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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

A good forecast is a notoriously difficult thing to write – particularly if one is trying to write it about the payments and commerce ecosystem. Had we told the world a year ago today that Amazon was going to buy Whole Foods, that Walmart Pay would surpass Apple Pay as a consistently favored mobile payment method, that CES would essentially become a showdown between Alexa and Google Assistant, that Uber would take a major valuation haircut in its next funding round, that bitcoin was going to be

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Planful

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Corporate leaders in all industries will strive to collect, analyze, and leverage large amounts of business data, and this is quickly becoming the basis of competition to ensure relevancy in the future. Those who fail to do so may fall behind. The Data Landscape. The idea of creating business value from data is not new, however, efficacy requires agile thinking.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Western Union reported results Tuesday that showed continued momentum in its digital business, as consumer money transfers grew on a cross-border basis. The company posted 4 percent growth in the top line to $1.4 billion, which topped the Street by $40 million, while earnings of 41 cents a share missed the Street by four pennies. In remarks made on the earnings call , Hikmet Ersek, president and CEO of the company, said that the improvement in the top line came amid improved spend in the company

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The conversation around B2B payments innovation and progress cannot be held without the banks. Sure, FinTechs are flocking to the industry to play their part in disruption, but traditional FIs have to be involved in addressing and solving the many, many points of friction that plague corporate payments today, from late invoice payments to clunky cross-border transactions.

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Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

Investments

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Transaction banking products provider Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB) and cloud-based software solutions firm Pivotal are partnering to enhance corporate banking technology for businesses in the U.S. and U.K. The companies made an announcement Friday (Feb. 9) noting iGTB will lend its cash management platform, CBX 18, to Pivotal clients via its Pivotal Cloud Foundry cloud platforms.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

A month after security researchers publicized security flaws in Intel ’s microchips, along with those of other manufacturers, the company is facing 32 lawsuits over the vulnerabilities. Intel was not able to estimate how much those lawsuits might cost the company, Reuters reported. The basis of many of the lawsuits is that Intel’s “actions and/or omissions” in relation to the flaws harmed Intel’s customers.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Oracle is rolling out new mobile apps deploying artificial intelligence (AI) targeted at chief financial officers (CFOs) and other corporate finance professionals. The company issued a press release on Tuesday (Feb. 13) announcing the launch of its new Oracle Adaptive Intelligent Applications for ERP (enterprise resource planning). The tools aim to enhance existing solutions in the enterprise via automation and can be applied to an array of processes, including procurement, financial management

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In a world where we’re bombarded daily — even hourly — by data points on everything from stock prices and market cap to retail sales and consumer spending to cryptocurrency’s ups and downs to the impact of innovation on the future of payments, commerce and financial services, we’re all just flying blind when it comes to the things that really matter to businesses and consumers.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

FedEx said on Thursday (Feb. 15) that it has found no evidence that private customer data was “misappropriated” when it was made visible on an unsecured server earlier in February. According to news from Reuters, the server that was made visible contained more than 119,000 scanned documents from U.S. and international citizens, including passports, driver’s licenses and security identification.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

eCommerce marketplace eBay will add new augmented reality (AR) features this year to make shopping on its site more engaging. As a result, the auction site is at work on a new AR kit, Fortune reported. With the kit, eBay could let shoppers see how something would look — like a set of new tires on a car — before bidding on or buying an item. It could also help sellers choose the right box size for an item by showing an image of a box over an item for sale.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While there’s been much hype surrounding venture capitalists’ growing attention on B2B FinTech, this year has largely been lackluster for the industry. This week, however, B2B startups enjoyed a solid moment of funding, as familiar names like Tipalti were joined by newcomers like Zervant to address an array of business finance needs. We break down where $77.5 million landed this week (including the blockchain company that secured most of it) below.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Talking about personal finance is never easy. Talking about personal finance with voice-activated assistants might not be easy, either, unless access to and management of data – oh, and interaction between user and device, of course – are seamless. As anyone who has used an Alexa skill might know, the movement toward conversational finance, or financial conversations, is a tricky one, as specific instructions or questions (okay, they are commands, really) have traditionally been needed to spur t

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

PepsiCo turned some heads with its quarterly earnings call announcement that it would take some of its tax reform windfall and reinvest it in improving the firm’s eCommerce efforts. According to PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi, that decision is entirely bottom line-driven – eCommerce was good for Pepsi last year. She told investors during the earnings call that Pepsi’s investment in “eCommerce across multiple channels, from e-grocery, to direct to consumer, to pure play, helped drive exception

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

Accounting

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering. TruFin reportedly raised the funds via its float on the London Stock Exchange, according to BQ Live on Tuesday (Feb. 13). The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

As Amazon gears up to compete with rivals in Brazil, the eCommerce retailer is reportedly seeking to lease a 50,000-square-meter warehouse near São Paulo. The potential investment indicates that Amazon may soon distribute electronics and other goods sold on its Brazilian website, Reuters reported. Currently, third parties ship their own goods sold on Amazon’s marketplace in Brazil.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Supply chain managers are less than impressed with the current solutions in place for cost analysis. New research from the Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) finds these professionals are struggling to grasp the insight they need into how much their companies spend on goods and services.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Driven by demand for the iPhone X, Apple captured 51 percent of the revenue in the world’s wholesale smartphone market. Sales of its iPhones topped more than $60 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, which was approximately seven times higher than sales of Huawei’s smartphones , MacRumors reported. Apple’s global wholesale smartphone revenue reached $61.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

For nearly three decades, customers of McDonald’s have been able to buy burgers, fries and chance to play an in-house game of McDonald’s Monopoly. By collecting playing pieces earned through purchases, customers can get a tasty meal — and maybe win something along the way. But McDonald’s doesn’t rest on its laurels; it has to continually adapt the game to changing consumer tastes.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

WeChat Pay, the mobile payment arm of China’s WeChat, is running promotions to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, also referred to as the Spring Festival. Mobile Payments Today reported that WeChat Pay will provide Chinese tourists with the chance to receive a red packet, which is a traditional monetary gift, when they shop at merchants that are participating in the promotion during the Spring Festival.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Think small, goes the saying, to effect big change. For community banks serving small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), training an eye on credit cards can translate into additional revenue streams and tap into an unmet need for those SMBs. There’s a lot of runway here. As noted in a whitepaper commissioned by ICBA Bancard and Visa, surveying more than 3,400 SMBs, A.T.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Today is Valentine’s Day, and although the hours grow short, there is still time to get the special someone a special something. We all know the classics, of course, flowers, chocolates and jewelry tend to make up the love trifecta on our national annual celebration of love, with stuffed animals and lingerie getting the annual honorable mention.

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Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Ending poverty, fighting cancer, and bringing women into tech fields: all in a day’s work, along with simpler pleasures like reading a book with one’s child each night or adopting a pet from a shelter. These are the sorts of everyday extraordinary experiences Mastercard says it wants to promote with its “Start Something Priceless” campaign — a campaign which launched Jan. 18 and which last week extended its reach into Pebble Beach Resorts as Mastercard was announced as the resorts’ Official Paym

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

One of the newest technologies in FinTech is coming to one of the oldest American outdoor gear brands. Now arriving at L.L. Bean ? The blockchain. Through a pilot this year, the retailer plans to design coats and boots with sensors which will interface with an ethereum-based platform. A New York company, Loomia , will make the circuits for the items — and hardware that utilizes near-field communication (NFC) technology to collect data.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

If decentralization is everything in blockchain, what does that mean beyond just the transaction — for the actual sharing of data, of things of value, of content itself? One company, Viewly, based in Slovenia, seeks to bring a token and blockchain-based model to the video content realm, leveraging a patronage model to bring together creators and their audience, however niche (and nascent) they might be.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

ANZ, one of Australia’s largest banks, is set to doll out nearly $8 billion in refunds to small business customers using the FI’s commercial card products. Reports in Dynamic Business on Friday (Feb. 9) said the refunds will be paid out across 52,000 credit card accounts held by business customers as a result of failure to disclose fees and interest charges.

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Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

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