PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
For some small businesses, taking steps to digitize might feel like a game of Frogger. How does one know when to leap into a new technology without getting hit with issues like implementation problems, technical challenges and the threat of a wasted investment? What’s more, how can a business feel confident in embracing a new technology when the next generation of an innovation could be just around the corner?
Katz,Sapper&Miller
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Brian Abel, Freight Network Engineer with KSM Transport Advisors, will present at the 2018 in.sight User Conference & Expo, which brings together leaders in transportation for three days of conversations, seminars, and collaborations. Hosted by PeopleNet and TMW Systems, this year’s conference will take place Sept. 9-12 in Houston, TX and will focus on innovation and inspiration within the trucking industry.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
The dark web – it’s easy to view it as murky, an ocean of illicit activity, with swarms of bad actors acting badly, trading stolen data for – maybe – stolen dollars. Then again: Might there be some usefulness amid the murk? CNBC reports that, yes, the dark web may harbor a reputation of hiding an underground economy or economies, where commerce dabbles in everything from stolen financial records to firearms.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Consumers want what they want, when they want it – and they want to be able to feel confident that they can trust what they choose, whether it’s shopping online, contemplating a connected car or choosing between a card and a mobile payment method. Trust means the transaction is secure , and also lives up to the customers’ expectations for the agreement.
Speaker: Danny Gassaway and Wayne Richards
Finance leaders are prioritizing efficiency and digital transformation, yet many hesitate to automate due to uncertainty. Without a clear understanding of its impact, organizations risk falling behind competitors who are leveraging automation to drive productivity and cost savings. Join Wayne Richards and Danny Gassaway from AvidXchange for a practical guide on bringing accounts payable (AP) automation to your organization.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
If one were looking at the economy a decade ago, Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson told Karen Webster, the biggest challenge businesses faced in growing was clear: access to capital. Ten years ago, the economy was in the midst of the “Great Financial Crisis,” and businesses were reeling from the credit crunch that came along for the ride. The last 10 years have changed the playing field a lot.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
The summer, now drawing to a close, brought significant payments and commerce activity outside the Western world. A new PYMNTS story offers an in-depth look at all the recent digital happenings in India — a country that’s experiencing more competition from the likes of Google , Amazon , Walmart-owned Flipkart and Alibaba. Online retail continues to grow in the country, and that market could hit $200 billion by 2026 if one goes by a Morgan Stanley estimate.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A new report says that India’s e-commerce market could hit $150 billion by 2022 due to rising incomes and a boost in Internet users. The report by software industry lobby group Nasscom and consulting firm PwC India — called “Propelling India Towards Global Leadership in eCommerce” — says that India’s eCommerce industry is expected to contribute 4 percent of GDP by 2022.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
To help consumers experience new ways to pay, Visa has announced a new relationship with New York Fashion Week: The Shows. Through the on-site experience, consumers will be able to tap to pay with contactless cards and devices, the company said in an announcement. “We are constantly exploring sponsorship opportunities to help us diversify our brand and reach new audiences, while delivering experiences that drive business priorities,” Mary Ann Reilly, senior vice president for North America marke
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
PayPal President and Chief Executive Dan Schulman announced on Thursday (Sept. 6) that the number of active accounts on its platform recently surpassed the 250 million mark. In a company blog post , Schulman said this marks an important milestone for the digital payments company. “On Feb. 27, 2017, we announced that we had surpassed 200 million active accounts.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
To provide streamlined walk-in bill payment services, PaymentVision is teaming up with MoneyGram. PaymentVision provides merchant processing and offers electronic payment processing technology for a variety of verticals, the company said in an announcement. PaymentVision Vice President of Marketing Eugene O’Rourke said the new partnership makes “it easy for consumers to reliably process cash payments in-person at thousands of walk-in bill payment centers across the nation and seamlessly post act
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It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Greece’s first challenger bank has chosen bank technology provider Temenos to implement its core banking technology, according to reports in Global Banking & Finance Review on Thursday (Sept. 5). The bank aims to focus on small business (SMB) and consumer lending, as well as digital financial services for its customers. Working with Temenos will enable the bank to offer all-digital onboarding and services for its clients, the company said.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Click-and-collect and delivery aren’t the only options for grocers to provide eCommerce ease to their customers: They can also let customers shop through mobile stores in front of their homes. And, with the help of self-driving technology, these vehicles can reach consumers without the need for a driver at the wheel. Companies such as AutoX are seeking to disrupt this space by bringing the grocery store experience home to customers with its self-driving vehicles.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
People don’t just go see a movie when they go out to the movies. They eat dinner in a restaurant. They snack on popcorn. They have cocktails before the coming attraction starts or after the end credits roll. They treat it as a date. They bring the kids and treat them to a special outing. Movies are about more than movies — and that’s what’s driving Rifat Oguz, CEO and founder of Sinemia , as he not only tries to exploit an opening left by a rival ticket subscription service, but as he plans out
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Investors this week placed more than $447 million in B2B FinTech startups, with the biggest investment rounds landing at companies that address more than one point of friction. Take Udaan , for example, an Indian B2B eCommerce startup that plans to use its latest venture capital raised to introduce business financing and warehousing solutions for its corporate customers.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
The enterprise is still unsure about faster and real-time payments. With companies paying suppliers on strategic schedules, real-time transactions aren’t always necessary — or beneficial — for the B2B payments space. Yet there is some adoption of faster payment technologies among corporates. In the U.S., NACHA found B2B payments made up 6 percent of the nearly 2 million same-day ACH transactions that occurred in the first 11 days the service went live.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
The latest global FinTech collaboration ties together Singapore and Dubai in a deal designed to encourage innovation in digital payments, online and mobile commerce, and related areas. According to a recent statement , the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed a deal “that provides a framework for cooperation and referrals between the innovation teams of each authority.”.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
What does the future hold for the plastic payment card? Will it go the way of the check — still in use, but seemingly out-of-date, as more consumers use mobile devices for transactions? Or will cards with cutting-edge technology win more loyalty from shoppers? Such questions are addressed in a new PYMNTS story that features an interview with Sebastien Clamagirand, general manager of secure payment and identity at NXP Semiconductors.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has received $10 million in funding as it prepares to expand into other countries. CEO Tayo Oviosu announced at Disrupt San Francisco, according to reports , that the company is planning to release its payments product in Ethiopia, Mexico and the Philippines as it plans to compete with heavy hitters, such as PayPal , Alipay and Safaricom’s M-Pesa.
Speaker: Sierre Lindgren
Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
There are some B2B FinTech segments that are mainstays with investors. Companies like alternative small business (SMB) lenders or accounting solutions providers, for instance, remain popular investment targets. This week, though, investors revealed their appetite for B2B FinTech firms that can multitask. The largest investment rounds landed at companies offering full-suite services, like South Africa’s Yoco , which offers small business enterprise software, performance analytics and a poin
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Visit one of the places where time still crawls — New Orleans, for instance, inside a dive bar where the beer and tobacco odors have more years on them than the regulars — and you might see one: a glass, metal and plastic box squatting along some wall, its coin slot and thick pull-handles ready to serve any boozer in need of quick nicotine. Cigarette vending machines have earned their place in discussions of Americana and barroom history.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
While the “mobile everything” future has been long predicted, as of the second half of 2018, we are actually beginning to see the shape of what that will look like. There will be more competition, as players like Uber try to tap more directly into the mobile payments enthusiasm they helped invent, and as enthusiasm for mobile wallets continues to creep up.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
In the aftermath of an accident or loss, filling out an insurance claim is never an enjoyable experience. However, when that time comes, consumers want, and expect, to be able to access their funds quickly so they can afford to pay for recovery and repairs — and get back to normalcy. Unfortunately, it’s rarely so simple. Insurance settlements have long been processed by legacy payment methods and often entail lengthy processing times — pain points which often keep customers from quickly accessi
Speaker: Debra L. Robinson
CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? It’s time to step into the spotlight and expose the “dirty little secrets” of cash flow to fuel strategic growth. By upskilling your accounting practices and shifting focus from tax compliance to the strategic movement of money, you can transform your role from reactive accountant to proactive financial strategist.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Payroll is facing risk exposure from all angles. Cyberattackers are increasingly targeting payroll payouts, while manual data entry introduces the risk of errors. Lackluster reporting increases the risk of non-compliance with Department of Labor regulations, while legacy systems make fraud and inflated paychecks an easy crime. Many of these issues originate at the beginning of the payroll process with employee time tracking, a process that traditionally requires workers to track their own hours,
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Ecuador announced last week that it needs to borrow more than $1.1 billion from international lenders as the country tries to fix its deficit. The Financial Times reported that one of the loans includes $500 million from a repurchase agreement with U.S.-based Goldman Sachs. The country’s finance ministry said it would pay that loan back at 4.25 percent over three-month Libor to the bank, which is around three percentage points below the market rate for Ecuadorean debt.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Following scandals at European lenders, the European Central Bank (ECB) wants the European Union (EU) to step up enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) rules. To that end, the bank recommends that the bloc make a “single agency” for the task as the ideal solution, the Financial Times reported. Executive Board Member Benoît Coeuré said that ECB would “support any initiative that would lead to a more harmonized and also more coordinated approach” for enforcement of EU rules.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Enterprise software firm SAP is enhancing its SAP Business ByDesign solution to support growing middle-market companies. Reports in Codestone said Business ByDesign, which is updated every quarter, has enhanced its functionality with boosted data security and streamlined processes. The solution is designed to provide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to middle-market firms that are too small for a full-scale ERP system.
Speaker: Aaron Berson
Managing spend is more than a cost cutting exercise – it's a pathway to smarter decisions that unlock efficiency and drive growth. By understanding and refining the spending process, financial leaders can empower their organizations to achieve more with less. Explore the art of balancing financial control with operational growth. From uncovering hidden inefficiencies to designing workflows that scale your business, we’ll share strategies to align your organization’s spending with its strategic g
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
. Original research. Thousands of individuals and companies surveyed. Insight all manner of subjects – from mobile shopping to digital banking to self-service kiosks and beyond. The PYMNTS trackers and indexes offer all this and beyond, with an eye on where we’ve been and where we might be headed. Yes, Labor Day is upon us, with a bit of time to rest and reflect.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Cash continues to command the loyalties of consumers in India. However, as demonstrated this summer, the country is not only embracing digital payments, but increasingly attracting competition from some of the biggest players in the industry. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forth a policy that took the largest banknotes in circulation out of the system (500 rupee and 1,000 rupee bills), a move intended to reduce tax evasion and corruption.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Yoco ’s $16 million Series B funding round. In addition, China’s Beijing Inspiry Technology is deploying a mobile payments in Japan , and Volopa has chosen Onfido to help verify applicants’ identities when on-boarding new clients. South Africa -based Yoco has notched $16 million in a Series B round led by venture capital firm Partech , the company said in an announcement.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
It was a good holiday season for online retailers in 2017 — particularly Amazon. According to Gartner, online retail sales rose 14.7 percent year-over-year during the 2017 holiday season to $108 billion. Amazon was the big winner in that increase. Around 50 percent of online purchases during the season were made on Amazon — the previous year it represented 38 percent of online sales.
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