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How Treasurers Are Guiding Firms Through The eCommerce Revolution
How Treasurers Are Guiding Firms Through The eCommerce Revolution
August 14, 2020  |  eCommerce

The eCommerce landscape is shifting on multiple fronts, with sellers embracing digital channels and adjusting their business models to a new reality of customer demands....

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EMV 3DS: Closing The Card Present/Card-Not-Present Auth Rate Gap
EMV 3DS: Closing The Card Present/Card-Not-Present Auth Rate Gap
August 14, 2020  |  Authentication

Selling an EMV 3DS (also referred to as 3DS 2.0) product to merchants hasn’t always been smooth sailing. When PAAY, a software-as-a-service  company that protects...

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TemperPack CEO On An eCommerce Shipping Future Free Of Styrofoam
TemperPack CEO On An eCommerce Shipping Future Free Of Styrofoam
August 14, 2020  |  Innovation

Plastic foam has managed to spend nearly eight decades at the top of the packaging market despite the fact that it’s annoyingly squeaky and crumbles...

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Mastercard Partners With Pollinate To Help Banks Serving SMBs
Mastercard Partners With Pollinate To Help Banks Serving SMBs
August 14, 2020  |  Mastercard

To provide banks serving small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) throughout the globe with the newest technology and insights, Mastercard and Pollinate have agreed to a...

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To Compete Or To Collaborate: FinTechs And Banks
To Compete Or To Collaborate: FinTechs And Banks
August 14, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

The relationship between traditional banks and the slate of FinTechs that have arisen over the past decade hasn’t always been one of enthusiastic cooperation. Big...

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Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech
Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech
August 14, 2020  |  News

There’s been no shortage of big payments and FinTech announcements over the past few days, such as Apple’s bundle bet, Goldman Sachs’ move to bid...

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WEX Adds Alexa Capabilities To ClearView Snap To Further Help Fleet Managers
WEX Adds Alexa Capabilities To ClearView Snap To Further Help Fleet Managers
August 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

FinTech service provider WEX has introduced a new ClearView Snap capability with Amazon Alexa to help fleet managers look at insights and improve decision making...

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DOJ Moving Forward On ‘Major Priority’ Big Tech Antitrust Probe
DOJ Moving Forward On ‘Major Priority’ Big Tech Antitrust Probe
August 13, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is moving forward with its investigation into Big Tech firms based on antitrust complaints, according to Deputy Attorney General Jeff...

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Fed Analysts Say Authenticating Digital Cash Can Be Difficult
Fed Analysts Say Authenticating Digital Cash Can Be Difficult
August 13, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

A post from Liberty Street Economics, a research blog of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, posited that the usual distinction between “token-based” and...

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