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The Quest For The $4 Trillion B2B Holy Grail
The Quest For The $4 Trillion B2B Holy Grail
June 03, 2014  |  B2B Payments

U.S. small businesses today spend a combined $4 trillion on expenses necessary to keep their companies operating, most of which is spent via checks. And...

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Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?
Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?
June 02, 2014  |  Commentary

Today is the day that we might actually get a peek into Apple’s playbook on mobile payments. Anyone who hasn’t totally tuned out everything over...

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How To Satisfy The Omnichannel Consumer
How To Satisfy The Omnichannel Consumer
June 02, 2014  |  In Depth

On June 4, Vantiv will host a Web seminar to discuss key findings in a new white paper “Omni-Integration Imperatives: Reaching the Omniconsumer.” During the...

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Who’s Invested What (And In Whom) In B2B Payments
Who’s Invested What (And In Whom) In B2B Payments
June 02, 2014  |  B2B Payments

PYMNTS.com has updated the monthly B2B Payments Tracker, which saw many investments in the space in May. Startups dealing with big data, analytics and billing...

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The Great Bitcoin Debate In Six Points
The Great Bitcoin Debate In Six Points
May 30, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Last Friday PYMNTS ran a short article by me that made the pretty simple and accurate point that Overstock.com receives dollars when people use their...

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Taking the Salesforce Model to Cross Border Payments
Taking the Salesforce Model to Cross Border Payments
May 30, 2014  |  BlueSnap

For merchants looking to sell outside of their own country, integrating with country-specific currencies, languages, payments methods, tax and customs requirements and logistics can make...

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Merchants: “Mobile Commerce is Riskier Than eCommerce”
Merchants: “Mobile Commerce is Riskier Than eCommerce”
May 30, 2014  |  In Depth

There’s no question that mobile has given merchants a whole new way to reach customers. But, it’s also given merchants a whole new set of...

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Step Aside, Mobile: Banks and Retailers Should Hold Onto Traditional Coupon Strategies
Step Aside, Mobile: Banks and Retailers Should Hold Onto Traditional Coupon Strategies
May 29, 2014  |  Controversial

Consumers are using their smartphones for all things retail these days. Well, not all things. When it comes to collecting coupons, many are still relying...

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Are Merchants “OmniReadi?”
Are Merchants “OmniReadi?”
May 29, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Omnichannel is clearly the retail industry’s “it” buzzword. At its best, it delivers the great promise of consumers moving fluidly between devices and shopping channels,...

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