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Billtrust CEO: B2B Buyers Ignore Suppliers’ Payments Preferences At Their Peril

Billtrust CEO: B2B Buyers Ignore Suppliers’ Payments Preferences At Their Peril
Billtrust CEO: B2B Buyers Ignore Suppliers’ Payments Preferences At Their Peril
October 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Buyers want to take their time to pay. Suppliers want to get paid quickly. In between lies inefficiency — namely, the (paper-based) ways in which...

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Zelle: The Role Of AI In Stopping COVID-Related P2P Payment Scams
Zelle: The Role Of AI In Stopping COVID-Related P2P Payment Scams
October 16, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

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Mastercard: New Stride Partnership Is Just ‘First Step’ In Helping Gig Workers
Mastercard: New Stride Partnership Is Just ‘First Step’ In Helping Gig Workers
October 16, 2020  |  Healthcare

Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the...

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Why 2021 Will Be Real-Time Payments Break-Out Year
Why 2021 Will Be Real-Time Payments Break-Out Year
October 16, 2020  |  Faster Payments

It’s been three years since The Clearing House rolled out its Real-Time Payments (RTP) network, but Mark Ranta, payments practice lead at Alacriti, tells PYMNTS that 2021 will be the year FIs migrate...

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The Direct-To-Consumer Challenge: Converting One-Time Buyers Into Repeat Customers
The Direct-To-Consumer Challenge: Converting One-Time Buyers Into Repeat Customers
October 16, 2020  |  Retail

The digital-first shift means there are more options for smaller, direct-to-consumer brands, to find first-time customers from around the country or even the world. But...

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Why Payments Orchestration Is Becoming A ‘Must-Have’ For Platform Merchants
Why Payments Orchestration Is Becoming A ‘Must-Have’ For Platform Merchants
October 16, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The pandemic is accelerating the great migration of merchants to online channels, and particularly online platforms. In an interview with PYMNTS, Daniel Wideman, VP of...

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Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020
Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020
October 16, 2020  |  Investments

London’s FinTech sector has been going strong this year, even in spite of the pandemic, with $3.6 billion in venture capital investments between January and...

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Judge Not Inclined To Allow WeChat Ban During Appeal
Judge Not Inclined To Allow WeChat Ban During Appeal
October 15, 2020  |  Legal

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said she likely won’t allow restrictions on WeChat while the U.S. government appeals her earlier decision to block them, Bloomberg...

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Authorities Bust 20 In Alleged International Malware Scam Ring
Authorities Bust 20 In Alleged International Malware Scam Ring
October 15, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

European and American officials have arrested 20 people from numerous countries for belonging to an international ring called QQAAZZ that laundered millions of euros via...

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