 13, 2018  |  Risk Management

Farming has always been about risk. Bad weather, infestation, speculation: Such factors can not only mean survival or failure for farmers, but impact food prices...

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