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• Alibaba finds a partner in Chicago for small-biz payments

  

  Payments are getting more complex as business gets more global, adding channels and expanding ways to sell. Part of matchmaker crowdSPRING's strategy is to find a match of its own: AliExpress, an online marketplace that's part of the Alibaba group; and to consider a foray into virtual currency.

  Cross border payments John Adams 45m ago

  Cross border payments John Adams 45m ago

• PayThink Using digital services should be as easy as driving a car

  

  Mark Little

  Fiserv

  Removing friction across channels and payment types not only leads to a transformative digital banking experience, it also helps ensure those positive outcomes translate to business success for financial institutions, writes Mark Little, senior user experience researcher for digital channels at Fiserv.

  PayThink Conference 45m ago

  PayThink Conference 45m ago

• Barclays puts in sensors to see which bankers are at their desks

  

  The company says the tracking devices are a way to reduce office space and know when shared workstations are free, but "hot-desking" also raises questions about whether employees are being spied on.

  Workforce management August 18

  Workforce management August 18

• Jack Ma is ahead of Jeff Bezos in grocery store ambitions

  

  For years, it looked to some like Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. was simply following in the footsteps of Bezos’ Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest e-commerce company. But when Amazon’s $13.7 billion bid for Whole Foods Market Inc. sent shock waves across the retail industry, Ma looked prescient.

  Retailers August 18

  Retailers August 18

• 8.18.17: Your morning briefing

  

  Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alibaba's revenue grows; Simple changes focus; Lunar's new travel cards; Blockchain adds ether.

  Briefing John Adams August 18

  Briefing John Adams August 18

• PayThink Emerging payment tech levels the field for small businesses

  Tony Holbrook

  Vice President Ingram Micro Commerce & Fulfillment

  Shopping cart technology, digital payments, advertising platforms and global order fulfillment allow new brands to compete on a global scale, writes Tony Holbrook, vice president of marketing and commerce at Ingram Micro Commerce & Fulfillment.

  PayThink Conference August 18

  PayThink Conference August 18