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App Spending Increases As Payments Get Deeper Into The Game

App Spending Increases As Payments Get Deeper Into The Game
App Spending Increases As Payments Get Deeper Into The Game
December 18, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

The year is ending strong for app downloads, among the most important and challenging part of payments and commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Tradeshift Taps Blockchain To Cut Cross-Border B2B Payment Costs
Tradeshift Taps Blockchain To Cut Cross-Border B2B Payment Costs
December 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain FinTech startup Tradeshift is cutting cross-border supplier-buyer transaction fees by tapping the public Ethereum blockchain, Coindesk reported on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Get the...

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FedEx Expects To Surpass Amazon Next Year
FedEx Expects To Surpass Amazon Next Year
December 18, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx posted disappointing Q2 earnings results, but in a call with investors, the company’s CFO said it will not only rebound but surpass Amazon in...

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UK To Launch Big Tech Regulator Post-Brexit
UK To Launch Big Tech Regulator Post-Brexit
December 18, 2019  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom will create a technology regulator next year after Brexit is completed, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full...

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Swedish Regulator Investigating SEB Over AML Issues 
Swedish Regulator Investigating SEB Over AML Issues 
December 18, 2019  |  AML

A Swedish regulator has opened an investigation into SEB, one of Sweden’s largest banks, over an increasingly volatile money-laundering scandal that has adversely affected the...

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Accounting Software Sage Intacct Rolls Out In UK
Accounting Software Sage Intacct Rolls Out In UK
December 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Silicon Valley’s Sage Intacct is bringing its cloud-based financial management system to the U.K. following an August launch in Australia, the company announced in a...

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Top News In Payments: Open Banking Could Expand In UK; Goldman Leads $1.75B Credit Line For WeWork
Top News In Payments: Open Banking Could Expand In UK; Goldman Leads $1.75B Credit Line...
December 18, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, the Financial Conduct Authority proposed new data sharing rules to expand open banking in the U.K., and WeWork received $1.75...

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‘Super Saturday’ Retail Sales Expected To Surpass Black Friday
‘Super Saturday’ Retail Sales Expected To Surpass Black Friday
December 18, 2019  |  Retail

The biggest shopping day of the year, despite the shorter holiday shopping season, will be the Saturday before Christmas, according to a report by Reuters....

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Payrailz Partners With Mastercard For Real-Time Bill Payments
Payrailz Partners With Mastercard For Real-Time Bill Payments
December 18, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Digital payments company Payrailz is teaming with Mastercard to launch a pilot of the Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange, a real-time payment solution that works directly...

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