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HSBC Ready To Test Blockchain Trade Finance

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Banking and financial services firm HSBC says its blockchain-based trade finance solution is ready to launch — in pilot phase, at least. According to Wednesday (Feb. 28) reports by the Global Trade Review , the bank’s senior innovation manager, Joshua Kroeker, held a media call and announced that after developing the trade finance solution for about two years, HSBC is “confident enough to actually do a live transaction” using its blockchain technology.

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FLEETCOR And Ripple In Payments Pilot Program

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Commercial payments provider FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. announced news on Thursday (March 1) that it has entered a pilot program with enterprise blockchain solution firm Ripple and Cambridge Global Payments , the international payments provider focused on B2B and owned by FLEETCOR. The companies said in a release that under the terms of the agreement with Ripple , Cambridge — which processes more than $20 billion in B2B cross-border payments annually, across 13,000 business clients — will pilo

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NACHA And IFX Forum Join Forces To Boost API Development

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NACHA and the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum have announced plans to combine their organizations to improve the development of standardized Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The partnership, which is expected to be finalized at the end of the first quarter, will speed up the creation and rollout of standardized banking APIs. “The powerful combination of IFX Forum’s established leadership in financial industry standards, along with additional technical expertise in the area o

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Feds File Charges In International Fraud Scheme Involving A Picasso

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For their alleged roles in a massive stock fraud and money laundering scam involving a Picasso, the U.S. Department of Justice has criminally charged 10 defendants. Prosecutors named U.K.-based Beaufort Securities Ltd and two of its managers, among others, in the case, according to news from Reuters. Prosecutors said Beaufort and managers Peter Kyriacou and Vinesh Canaye manipulated the prices of U.S. stocks through “pump-and-dump schemes,” while hiding their ownership in the companies.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Says It’s Done Selling Assault Rifles

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DICK’S Sporting Goods — one of the United States’ major gun retailers — has decided it no longer wants to be in the business of selling assault-style weapons like the one used in the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting. While the retailer is limiting its stock, DICK’S has also decided it will no longer sell high-capacity magazines that allow shooters to fire more rounds than a traditional weapon would without having to stop and reload.

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Millenials Lose More Money To Scams Than Seniors

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Millennials are apparently reporting losing money to fraud more often than seniors. But when seniors do become financial victims, they typically take a bigger hit than millennials do, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a press release. Forty percent of those aged 20-29 who reported fraud indicated they lost money, while only 18 percent of those 70 and older said they lost any funds.

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Nearly 50 Percent Of 2017’s ICOs Are Crashing And Burning

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Of the initial coin offerings that blasted onto the scene in 2017 along with the price of bitcoin , 46 percent have failed. That’s according to Engadget , which — citing data from TokenData — reported that of the 902 ICOs in 2017, 46 percent have failed. Among that percentage, 142 never got the funding and another 276 have faded away or were scams. What’s more, the report noted that another 113 ICOs have stopped talking about their project online or haven’t had enough adopters that success will

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In the Gig Economy, (Payments) Speed Thrills, But Added Fees Chill

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The gig economy is out in full force, spanning the globe and any number of jobs, from welding to wedding planning, from knitting to pet sitting. The platform’s the thing, then, that brings the supply and demand together. Or, it should. In the latest Data Drivers, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, along with Hyperwallet’s Michael Ting, senior vice president of digital markets, delved into the friction that exists in online marketplaces that brings together the gig worker and the gig worker employers …

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Payments, Behind And Beyond The Buzzwords

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Push payments. Instant payments. Real-time payments. Every endeavor has its vocabulary, and the payments arena is no different. Although industry observers and participants use the above terms interchangeably, there are differences in transaction timing that can make all the difference to recipients. In short, when it comes to speed, all payments are not created equal.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Rethinking The Reputation Of The Merchant Cash Advance

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Of all the loan options available to small businesses today, the merchant cash advance (MCA) may not be a borrower’s first choice. Like the payday loan, the MCA has a reputation for high fees, and is sometimes the only option for borrowers with poor credit histories. “The merchant cash industry first started as a product for unbankable clients,” said Andrew Mallinger, COO of PIRS Capital, in a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. American Banker reported last December that Silicon Valley Bank Head of Payments Strategy and Solutions Reetika Grewal predicted B2B payments to be one of the top targets for FinTech investors, while other focuses with B2B applicability — including blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and RegTech — would also be popular with VCs in the coming year.

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Amazon Business Payments Eyed With Giromatch, Degussa Bank Collab

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Germany’s Degussa Bank and FinTech Giromatch are teaming up to help businesses procure via Amazon Business and manage cash flow. An announcement last week said corporate customers of Degussa will be linked to a virtual card they can use to make purchases off Amazon Business. Giromatch will integrate its “digital account view” capabilities for Degussa via application programming interface (API), enabling the bank to make faster business loan decisions with access to transaction data.

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Zensoft Moves To Accept Cryptocurrencies For Enterprise Software Projects

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Enterprise software company Zensoft wants to accept cryptocurrencies from its corporate clients and has announced a partnership with OPEN to facilitate that goal. The companies said Monday (Feb. 26) they are working together to enable Zensoft to accept digital currencies as payment for enterprise software development projects. The software company will deploy OPEN’s API, its blockchain Scaffolds and its State transaction receipts solution.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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China’s Bank Regulator Makes Foreign Investments Easier

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In an effort to bring more investments to the financial sector, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has overhauled rules to make things easier for foreign investors. According to a report in Reuters , citing a statement made by state media agency Xinhua, the CBRC overhauled regulations for foreign banks, eliminating the steps a foreign investor must take in overseas wealth management products and portfolio investment funds.

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Alibaba Is Hungry For More Of Food Delivery Service Ele.me

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In a possible deal to strengthen its delivery network in China, Alibaba reported plans to buy out Baidu and other investors in food delivery startup Ele.me. If the deal goes through, Alibaba would control a large portion of the online food delivery business in China, Bloomberg reported. Already, Alibaba owns 23 percent of Ele.me — which translates to “hungry yet?

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Prices Are Going Up To Cover Shipping Costs

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Shipping — by road, sea, air or rail — is becoming more costly as operators across shipping routes push for higher margins. That push has left some of America’s larger retail players like General Mills and Tyson in a rather difficult bind, according to a recent Reuters article. Such firms can either pay more for deliveries and see their own margins take a hit, or pass the costs to customers and risk alienating them with higher prices.

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JPMC’s CFO Marianne Lake Emerges As Contender To Replace Dimon

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JPMorgan Chase’s chief financial officer has emerged as the top contender to replace the company’s current Chairman and Chief Executive James Dimon, who will step down in five years. According to The Wall Street Journal , Marianne Lake, one of the most senior women in finance, is on the bank’s short list of possible successors. If it turns out to be true, she would become the first female chief executive of one of the largest U.S. banks.

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Bringing AI to Finance: How to Leverage Technology for Efficiency and Control

Finance teams are balancing more than ever, but manual processes shouldn’t slow you down. In this ebook from BILL, discover how AI is transforming finance—automating AP, expense tracking, and document management to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and improve financial control. Learn how real companies are using AI-powered automation to streamline workflows, detect anomalies, and gain deeper insights.

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TRENDING: Buskers Add mPOS To Their Act

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For street performers who swallow fire or twist into contortions, not getting hurt might seem like their biggest concern. But, increasingly, buskers are facing a new hurdle, one that threatens their income rather than their bodies. The problem? With more consumers turning to mobile and card-based payments, few carry cash that can be spared for tips.

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Is AI’s Next Evolution To Virtual Humans?

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What would you do if you met a digital human? It is not an idle question, nor are we asking how you would handle yourself if you suddenly landed in an alternative universe surrounded by robots and avatars. As it turns out, digital humans are already among us. Autodesk users have been interacting with them since the end of last year, when calling into customer support.

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Amazon’s Alexa Lost Her Voice This Morning

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If Amazon wants everyone to rely on its voice-activated smart assistant Alexa, today revealed that many, many people are doing exactly that; Alexa complaints lodged with the service Down Detector spiked massively on Friday morning (March 2). It appears a regional outage that affected Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused the voice assistant to go temporarily silent.

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Is The Putin Family Using An Estonian Bank For Money Laundering?

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Reports out this morning indicated that a whistleblower inside Denmark’s biggest bank warned the institution that its Estonian branch was being used by members of the Putin family as a front for money laundering. That warning was reportedly in 2013. A leaked report allegedly indicated that the leadership at Danske Bank knew “of far more serious conditions than previously stated.

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Say ‘Goodbye’ to Clunky Spreadsheets and Say ‘Hello’ to Month-End Automation

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives no longer need to slow you down. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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The Newest Bitcoin Heist – Boosting The Mining Tech

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Why steal bitcoin when you can steal the technology that enables one to make more of it? Clearly, this is the question a group of Icelandic thieves pondered before making their move on 600 computers used to “mine” bitcoin. The hardware was reportedly snatched from data centers in Iceland in what local law enforcement calls the biggest theft in the island nation’s histor y.

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Cardtronics Identifies Crypto, P2P Payments As Business Risks

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As new payment technologies — such as digital coins make it less necessary for people to handle cash, Cardtronics said cryptocurrencies could impact its business. The disclosure was made in a 10-K report to shareholders and was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), CoinDesk reported. “New payment technology, such as Venmo , Zelle and virtual currencies such as bitcoin or other new payment method preferences by consumers, could reduce the general population’s need or dem

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NEW REPORT: Mueller Indictments Prompt Renewed Look At Social Security Numbers

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In the digital identity space, biometrics have become all the rage. In several markets around the world, biometric solutions are gaining ground among consumers, companies and government organizations. These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to change how they authenticate and identify their employees.

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Today In Data: Business Travel Spend, Digital IDs And AI-Powered Banking

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Today in PYMNTS data, businesses spend trillions on travel without knowing where the money goes, Nigeria’s digital identity program will cost millions more than expected and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots are changing how consumers interact with banks. In addition, auto leasing transactions are getting a modern facelift, and gig workers are looking for better payment options.

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Outsourcing Vs. In-House: The Ultimate Battle For Better Collections

Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.