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UAE Government Places Weight Behind Mobile Payments
UAE Government Places Weight Behind Mobile Payments
August 31, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

The United Arab Emirates government is pushing for a cashless economy and, according to reports on Tuesday (Aug. 30), has just taken a major step...

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Time To Panic Over China’s Bad Corporate Debt?
Time To Panic Over China’s Bad Corporate Debt?
August 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

It’s no secret that China has a corporate debt problem. Earlier this year, the International Monetary Fund raised the issue over rising corporate debt levels...

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Amex GBT Pursues T&E Via M&A
Amex GBT Pursues T&E Via M&A
August 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has taken an M&A approach to expanding in the corporate travel space. An announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 30) said Amex...

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Getting X-Border Payments Done for Global Citizens
Getting X-Border Payments Done for Global Citizens
August 31, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

The movement of money cross-border by Global Citizens is growing tremendously. What’s needed, Flywire CEO Mike Massaro tells Karen Webster isn’t a money transmission network...

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Behalf Nabs Funding To Extend B2B POS Financing
Behalf Nabs Funding To Extend B2B POS Financing
August 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments have scored again with venture capitalists. Investors placed $27 million with B2B payments startup Behalf, reports said on Tuesday (Aug. 30). The Series...

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What’s Driving The Treasurer’s Evolution — Beyond Technology
What’s Driving The Treasurer’s Evolution — Beyond Technology
August 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The modern corporate treasurer can now focus on growing the company, standing as a more strategic role of cash manager and investor for a firm....

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The Ever-Rising Cost Of Fraud
The Ever-Rising Cost Of Fraud
August 31, 2016  |  Fraud Attack

Fraudsters seem to have embraced the Puritan work ethic: Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. And they’ve been anything but idle. The hot-off-the-presses Global Fraud...

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Apparel’s Apparently Fashionable Checkout Conversion
Apparel’s Apparently Fashionable Checkout Conversion
August 31, 2016  |  Checkout Conversion

Apparel and accessory merchants are getting increasingly better at nailing online sales. The Q3 edition of the Checkout Conversion Index™ reveals the secret sauce of...

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