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Viewing Payments As The Corporate Cash Flow Lever
Viewing Payments As The Corporate Cash Flow Lever
September 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Same Day ACH is on the cusp of entering the market, blockchain startups are making their visions a reality with bank partners and the financial...

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Apple’s Latest … Will It Be The Greatest?
Apple’s Latest … Will It Be The Greatest?
September 07, 2016  |  Apple

The new iPhone bows today. Did the Jack slip out the back? Will Apple Pay make the iPhone 7's day? Will Siri play a starring role? Today,...

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iZettle Uses Acquisition To Set Up One-Stop POS Shop
iZettle Uses Acquisition To Set Up One-Stop POS Shop
September 07, 2016  |  Point of Sale

Hardware is out. Software is in. Jacob de Geer, CEO and cofounder of iZettle, joined Karen Webster to share how the company’s acquisition of intelligentpos...

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Using Gifting To Ignite Card-Linked Offers
Using Gifting To Ignite Card-Linked Offers
September 07, 2016  |  Matchmakers

Card-linked offers have struggled to get traction for lots of reasons. But Keith Smith, president of Wonder Technologies and card-linked offer veteran, says he knows...

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PayPal And Mastercard Announce New Strategic Partnership
PayPal And Mastercard Announce New Strategic Partnership
September 06, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Mastercard and PayPal have inked a strategic partnership similar to the one that PayPal and Visa inked earlier...

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How Payments Security Drives Digital Transformation
How Payments Security Drives Digital Transformation
September 06, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Payments security has long been considered an add-on — something that is necessary but often a defensive move in payments. That’s now how James Jenkins...

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Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance
Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance
September 06, 2016  |  B2B Payments

For weeks now, analysts have warned that the U.K.’s dominance in FX trading is waning. Now, for the first time in more than a decade,...

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The Comments Are In: The CFPB And Arbitration
The Comments Are In: The CFPB And Arbitration
September 06, 2016  |  CFPB

With the wide range of highly controversial subjects that fall under the CFPB’s purview, arbitration may come as something of a surprise. Unlike payday lending...

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Hiring Managers Reserved Despite Economic Optimism
Hiring Managers Reserved Despite Economic Optimism
September 05, 2016  |  B2B Payments

What are hiring managers doing, and how is it reflective of the broader economy? That’s the big question this month, with the latest statistics offering...

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