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Alipay Partners With Openpay In Mexico
Alipay Partners With Openpay In Mexico
March 20, 2018  |  Latin America

Pushing its footprint even deeper into the Americas, Ant Financial’s Alipay — China’s leading payment provider and the primary means of online and mobile payment for Chinese consumers...

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Digitization Could Halt Corporate Banks’ Shrinking Profits, Analysts Say
Digitization Could Halt Corporate Banks’ Shrinking Profits, Analysts Say
March 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. Get...

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FinTechs To Surpass Banks As Aussie SMBs’ Top Finance Choice
FinTechs To Surpass Banks As Aussie SMBs’ Top Finance Choice
March 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

FinTechs and non-bank financial service providers are set to take over traditional banks as the preferred choice for small business (SMB) customers in Australia, a...

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Eximchain Secures $20M For Blockchain Platform
Eximchain Secures $20M For Blockchain Platform
March 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Eximchain, a blockchain-based platform developed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s media lab, has raised $20 million for its supply chain financing solution. Get the...

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When Artificial Intelligence Meets Human Intelligence In SMB Accounting
When Artificial Intelligence Meets Human Intelligence In SMB Accounting
March 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The rise in automated solutions – especially in various finance functions – initially led to concern among financial professionals that their positions might be replaced...

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Australia Central Bank Acknowledges Faster Payments’ Risk Challenge
Australia Central Bank Acknowledges Faster Payments’ Risk Challenge
March 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia has just rolled out the New Payments Platform (NPP), a system to facilitate faster payments in the country, but a recent speech by Michele Bullock,...

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Walmart Gets Handy With Installation Service
Walmart Gets Handy With Installation Service
March 20, 2018  |  Retail

Walmart has announced that it is partnering with Handy to offer customers at more than 2,000 of its stores installation and assembly services. Get the...

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Fifth Third Bank Customers Can Now Utilize Card-Free ATMs
Fifth Third Bank Customers Can Now Utilize Card-Free ATMs
March 20, 2018  |  Banking

Fifth Third Bank has announced that its customers can now access the bank’s ATMs without having to use their debit cards. Instead, Fifth Third customers...

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Global Regulators Work Together On Blueprint For FinTech ‘Sandbox’
Global Regulators Work Together On Blueprint For FinTech ‘Sandbox’
March 20, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

Regulators from around the world are teaming up to create a blueprint for a global FinTech “sandbox.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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