PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

There’s a lot more to running a restaurant than making good food and serving it with a smile — and no, we don’t mean listing the menu on GrubHub, UberEats or OpenTable. Restaurants have to follow regulations set by the food and health administrations, such as cleanliness guidelines and storing various foods at specific temperatures. It can be a lot for one owner to track, especially owners of multiple establishments or franchise locations.

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Reval

JUNE 30, 2017

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Planful

JUNE 27, 2017

And yet, none of this is new. If there’s one unalterable truth about business it’s that change is constant and there will always be new data, new scenarios, and new questions to answer. In an ever-changing corporate world, finance teams have become the first responders. Few are ready to meet the very real demands of that role today, and it’s only going to get tougher in the years to come.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

The blockchain has a bit of an identity crisis. Everyone who is anyone in financial services knows what it is, and there is broad consensus at this point that it will play a very important role in financial services. Yet few can really articulate how it all works or what exactly it will do — and when. Here’s a little proof. According to WEX’s First Annual Payments Pulse Survey , 66 percent of the 500 CFOs interviewed say that they are quite certain that they understand blockchain; 50 percent thi

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

Wealthy countries with developed financial and payment infrastructures are most likely to have their data encrypted and held for ransom by cybercriminals, according to a recent report by global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. In 2016-17, cyber attackers have set their sights on mobile users in the U.S., first and foremost, with Canada, Germany and the U.K. following closely in terms of risk.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

Online retail sales in the U.K. have seen a lot of action over the past six months. As we reported back in January, the U.K.’s eCommerce sales have seen a significant year-over-year increase. Between 2015 and 2016, U.K. eCommerce sales saw a nearly 16 percent increase from £114.75 billion all the way up to £133 billion. Stemming from Interactive Media in Retail Group’s research, eCommerce sales in the U.K. are set to see a 14 percent increase by the end of this year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

PayU , a global online payment service provider headquartered in Copenhagen, has launched a new single API integration that will allow merchants to boost their business in high-growth markets. According to GrowthBusiness.co.uk , the PayU Hub provides merchants with access to 2.3 billion potential new customers in major markets across Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and Latin America through a single integration.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

Google’s AI fund has made its first public investment, leading a $10.5 million Series A funding round for Algorithmia , a marketplace and enterprise solution that enables developers to tap into its catalog of 3,500 algorithms, functions and machine-learning models. According to news from TechCrunch , other participants in the round include new investor Work-Bench, as well as current investors Madrona Venture Group, Rakuten Ventures and Osage University Partners.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

A new report from Dun & Bradstreet and the Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management finds the majority of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. are facing cash flow challenges. The survey, the Q2 PCA Index, released Thursday (June 29), found 66 percent of U.S. SMEs say they have faced working capital challenges in the last three months, the highest rate the surveyors have seen in five years.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

Maybe. Over the course of the last few years, eCommerce has sprung up and put the brick-and-mortar side of the retail industry on notice. A growing number of eCommerce-focused merchants like Amazon have gradually increased their footprint in the physical store space. With the opening of the Amazon Go grocery store and bookstore in Seattle, Amazon is breathing innovation into the stodgy brick-and-mortar experience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

Payday loans and associated non-bank financial services are not popular products by the standard definition. Depending on which figures one uses, 3 percent to 5 percent of American consumers view payday lending or associated non-bank financial services like check cashing favorably. That, according to Americans for Financial Reform, makes those products less popular among the average American than used car salesmen or Wall Street bankers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

QuickBooks Online touts itself as a leader in SME accounting. Last year, Intuit announced that QuickBooks Online surpassed the 1.5 million user mark — not just a sign of corporate growth, the company said, but also an indication of how small businesses are adopting the cloud and other digital solutions. But there’s a catch: While small businesses can manage their finances digitally in QuickBooks Online, they couldn’t, until recently, make electronic payments within the platform.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

As more customers engage in cross-border trade, the pressure is on merchants to meet the demand for convenient payment options. In an effort to meet the changing demands of a growing consumer base, several FinTech players are offering new payment services to address the payment needs of all types of merchants. These services are not just enabling merchants to offer consumers greater convenience, but are also providing new opportunities to foster customer engagement, beef up payment security and

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Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

Finance

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

As mobile devices continue to be a pervasive force in the technology arena, so does the need for forward thinkers in the field. Those that are constantly developing new ways to integrate connected experiences into people’s lives will probably be at the forefront of the tech industry. In this week’s Commander in Chief series, PYMNTS talks with mobile capture and identity verification company Mitek Systems ’ CEO James DeBello about what moves the ball for the mobile industry.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

Sage’s accounting chat bot is expanding. The company said this week that its AI-powered chat bot, Pegg, will be available to companies in Canada next month, about a year after Sage first rolled out the solution. Reports in IT World Canada said Sage CEO Stephen Kelly announced the news during his keynote at the Sage Summit event this week. “What’s the entrepreneur’s least-favorite thing to do?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

The payments industry has increasingly grown more complex over the last decade. From credit card companies to retailers and consumers, there are many key stakeholders in the commerce process, both on and offline. Without proper payment processes in place, it’s likely that the entire retail ecosystem would either grind to a halt or favor one side over another.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

Visa has been going big in B2B payments as of late. Earlier this month the credit card giant launched its Visa Ready Program for Business Solutions, a collection of B2B payment and finance services, from virtual cards to AP automation, to accelerate companies’ use of such digital tools. Last year, Visa revealed it was working with blockchain company Chain to develop Visa B2B Connect, a platform for FIs to make payments and settle funds for corporate clients using blockchain infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

Cybercrime isn’t always about stealing credit card data. In the digital world, there’s strength in numbers, and a botnet — essentially, an army of IP addresses — can turn a pretty penny on the darknet. That’s why hackers are targeting Linux systems, and consumers don’t even know they’re using them. While few computer users opt for a Linux operating system, almost every consumer has an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled device (or 10) that runs on it, from webcams and DVRs in the home to point-of-s

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

Loyalty programs are nothing new to retail. From collecting pieces for McDonald’s Monopoly to collecting stamps for free cookware at grocery stores and buying 10 coffee drinks to get a free cup, there is no shortage of enticing loyalty offerings. With eCommerce providing easier ways for retailers to form loyalty programs via smartphone apps or through their company websites, loyalty programs are on the rise.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

A new generation of entrepreneurs is on the horizon, and they’re shaping the way corporates adopt, interact with and influence technology. A new report from HSBC Private Bank explored how younger entrepreneurs are divvying up their time in new ways to optimize their performance. The “ 2017 HSBC Private Bank: Essence of Enterprise ” report compares populations of entrepreneurs across two different generations — those in their 20s and 30s and those who started their business in their 50s — to expl

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2017

Amazon’s new voice-activated grocery assistant is practically magic, and you don’t even have to go to Diagon Alley to get it. The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to own the emerging online grocery market. “If the acquisition of Whole Foods wasn’t a clear enough signal of Amazon’s intentions for grocery market domination, the introduction of the Dash Wand provides another glaring indication,” sai

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Accounting

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

An Amsterdam-based bank, ABN Amro , may have taken payment wearables to a new level. In a pilot test round, the bank is giving out near field communications (NFC)-enabled rings to a select group of customers. ABN Amro plans on rolling out more of these rings in the latter half of 2017. The wearable rings were provided by wearable tech company Kerv which debuted the ring at the Wearable Technology Show earlier this year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

A Florida man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for helping criminals process millions of dollars in illegal bitcoin transactions. According to AP News , Anthony Murgio of Tampa pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy charges for enticing friends and family members to help him operate an illegal money exchange business. Murgio, his father and another man admitted to operating a fake Florida-based business called the Collectables Club, which allowed criminals to buy bitcoins to laund

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

With artificial intelligence moving forward and many companies hopping on board, chatbots have become a pervasive force in the retail industry. Consumers’ desire to receive instantaneous responses from their favorite brands continue to drive chatbot popularity and are thus pushing innovation forward. One of the latest companies to begin challenging the chatbot status quo is fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

Ford Motor, the car manufacturer, has created a new robotics and AI research team that will be housed under Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering department. According to a news report in TechCrunch , Dr. Ken Washington, Ford’s VP of research and engineering and CTO, disclosed the new unit in a Medium post in which he talked up the impact AI and robots will have during the next 10 years.

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