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.

White Paper Investing in top-down security to build a compliant business

It’s a story you’ll watch unfold time and time again. The breach. The headlines. The confusion. The public apologies. The finger-pointing. And it’s often followed by some form of the following: “But I was compliant.” Compliance is never enough. The challenges are understandable. Taking the path of least resistance is not.Read this white paper to learn the value of a holistic approach to security.

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

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.

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8 times payments clashed with politics

The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.

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8.21.17: 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: Barclays adds Siri payments; WordPress simplifies PayPal link; Australia bolsters AML rules; Gamers caused big 2016 hack.

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Digital currency exchange readies expansion into hot U.S. market

The Japanese exchange bitFlyer has processed $30 billion in bitcoin trades so far in 2017. Now it has its sights set on American crypto enthusiasts.

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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
PayThink AI, advanced training can keep issuers' customer service from falling behind

Anand Subramaniam
Senior Vice President eGain

Knowledge picked up from the best customer-facing staff should be delivered by AI systems in a contextual manner at the right place and the right time to handle customer queries in the age of digital commerce, writes Anand Subramaniam, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for eGain Corp.

PayThink Conference August 18

PayThink Conference 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

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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 10h ago
AI, advanced training can keep issuers' customer service from falling behind

Anand Subramaniam
Senior Vice President
eGain

Knowledge picked up from the best customer-facing staff should be delivered by AI systems in a contextual manner at the right place and the right time to handle customer queries in the age of digital commerce, writes Anand Subramaniam, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for eGain Corp.

PayThink Conference August 18
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

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8 times payments clashed with politics

The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.

7 rumored iPhone 8 payments features

With this year's iPhone announcement getting closer, more rumors are spreading about how Apple plans to overhaul the way its phones handle payments. Some of these have already been confirmed by Apple; others are leaking in code the company has released.

7 ways to reinvent the plastic card

From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.

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Web Seminar The compliance/usability conundrum for digital onboarding and payments

Balancing the competing needs of compliance against the expectations of today’s digital native customers is no easy task.

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Download this white paper to learn how to stay competitive by embracing an omni-channel banking strategy.

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Download this white paper to learn how to analytics are making retail banks more customer friendly, safe and efficient.

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