Mobile Commerce
PayPal Doubles Down on Customer Loyalty
July 18, 2014

PayPay is launching PayPal Select this week, a push to reward its most loyal and active customers.  The PayPal Select program is an invite only rewards promotion whereby selected customers will get the first chance at certain purchasing opportunities at online retailers, as well as...

B2B Payments
U.S. House Vote Set To Change SMB Lending Practices
July 18, 2014

Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the Financial Services appropriations bill, which forbids the use of federal funds to penalize financial institutions that serve marijuana businesses operating legally under state laws. The vote rejected an amendment that would have...

Exclusive Series
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 32
July 18, 2014

Well, just when everyone thought that New York would be Bitcoin friendly, they released the first draft of their plan that is anything but. Are these little town blues catching up with bitcoin? Get caught up on all the bitcoin news you really need right...

B2B Payments
Survey: Large Firms Have No Desire To Increase Amount of SME Contracts
July 18, 2014

Small businesses are sometimes in danger of being overshadowed by their larger counterparts, but if a recent survey is any indication, the smaller companies might have difficulty securing contracts with bigger businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile Commerce
Wells Fargo Helps Corporate Card Go Mobile
July 18, 2014

Wells Fargo wants to help corporate card carriers avoid a life constantly searching for receipts. The bank is now offering commercial card customers a new feature on Wells Fargo CEO Mobile that allows users to immediately upload paper receipts for processing and reimbursement by taking...

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Ditching the mPOS Dongle
July 18, 2014

With hundreds of mPOS players in the market, it’s getting harder and harder to tell them apart. Well, except if you’re Flint. They’ve ditched the dongle and use smartphone cameras to turn any phone into a card accepting device. What’s the inspiration behind their mPOS...

B2B Payments
The ATM Network Of The B2B Payments Space
July 18, 2014

Billtrust has provided outsourced B2B billing and payments services for suppliers for years. But their recent acquisition of Open Scan will enable much more – the ability to route payments to any method of payment. Billtrust founder and CEO Flint Lane told MPD CEO Karen...

B2B Payments
WEX Finalizes Exxon Mobil Card Acquisition
July 18, 2014

Payments solutions provider WEX Inc. announced this week that it had finalized ExxonMobil’s European commercial fuel card (“Esso Card”) program through a majority owned joint venture. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Financial Inclusion
Alibaba To Push Its IPO To September
July 18, 2014

International e-retail giant Alibaba has decided to push back its IPO to September, sometime after Labor Day.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the company did not see a reason to sprint toward an IPO set to coincide with the late summer market slow-down. Get the...