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Visa: Business Payments Network Paves ‘Highway’ For B2B Payments
Visa: Business Payments Network Paves ‘Highway’ For B2B Payments
August 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Paper dominates B2B processes, and manual labor, too.  The road to getting suppliers paid is not a straight one.  Visa's Taira Hall, vice president of...

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KYB, Shell Companies And Pot Payments Gone Rogue
KYB, Shell Companies And Pot Payments Gone Rogue
August 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud comes in many flavors, and a payments-related lawsuit arising from the growing business of legal, recreational marijuana is proof of that point. Get the...

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Report: Payments Help Merchants Fight Consumer App Fatigue
Report: Payments Help Merchants Fight Consumer App Fatigue
August 05, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

The App Store and the Google Play Store collectively offer more than 5 million mobile apps offering every type of service imaginable — ridesharing apps,...

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Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin
Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

There are many ways to introduce an idea to the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Data Set To Help Flag Illicit Crypto Transactions; MIT Study Finds Only 2 Pct. Unlawful
Bitcoin Daily: New Data Set To Help Flag Illicit Crypto Transactions; MIT Study Finds Only...
August 05, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set, which aims to identify crypto transactions associated with money laundering. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Reliance To Invest $42M For 87.6 Pct. Stake In Fynd
Reliance To Invest $42M For 87.6 Pct. Stake In Fynd
August 05, 2019  |  Investments

Indian company Reliance Industries revealed that is acquiring a 87.6 percent stake in Fynd for 2.95 billion Indian rupees ($42.33 million). Get the Full Story...

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People’s Bank Of China Ramps Up Crypto Development
People’s Bank Of China Ramps Up Crypto Development
August 04, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), announced that it has accelerated the development of its own cryptocurrency, reported Cointelegraph on Sunday (Aug....

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay
KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay
August 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Gobal investment firm KKR is acquiring a majority in German payments group Heidelpay for more than 600 million euros ($668 million), according to the Financial...

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Questions Being Raised About Viability Of The Cloud For FinServ
Questions Being Raised About Viability Of The Cloud For FinServ
August 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The woman responsible for the Capital One hack reportedly pulled it off through a vulnerability in the cloud. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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