This week, investors in the U.S. were preoccupied with, well, other things, which probably accounts for the absence of U.S. B2B FinTech startups on this week’s list. But never fear: Europe and Asia pulled through with several rounds landing at alternative lending, eInvoicing and B2B...
The travel and expense management services of Chrome River are linking up with the corporate travel offerings of Amadeus, the companies announced Thursday (Nov. 10). In a press release, Chrome River said it will join Amadeus as a Premier Partner, offering its corporate travel and...
Corporate spend management firm Proactis is shrinking the eProcurement space with a takeover. The company is reportedly set to acquire eProcurement services firm Millstream Associates for nearly $19.5 million, reports said Thursday (Nov. 10). “The acquisition broadens both the product offering and the customer base...
When traveling abroad, shopping often calls. But how can retailers turn foreign customers into loyalists? For the latest edition of the X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Asad Jumabhoy, founder of cross-border loyalty platform UTU, to discuss how merchants can reach and build...
Stripe’s MO is to make it easy for businesses to accept payments online. Works With Stripe is Stripe’s latest effort to make it easier for those businesses to add functionality and developers to let their APIs shine through. Karen Webster spoke with Stripe’s Cristina Cordova...
On Thursday (Nov. 10), the Federal Communications Commission issued a letter to telecom giant AT&T highlighting why the company’s practice of not counting its own streaming video services as data usage for its customers may be unfair. AT&T‘s “zero rating” practice ensures that, when customers use...
The team at Android Pay released a new video that’s just a bit too real. It features every awkward moment you dread about checking out in a world where the transition to chip readers (that may or may not work at any given time) has made...
Japan is one of the most technologically advanced and integrated nations in the world. For many, it’s one of the gold standard referents for technological advancement, robotics, gaming, mobile ubiquity and your everyday digital-age progress. Except when it comes to cash. In that area, Japanese...
Is Alphabet’s drone delivery project, dubbed Project Wing, in trouble? News earlier this week of a management shakeup at the unit, where two leaders were reported by the Wall Street Journal as being “pushed out” from the project as infighting marked internal struggles, might suggest some difficulties...
