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Messaging Standards Bring Clarity To A Fragmented Payments Ecosystem
Messaging Standards Bring Clarity To A Fragmented Payments Ecosystem
August 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Payments messaging standards are a critical component of interoperability between the increasing number of payment networks around the world. As a method of “speaking the...

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The Mystery Of What’s Next For TikTok
The Mystery Of What’s Next For TikTok
August 10, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Spring was a time of explosive growth for TikTok, but summer is turning into the Chinese social media giant’s season of discontent. The video-sharing app...

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Agora Services Debuts New Tools For SMB Banking
Agora Services Debuts New Tools For SMB Banking
August 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Challenger bank Agora Services wants to address challenges with banking for small businesses with a new solution called Agora SMB, which will help them compete...

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Google Almost Done With Transition To SAP Ariba Network
Google Almost Done With Transition To SAP Ariba Network
August 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Google’s transition to SAP Ariba‘s cloud-based services has a completion date set for Aug. 24 after multiple waves that began last October, according to a...

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Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections
Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections
August 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Not everyone favors the Federal Reserve Board’s launch of its settlement service designed to eliminate the three-day check clearing and support instant payments in the...

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Pelosi, Mnuchin Call For Reopening Stimulus Talks
Pelosi, Mnuchin Call For Reopening Stimulus Talks
August 09, 2020  |  Economy

Weeks of failed negotiations on pandemic-related aid has led to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, representing two sides of the debate...

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea To Use Blockchain To Collect Highway Tolls; Polish Financial Watchdog Warns Of Fake Crypto Scams
Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea To Use Blockchain To Collect Highway Tolls; Polish Financial Watchdog Warns...
August 09, 2020  |  Bitcoin

South Korean highways could see blockchain-based toll booths before the end of the year, according to a report from Crypto News. KEB Hana Bank, one...

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CHAMPS Group Purchasing Works With Procurement Partners On Smoother P2P Services
CHAMPS Group Purchasing Works With Procurement Partners On Smoother P2P Services
August 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

CHAMPS Group Purchasing is partnering with Procurement Partners, which works in procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions, to provide a new service for suppliers, a press release says....

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India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
August 09, 2020  |  Data

A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google and...

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