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Deutsche Bank Opens Up In Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone
May 09, 2014

Deutsche Bank has opened a sub-branch in Shanghai’s free trade zone, offering a range of capital market solutions to corporate and financial firms. The bank will provide cash management and trade finance services with a focus on cross-border transactions after the approval from China Banking...

B2B Payments
BCBSRI Uses E-Billing To Improve Service
May 09, 2014

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has given limited payment options to customers and handled vast quantities of paperwork for the implementation of ACI Bill Payment Solutions from ACI Worldwide. The electronic solution makes billing for the insurer and policyholder easier during new healthcare mandates....

B2B Payments
Demandbase Launches The First B2B Marketing Cloud
May 09, 2014

Demandbase has launched what they are calling the first ever B2B marketing cloud for B2B marketing. “We’re launching the Demandbase B2B marketing cloud — all our suites are being rolled up into really the first marketing cloud for B2B,” says Demandbase CEO Chris Golec. “The...

B2B Payments
UK Technology Powers Payments Platform in Singapore
May 09, 2014

Payments in Singapore have been modernized by a new real-time payments platform that was put in place by the UK-based VocaLink. FAST, will now be able to electronically transfer funds in seconds, rather than the two to three days that it used to take.

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Acid ATM’s: The Security Solution Of The Future?
May 09, 2014

While most security experts are looking toward the technologically cutting edge to solve pressing security problems, researchers in Zurich are going back to nature to find inventive ways to fight off thieves. Specifically, they are looking to the bombardier beetle which comes naturally equipped with one...

Europe
New On Vodafone: mWallet Storage for Loyalty Cards
May 09, 2014

Vodafone customers in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands will soon be able to pair the Visa-enabled contactless  payment option SmartPass with a new feature that will allow them to save all of their loyalty cards on their phones. The service is powered by Austrian software company Bluesource’s technology....

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Family-Friendly Financial Facts
May 09, 2014

Do you know how many people prefer using credit cards as their primary instrument of choice? Or the number of financial institutions offering mobile P2P? Find these answers and more on this week’s Friday Factoids.

Merchant Innovation
Fair Weather Consumer Spending?
May 09, 2014

Now that we’ve braved the winter and Spring has sprung, many consumers are back in the spending mood. In a recent interview, PYMNTS spoke with Master Card SVP Sarah Quinlan, aka The “Duchess of Doom,” to understand what’s driving retail spending trends. As it turns...

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Bitcoin Tracker | Week 23
May 09, 2014

Bitcoins for payroll and campaign contributions - and prices still sub-$500. Get caught up on all of the Bitcoin news this week.