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Head Of UK’s Financial Reporting Council Quits Amid Scrutiny

Head Of UK’s Financial Reporting Council Quits Amid Scrutiny
Head Of UK’s Financial Reporting Council Quits Amid Scrutiny
November 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The head of the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council is reportedly stepping down from the position amid continued scrutiny that the FRC lacks effectiveness to prevent...

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How Small Businesses Ride Their Payment Rails
How Small Businesses Ride Their Payment Rails
November 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

NACHA released new statistics late last week on growth of ACH transaction volume in the U.S. According to the firm, B2B transactions were a key...

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UK Accounting Trade Group Weighs In On Late Payments
UK Accounting Trade Group Weighs In On Late Payments
November 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Late payment ripple effects continue in the wake of the Carillion bankruptcy, and an accounting trade group has weighed in with its own proposals about...

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CMB Ushers China Into Blockchain eInvoicing
CMB Ushers China Into Blockchain eInvoicing
November 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

China Merchants Bank (CMB) announced that it has become the first bank in the country to issue blockchain electronic invoices. Get the Full Story Complete...

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China To Increase Regulation Of Financial Holding Companies
China To Increase Regulation Of Financial Holding Companies
November 05, 2018  |  Regulation

China is reportedly looking at new regulations that would impact Alibaba and Ant Financial in an effort to boost oversight of financial holding companies. Get...

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Bixby Eyes Third-Party Integration
Bixby Eyes Third-Party Integration
November 05, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Samsung Electronics is expected to announce this week at an event in San Francisco that it’s opening Bixby, its voice-activated virtual assistant, to third-party app...

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Amazon’s AbeBooks Faces Ban From Antiquarian Book Dealers
Amazon’s AbeBooks Faces Ban From Antiquarian Book Dealers
November 05, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is facing backlash from hundreds of antiquarian book dealers across 24 countries who are vowing to pull books off a website owned by Amazon...

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Amazon Testing Service That Lets You Choose The Delivery  Date
Amazon Testing Service That Lets You Choose The Delivery Date
November 05, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is testing a new service dubbed Amazon Day that lets Prime customers choose the day the package is delivered during the checkout process. Get...

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TransUnion Sells Noddle To Credit Karma
TransUnion Sells Noddle To Credit Karma
November 05, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

TransUnion, the global risk and information solutions provider, announced Monday (November 5) that it is selling its Noddle unit, the U.K.-based free credit reporting and monitoring...

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