PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses of all sizes are slowly phasing manual expense tools out of spend management strategies. The latest Workforce Spend Playbook analyzes how expense management tools are shifting to provide quicker and more convenient services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in all markets.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 23, 2022

If your bank struggles to create a clear value proposition and brand differentiation, then we have a case study for you. Brand Differentiation Step 1: Build an Employee-Centric Culture. Nubank is an example of what happens when you invest in your products in order to differentiate your brand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For brands and their manufacturers, Amazon can be a powerful influence. Brands and their manufacturers today continue to rely on legacy technologies and manual processes to sell products online, said King. The payments experience is part of that. Today, paper checks continue to be the dominant form of B2B payment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. American Express rolled out co-branded cards with Amazon for British SMBs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Credit card launches happen a lot, and tend to blend together after a while, particularly for payments peeps who keep a close eye on such things. But Venmo – which dropped its first credit card for consumers on Monday (Oct. Instead, Venmo’s entire DNA is digital. Our primary service is offering an app that's financial.”. “Our

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The cards are called "Giving Good" cards and work at various restaurants and retail locations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Global payment processor Payroc announced Wednesday (Nov. 18) in a company press release emailed to PYMNTS that it has acquired Bluestone Payments. Bluestone Payments, founded by Linda Rossetti and launched in 2006, connects merchants in niche markets to payments programs through a referral system.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

EedenBull , which works with payment and spend technology, has a new agreement with National Australia Bank (NAB) in which the bank will let its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) users access EedenBull’s payment and spend platform, according to a report from Finacial IT.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Wells Fargo & Co is seeking to sell its private-label credit card and point-of-sale (POS) financing unit as part of an ongoing strategic review of its businesses. Selling the private-label credit card unit would be a business reversal for the financial services group. Wells Fargo also reported heightened debit card usage.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Citi has rolled out its new Citi Fleet Card in Europe and the United Kingdom, with a new solution that brings together a contactless-enabled card with a mobile program. In that case, every fuel card could be used at only one brand. Kao EMEA's U.K. 17) announcement.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Spend controls were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to feature and program launches. This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes a rollout of the next generation of authorization controls from Comdata Inc., Finaxar Teams With Visa On SMB Spend Management.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

United Airlines and Chase Card Services today launched a “United Gateway” credit card that carries no annual fee and offers new users who charge $1,000 within three months of enrolling 20,000 frequent-flier miles. The card's rewards program includes 3 travel miles for every $1 spent on groceries through Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense management. Increasingly, the corporate card industry is also looking at ways to take advantage of the unique challenges in particular industries. Cards Tackle Event Planning Expenses.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

When Sabre and Visa announced a new partnership in April to pair Visa virtual commercial cards with the Sabre Virtual Payments gateway , the goals were fairly big: create a virtual B2B travel payments solution that was faster, more secure and more transparent for buyers and suppliers. Securely Streamlining Payments .

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

American Express and digital payment platform Square are teaming up to launch a credit card for Square merchants on the AmEx network. The expanded partnership will better support small businesses by organizing expenses and managing cash flow, according to a release. “Our

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Talk of “friction” in the payments industry is mostly about removing obstacles to consumer transactions, and how easily (or not) those payments get processed on the backend by merchants and banks. PYMNTS research found that 42 percent of B2B payments were made via paper check in 2019, for example. Disrupting Paper-Based Systems.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Amazon Business is bolstering its services for small businesses through a new co-branded commercial card with American Express as well as enhanced Prime features for business users. Prime members can choose between 5 percent back or a 90-day payment term.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Razer Fintech and Visa have unveiled a new prepaid card, dubbed the Razer Card, now in its test phase. Right from the start, we have been very excited about our collaboration with Visa to transform the digital payments experience globally,” said LiMeng Lee , Razer Fintech CEO, in a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

With the recent launch of the Apple Card , Apple has sent a signal that they seek to offer a better user experience than banks. In fact, their slogan for the card is “Created by Apple, Not a Bank?.” And the card is no longer just a payment instrument; it’s more than the card itself.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Commercial payments technology company WEX announced on Monday (Dec. 16) that it has reached an agreement to manage Valero Energy ‘s fleet fuel card program, according to a press release. Their agreement builds upon an existing card acceptance partnership between WEX and Valero, the firms noted.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 26, 2022

We are beyond excited to announce the launch of our co-branded Credit Card with RBL Bank. The RBL Bank-BankBazaar SaveMax co-branded Credit Card comes equipped with a wide range of benefits and features. We are sure you will love this card as it offers you reward points on every purchase you make. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

B2B FinTechs are once again showing off the versatility of the corporate card. While QuickBooks is piloting card payments on invoices powered by PayPal , Airwallex is readying the launch of its own corporate card — both physical and virtual — designed to enable cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

In an effort to simplify B2B payments for Australia, FinTech service provider WEX is teaming with digital business management technology company MYOB. The tie-up provides WEX clients with access to MYOB's business payment technology for vendor payments through WEX virtual credit cards, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

13) between Walgreens , Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. The three companies will now team up to provide a mix of data, payment vehicles and loyalty program enhancements. At its core, the announcement is based on payments. But that’s where the standard co-brand partnership ends.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Certify/Chrome River, the resulting entity of the previous merger between Certify and Chrome River, is expanding its spend management services portfolio with another takeover. The company connects business managers to heightened visibility into employee spend and greater control over corporate expenses.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

Accounts payable company MineralTree just gave a big show of support for commercial cards when it announced this week it is partnering with American Express (Amex) to offer companies an integrated platform to support supplier payments via virtual commercial card. The vast majority of payments are still made by paper check.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Twelve years ago, LendingClub Founder Renaud Laplanche built a business to help consumers manage the $800 million in outstanding credit card debt. That product was an unsecured personal loan that consolidated the debt into a lower interest option with fixed monthly payments. Interest rates on the Upgrade Card range from 6.49

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Before CEO Toffer Grant founded PEX , he worked in the world of prepaid cards (gift cards in particular), where Christmas was the biggest challenge of every year. Gift card use would faithfully and intensely spike around Christmas, only to settle back to a more typical baseline six to eight weeks after the “event.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. Customers from these generations often seek to avoid the debts and fees that accompany credit cards, too, making them less likely than older consumers to use credit cards.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It’s an excellent question, and one that virtual payments outfit Conferma took to answering. At least those flames are casting light on flawed, outdated (even paper-based) expense management practices, as reported in the latest PYMNTS Workforce Spend Playbook. It’s not as if corporate travel managers don’t get it.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

In seed funding from well-known angel investors, corporate card FinTech Karbon Card has notched $2 million. Amit Jangir and Pei-fu Hsieh started Karbon Card last year. The firm offers an alternative to corporate cards. Hsieh said per reports, “Our vision is to empower all startups to achieve more through a Karbon Card.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

It allows shoppers to pay in four equal payments with no interest. Ease and convenience play an instrumental role in the Sephora client experience, and as a digital leader we have always adapted to the evolving needs of our beauty community and their shopping journey,” said Kim Stromberg, Sephora’s eCommerce general manager, in a statement.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

As retailers scramble to capture the digital shift, it’s easy for some overlooked details, such as unanswered customer complaints, to harm their brands. To prevent this, a new category is emerging around the area of online reputation management , with a luxury automaker among the latest brands to embrace the technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Growth in the commercial card industry is being driven by more than the push for supplier acceptance in accounts receivable. An example of the conjunction of commercial card innovation and shifting corporate payment trends can be found in the evolving workforce. “The workforce is evolving,” Jamison told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Pleo is offering new services bundled under the brand Pleo Pocket that will make it easier for businesses to centralize financial information, according to a blog post. Pleo's main business is providing smart credit cards that make it easier for employees to document expenses and for employers to pay only for purchases they deem appropriate.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to Vade Secure’s Phishers’ Favorites Q4 2019 report, attackers continue to impersonate some of the world’s largest brands to trick email recipients into believing their scams, and for corporates, the most common brand used is Microsoft. B2C Brands’ B2B Risks. as to which services we use.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

For brands and merchants — from the largest marquee names in luxury retail to the smallest shops to artisans peddling handcrafted wares — going direct to consumer (D2C) has never been more urgent. Many companies may not have previously been able to engage and collect payments from consumers directly. Navigating tens of thousands of $5.95

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