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Loyalty & Rewards
Citi Adds ThankYou Rewards As An Online Bill-Pay Option
May 08, 2014

Citi customers now may use ThankYou Rewards points to pay bills online, thanks to a new policy Citi announced May 8. Citi customers earn ThankYou points across their Citi banking and credit card relationships. Under the new policy effective this week, they may use those...

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New York Getting Serious About Cyber-Security Threat
May 08, 2014

Coming soon to New York’s banks– a cyber security assessment to be carried out by the state Department of Financial Services (DFS).  The proposed security audits come on the heels of a DFS report that indicates that the number of attacks from all sorts of...

International
Shoprunner And Alipay Join Forces To Serve Chinese Consumers
May 08, 2014

Shopping for goods in the U.S, is about to become a whole lot easier for Chinese consumers, as Alibaba has announced that starting this summer it will combine with ShopRunner Inc. to allow them to shop on the Web directly from U.S. retailers who otherwise...

B2B Payments
2/3 of Small Businesses are Banking with Mobile
May 08, 2014

A recent study, “Monetizing Mobile Banking for Small Business Customers,” that examines how small businesses are currently utilizing mobile banking services, as well as what features they would benefit from and whether they would be willing to pay for them has discovered new numbers on SMBs and...

B2B Payments
A New Weapon To Control Corporate T&E Costs
May 08, 2014

Total Travel and Expense is a SpendVision solution that aims to reduce costs and remove the friction from expense account reporting and reconciliation. It might come in handy, as new survey data from American Express travel show that travel costs, no surprise, are on the...

B2B Payments
Quill Asks Its B2B Customers for New Ideas
May 08, 2014

In the age of social media, sellers have seen greater openness from customers who now more openly share opinions, ratings, and feedback with their peers and companies they do business with. Many successful consumer brands have relied on consumers for not just marketing but also...

B2B Payments
Artiva Healthcare Integrates E-Payments into Revenue Cycle Management
May 08, 2014

BillingTree, an on-demand payment solution providers, announced an extension of its partnership with Ontario Systems, a receivables management technology and services provider, to provide integrated electronic payment support for the highly successful Artiva Healthcare revenue cycle management system. Ontario Systems will offer the health industry a...

B2B Payments
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos made a $8 T B2B Bet
May 08, 2014

Moving past drones, same-day grocery delivery and TV deals, Jeff Bezons has made a major move that will disrupt the B2B industry. AmazonSupply, an e-commerce site is targeting the banal but extremely lucrative wholesale and distribution market. However, Bezos hasn’t spoken more than 30 words...

B2B Payments
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly of BPOs
May 08, 2014

BPOs, Banking Payment Obligations, were developed in response to the demand from the trade banking industry for a streamlined settlement and financing and secure payment option. In spite of living up to its value proposition, BPOs haven’t gained the traction once thought. Find out why.