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NEW REPORT: Turning The Page On Digital Media Platforms’ Legacy AP Practices
NEW REPORT: Turning The Page On Digital Media Platforms’ Legacy AP Practices
August 12, 2020  |  CFO

  Businesses are seriously examining how to retool their accounts payable (AP) strategies as they work to better endure a shifting economic landscape. Thirty-eight percent...

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Why The Modern Disbursements Experience Must Be Instant … And Multichannel
Why The Modern Disbursements Experience Must Be Instant … And Multichannel
August 12, 2020  |  Digital Payments

There’s a growing awareness among businesses that when it comes to disbursements, we’re moving into an era where consumer choice is king. In much the same...

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Bespoke Post’s Twist On Subscription Commerce Success
Bespoke Post’s Twist On Subscription Commerce Success
August 12, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

Every subscription retail service — or any retail company for that matter — needs a supply chain. As seen last week in the earnings announcement...

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COVID-19 Has Devastated SMBs, But It Might Make Their Insurance Policies Better
COVID-19 Has Devastated SMBs, But It Might Make Their Insurance Policies Better
August 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

For decades, the insurance industry is quite literally a lifeline for those affected by unfortunate events. As service providers in the business of disasters and...

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DraftKings: Why Sportsbook Is The Ticket To The Everywhere Fan Experience
DraftKings: Why Sportsbook Is The Ticket To The Everywhere Fan Experience
August 12, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

With live sports and entertainment still mostly on hold, fans are getting their sports fix by betting on it. Dan Hannigan-Daley, director of sportsbook product...

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UK B2B X-Border Payment Firm Vitesse Notches $8.6M Series A
UK B2B X-Border Payment Firm Vitesse Notches $8.6M Series A
August 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British international payment FinTech Vitesse has notched 6.6 million pounds ($8.6 million) in a Series A fundraising round, according to a TechCrunch report. Octopus Ventures...

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Apple Card Users Can Pay With One-Click At Apple’s Online Store
Apple Card Users Can Pay With One-Click At Apple’s Online Store
August 11, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has added a new one-click payment option to its online store for users of the Apple Card, according to a 9to5Mac report. That means...

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Spreedly Adds Banking Exec As Chief Information Security Officer
Spreedly Adds Banking Exec As Chief Information Security Officer
August 11, 2020  |  Personnel

Spreedly, which works in accelerating global commerce via a secure, flexible platform for any payment type, has announced Christopher Hudel as chief information security officer...

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Why FedNow, Postal Banking Might Find Spotlight in November Election
Why FedNow, Postal Banking Might Find Spotlight in November Election
August 11, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

The presidential race is now, finally, and fully, on. And, so, too, is the parlor game of guessing what happens if the current administration gives...

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