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What Developed Markets Can Learn From Emerging Markets’ Payments

What Developed Markets Can Learn From Emerging Markets’ Payments
What Developed Markets Can Learn From Emerging Markets’ Payments
May 07, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Developed markets are all about the move from plastic to digital while emerging markets are all about leapfrogging plastic and going right to digital. What...

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Has Consumer Spend Hit Another Wall?
Has Consumer Spend Hit Another Wall?
May 07, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

Gallup’s new research threw a bit of a wet blanket on prior reports that consumers were feeling all warm and fuzzy about their economic prospects...

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Can Multiple Banking Relationships Ruin Cash Flow?
Can Multiple Banking Relationships Ruin Cash Flow?
May 07, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Not having standardized payment workflows makes it difficult for many companies with wieldy systems to track their cash flow, according to a new report. Consolidating...

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Alibaba’s Eye-Popping IPO
Alibaba’s Eye-Popping IPO
May 07, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

It's official! Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba has filed for a U.S. IPO, and by all analyst predictions it is going to be a monster. With...

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Making Money In Government Online Payments
Making Money In Government Online Payments
May 07, 2014  |  B2B Payments

One of the largest government processors, NIC, has seen its share of ups and downs over the years, as the trials and tribulations of supporting...

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EDI – Alive and Well in Healthcare
EDI – Alive and Well in Healthcare
May 07, 2014  |  B2B Payments

The rest of a new market report on the global healthcare electronic data interchange market has predicted that the market will grow at a substantial...

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Treasury Services Lift Banks Earnings in Q1
Treasury Services Lift Banks Earnings in Q1
May 06, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Despite the mixed earnings seasons, many leading banks saw profits from the cash management, trade, liquidity and commercial and escrow services business units. Treasury Services...

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The Biggest Unrealized Opportunity in B2B Payments
The Biggest Unrealized Opportunity in B2B Payments
May 06, 2014  |  B2B Payments

There are a lot of things that get in the way of enterprises using electronic methods to pay each other. One of the biggest is...

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