PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Amazon is testing a new payment system that uses handprints for checkout instead of a card or an app, The New York Post reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Codenamed “Orville,” the technology will scan human hands to ring up purchases. Sources told the NYP that the e-commerce giant is using its New York employees as test subjects by installing the system on a handful of vending machines selling chips, sodas and phone chargers in its offices.

eCommerce 92

eCommerce Technology Planning 92

CFA Institute

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

David R. Koenig's Governance Reimagined "focuses on the 'why' and 'how' of governance rather than the 'what' that is delivered by other guidebooks.".

Economics 52

Economics 52

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Hong Kong-listed S.Culture International Holdings Limited recently announced that Lin Zheming has resigned as CFO with effect from Aug 31, 2019. An executive director, Lin has also been re-designated as a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2019. Before appointment of a new CFO, Zhu Fangming, an executive Director, will temporarily assume the role of CFO, S.Culture said.

CFO 40

CFO Treasury Accounting Leadership 40

Planful

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

For many routine tasks, the need to just get it done tends to overshadow the inefficiencies and pain along the way. Then, once the task is complete, those irritations are quickly forgotten and your mind moves onto the next task. That is, until the offending task pops up again. Periodic financial reporting is a great example. Most organizations put a great deal of manual effort into their periodic reporting.

Financial Reporting 40

Financial Reporting IFRS GAAP Auditing 40

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The famous 17 th -century political satirist and author, Jonathan Swift , wrote in 1745 that “vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Which, increasingly, is just about every ecosystem.

Transportation 89

Transportation Accounting B2B Securities 89

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

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Accounting 40

Accounting Technology 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Today if one says the word eBay anywhere in the U.S. — and in multiple spots around the world — you will be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t instantly know as to what you are referring. They may never have made a purchase on the online marketplace, but the odds are good they know at least one good story about something bought it on eBay story.

Sales 81

Sales Leadership Investments Numbers 81

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2019

As U.S. household debt climbs, financial health startup Credit Sesame has raised $43 million ahead of its planned IPO, as reported on Friday (Aug. 30). Debt in the country stands at nearly $14 trillion. Credit Sesame aims to expand the available tools to help consumers better handle outstanding loans. Consumers can use the service to check their credit scores and evaluate options to improve their overall financial health.

Valuation 79

Valuation Startups Planning Investments 79

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Samsung ’s latest Galaxy Note 10 aims to boost blockchain adoption by making it more user-friendly, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. 5). The new product will be marketed as a “KlaytnPhone,” named after a South Korean blockchain platform, sources told the WSJ. Right now, it’s only being sold in South Korea. The smartphone will have the same hardware and packaging as the recently-released Galaxy Note 10, and prices will start at around $1,000, the sources said.

Currencies 78

Currencies Securities Technology Investments 78

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Planning

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Visa announced that since their inception, chip cards have reduced counterfeit fraud by 87 percent. . “Chip cards are increasingly becoming the norm as usage and acceptance has continued to grow since the EMV standard was first introduced in 2011,” the company said. “That’s good news for everyone but fraudsters. The latest data shows that Visa payment cards with an embedded EMV chip has had a significant impact on counterfeit fraud, which is when criminals copy your payment card data onto a fake

Leverage 78

Leverage eCommerce Numbers Retail 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is looking toward new technologies to keep a closer eye on the nation’s FinTech , blockchain and digital lending markets. “Regulators using new technologies to supervise FinTechs and the financial industry — called Suptech, short for supervisory technology — is another area where China is generally thought of as a world leader,” said one adviser who works closely with large Chinese FinTech companies, according to the Financial Times.

Banking 77

Banking Currencies Technology Finance 77

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands of Amazon’s customers. Amazon, the company that brought consumers scan and go, is about to bring consumers pay by hand — a new payment system designed to allow Whole Foods shoppers to pay for their groceries by merely waving at a scanner.

Retail 76

Retail Technology Sales 76

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Google ’s Project Zero team was the first to let Apple users know iPhones and related Apple products have been subjected to a breach , Forbes reported Sunday (Sept. 1). About 1 billion users learned “hacked websites” were used to infiltrate iPhones over the past two years. Since the attack was sophisticated, scaled and targeted along geographic and demographic lines, a nation state-sponsored perpetrator is suspected.

Securities 76

Securities Marketing 76

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Finance

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept. 3) that they are in the midst of building a pan-European network focused on cross-border mobile payments. As reported by Bloomberg Tuesday, the European Mobile Payment System Association initiative comes as banks and traditional financial services players continue to battle FinTechs and Big Tech for share of mind and share of wallet across the payments landscape.

Banking 75

Banking Numbers 75

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Commercial and consumer cards issued in the U.S. generated $6.13 trillion in spending for goods and services in 2018, The Nilson Report said in a press release Thursday (Sept. 5). Commercial card spending is up 11.7 percent, compared to consumer card spending, which grew by 10.1 percent. Commercial card spending was $1.39 trillion last year. Consumer card spending was $4.74 trillion.

Marketing 75

Marketing Nonprofit Currencies Accounting 75

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

For B2B payments, this summer was a season of technological progress. Both buyers and suppliers say they are looking forward to adopting technology that can tackle their biggest accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable pain points, with PYMNTS’ July Payables Friction Playbook , a collaboration with Corcentric, finding that 42.6 percent of AP professionals say they already receive invoices via an eInvoice solution.

B2B 74

B2B Accounts Payable Invoicing Technology 74

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

A new API standard for the pre-authorization of funds is being rolled out by SWIFT, clearing a path for a revolution in financial services enabled by open banking, the company said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. 5). API standards accelerate the introduction of new services. With this latest standard, a payer’s bank can designate funds in advance, assuring upcoming payments will clear. .

Cash Management 72

Cash Management Banking Securities Retail 72

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Reconciliations

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The use of digital identities is becoming commonplace, and consumers are largely satisfied with their presence. In fact, PYMNTS’ Digital Identity Lifestyle Capsule found that 100 percent of eCommerce customers who were required to submit digital copies of their physical ID documents when creating accounts said it was a satisfactory authentication process.

eCommerce 71

eCommerce Securities Banking Accounting 71

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Fiverr, the company that matches freelancers to jobs, has announced a new eCommerce-based store with the intention of helping online businesses with services that support all their needs, the company said in a release. . Through the new store, businesses that use platforms like Magento, Shopify and Woocommerce can search for services like SEO, drop shipping, web design and development.

eCommerce 71

eCommerce Prioritization Startups Sales 71

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank is gearing up to launch a web portal this month, as well as to introduce new loan offerings from third-party providers. The company submitted its biannual update to Banking Competition Remedies, according to AltFi reports Friday (Aug. 30), a requirement following the award of £100 million from the BCR fund earlier this year.

Invoicing 68

Invoicing Construction Banking Finance 68

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In India, funding activity over the past weeks headed into the end of August showed that eCommerce startups focused on home delivery gained traction, as measured by funding rounds. As tracked by PYMNTS, total funding activity along sectors as far-flung as logistics, eCommerce, alternative finance and payments tech stood at roughly $2.3 billion USD. Breaking that down a bit, logistics stood at just over 47 percent of the total, at a bit more than $1 billion, and eCommerce stands at $259 million.

eCommerce 68

eCommerce Startups Investments Finance 68

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Accounting

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Apple has been granted three separate patents related to the Apple Watch, which would allow for biometric identification, automatic tightening of the band and lighted indicators, according to a report. The biometric sensor would use infrared to take a “picture” of a person’s wrist and then use the identifying traits as an unlocking device. Currently, there is no way to unlock an Apple Watch without using a PIN or setting it to unlock when a person unlocks their phone.

Healthcare 67

Healthcare Accounting Marketing Retail 67

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Australian supply chain-focused blockchain technology company Security Matters has filed a patent application in the U.S. towards the marking, tracking and managing of the supply chain of cannabis plants, cannabis products and products containing cannabis-based ingredients. The methods will be used for the company’s chemical solution for marking plants completed during any of the six stages of plant growth and cultivation, as well as directly to the seed before planting.

Securities 66

Securities Technology 66

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers buy tickets and other services using Apple Pay, CellPoint said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. 4). “Providing modern digital payment solutions to our customers is critical,” said Christopher Priebe, director of treasury, payments and risk at Southwest Airlines. “The launch of Apple Pay enhances our ability to sell flights, as well a

Treasury 66

Treasury Banking Technology Marketing 66

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

It was a summer of last-mile delivery and new subscription pushes. It was a season of fulfillment expansion and voice assistance (even Nike sneakers got involved). It was months of tariffs and trade wars. But most of all, perhaps, it was a time of meatless alternatives. As PYMNTS prepares to BBQ and drink sangria and maybe even hum some union solidarity anthems in honor of this holiday weekend, we ask you to take a few moments to join us on a “greatest-hits tour” of this past summer of retail.

Manufacturing 65

Manufacturing Retail Technology Marketing 65

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