Sat.Oct 20, 2018 - Fri.Oct 26, 2018

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FICO To Debut New Credit Scoring System In 2019

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Fair Isaac, creator of the FICO credit score, will be rolling out a new scoring system in early 2019. According to the Wall Street Journal , the UltraFICO Score should help many consumers get approved for loans because it factors in how consumers manage the cash in their checking, savings and money-market accounts, which could serve as an indication of how likely they are to repay their debts.

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2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Industry 4.0 Has Arrived

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As Indiana’s largest industry sector enjoys continued growth in revenues and profits, its employers are investing heavily in automation and manufacturing efficiency, welcoming an industry movement that, nationally, has been dubbed “Industry 4.0.” The 2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Industry 4.0 Has Arrived shows that most Indiana manufacturers consider investments in facilities, machinery and related information technology to be their top concern.

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Asia Corporates Replacing ACH With Cards, Citi Finds

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Corporates across the Asia Pacific region are increasing their use of commercial card products, according to a new report from Citi. Reports in The Asset on Thursday (Oct. 25) said Citi’s Asia Pacific Commercial Cards Survey 2018 revealed businesses in the region are expanding their commercial card programs, as organizations shift away from legacy payment tools and use their cards for more spend categories, including procurement and meetings and events.

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Bitcoin Daily: AML Crypto Regulation Will Be Dictated In June 2019

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will get one step closer to creating international standards for cryptocurrency when it launches its first set of rules in June of 2019. According to Reuters , the Paris-based global AML watchdog revealed that jurisdictions around the world will be required to license or regulate cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as select firms providing encrypted wallets and firms providing financial services for ICOs.

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Planning Your Restaurants Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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JPMorgan To Open FinTech Office In Silicon Valley

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JPMorgan Chase is doubling down with its FinTech aspirations, gearing up to start development of a new FinTech corporate campus in the early part of 2019. CNBC reported that the campus in Palo Alto, California will be home to more than 1,000 employees. The campus will be located between Facebook and Google in the Stanford Research Park. JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon views technology as a way to keep back the competition from FinTech startups that are luring over millennial customers in dr

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XRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3

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Ripple said that its revenues related to the sale of the digital asset known as XRP gained ground in the third quarter of this year, more than doubling over the second quarter (that is, sequentially). The company said in its third-quarter report on XRP markets that it sold $163.3 million in the latest period, up from the $75.5 million in the second quarter.

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Small Business FinTech Takes Center Stage With VCs

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Cybersecurity investment probably won’t let up anytime soon. Indeed, this week did see some cybersecurity funding action, with several big-name backers participating in the $85 million investment for Team8 , a venture studio that explores how corporate collaboration can develop better cybersecurity tools and businesses. This week, however, venture capital rounds were all about the small- and medium-sized business (SMBs), and how to address their biggest financial management pain points.

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Visa Doesn’t View Cryptocurrency As A Business Threat

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Visa’s chief executive officer Al Kelly doesn’t think cryptocurrencies are a threat to its business and is ready to implement systems that support it if it becomes more mainstream. In an interview with CNBC Thursday (October 26), Kelly said there has to be a market where cryptocurrency becomes “somewhat like a fiat currency in order for us to be comfortable,” Kelly said in an interview with “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, noting that crypto isn’t a threat to its business either in the short or medi

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Amazon Launches Amex SMB Card, New Prime Features For Businesses

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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. In an announcement Tuesday (October 23), American Express introduced the Amazon Business American Express Card, offering businesses a streamlined checkout experience when purchasing on the Amazon Business and Amazon.com platforms.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Canada Tests DLT; Crypto Startup Uphold Gets Into Loans

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The SBI Group plans to license Sepior ApS ’ wallet technology to use in its own wallet, which will become a part of its digital currency exchange platform, the company said in an announcement. When it came to the decision, SBI said that Sepior’s multiparty computation (MPC) approach allows for a high level of protection for crypto wallets. SBI President and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao said in the announcement that signatures based on MPC “offered our desired level of security, performance and scalabilit

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

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

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Visa B2B Connect To Use Digital IDs For X-Border Payments

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Visa has announced new product details in anticipation of the first quarter 2019 launch of its new cross-border B2B payments solution B2B Connect. “With B2B Connect, we’re developing a new way for businesses to make cross-border, high-value payments — fixing broken processes and breaking down geographic barriers along the way,” Kevin Phalen, global head of Visa Business Solutions at Visa, said in a press release.

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Bank Of America Automates FX Conversion For Smaller FIs

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) is introducing a new solution for other financial institutions (FIs) in the interbank payment system to automate foreign exchange (FX) conversion. The new solution, AutoFX, aims to make it easier for smaller banks to streamline cross-border payments for their customers by automating foreign exchange conversion before the transaction occurs, rather than relying on the receiving bank to conduct that transaction.

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Five At Five: Would Visa Support Cryptocurrencies?

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Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest on how Visa views cryptocurrencies, and Expedia’s fresh plan to take on Airbnb. Moody’s has news about the charge-off climate, chocolate is getting more expensive and the OCC’s bank charter plan faces more trouble. Visa Doesn’t View Cryptocurrency As a Business Threat.

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Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards

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The world has a plastic problems — a fact illustrated earlier this week when researchers from the Environment Agency Austria and the Medical University of Vienna jointly presented evidence that there is so much plastic in the environment that we’ve actually begun to inadvertently eat it. Scientists are now looking for more funding to get a better understanding as to how so much plastic has made it into human digestive tracts worldwide — but the big takeaway, Mastercard President of Cybe

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No-Code Technology: The Key to Unlock the Future of Your Business

Global economies are reeling from recent upheavals—pandemic aftershocks, geopolitical conflicts, and a tech sector crunch. Mark Zuckerberg's 2023 "Year of Efficiency" ethos extends into 2024, with leaders seeking cost reductions without stunting growth. No-code technology emerges as a beacon of hope, fostering resilience and adaptability. Platforms like Make.com and Zapier empower even non-technical staff to automate and innovate, freeing IT for strategic tasks.

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Facebook Is Looking To Buy A Cybersecurity Company

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Facebook is reportedly gearing up to acquire a cybersecurity company in an effort to assure users that security is a top priority of the social media company. CNET , citing a report from The Information, reported Facebook has reached out to several security companies that could be takeover targets. The Information cited unnamed sources for its report, noted CNET.

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 IBM And The Blockchain Bet

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In the blockchain space, the announcements come fast and furious. The movement to bring all sorts of data and processes to the decentralized ledger model and to blockchain platforms is an inexorable one. At the same time that press releases seem to accrue on a daily basis, earnings calls offer a bit of a progress report, where company management gives investors, analysts and observers of various industries a bit of insight into how certain initiatives are faring – and how they are contributing t

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ValueSelling Eyes The Influences Of B2B Buying Behavior — Besides Amazon

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The business-to-business (B2B) buying experience has changed; there’s no doubt about that. The business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce landscape has had a massive influence on corporate buying habits, from sourcing through payments. It’s often described as the “ Amazon effect,” as suppliers explore how to provide a consumer-like experience to business buyers.

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Google Search Executive Manber Jumping Ship For Anthem Health

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Anthem, the health insurance company, has landed Udi Manber, the Google executive who ran engineering for its core search products, as its new head of artificial intelligence. CNBC, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Manber will be in charge of overseeing the artificial intelligence group at the insurance company and is expected to boost up his team.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Apple’s CEO Wants Bloomberg To Retract China Hack Story

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Apple ’s chief executive Tim Cook is calling for Bloomberg to retract a story that claimed the company was the victim of an attack on its hardware that was conducted by the government of China. BuzzFeed News , citing an interview it had with Apple’s CEO last week, reported Cook responded to an inquiry about the fight with Bloomberg over the story Apple has repeatedly denied by saying that there isn’t any truth to the story: “They need to do that right thing and retract it.

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What Does Blockchain Have To Do With The Gig Economy?

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In the pre-mobile world, in the time before the Uberization of every conceivable service, the gig economy existed — just not in the highly organized and monetized fashion as it is today. In fact, Head Blockchain Engineer Stan James at decentralized blockchain marketplace provider Origin told PYMNTS in a recent conversation that the central locus of the pre-digital gig economy was the community bulletin board.

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Today In Data: Driving A Digitally Determined World

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In an average week, the average consumer spends about 24 hours online – exactly 1/7 of their time. They use their phones to order food and to decide what they eat before they order. They shop, pay bills, book and manage travel – all digitally. With risk, of course, due to endemic identity theft concerns – but also with a lot of reward. Consumers have more retail modes than ever before, in more regions of the world – and a greater ability to expand and customize their commerce activit

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Uber May Be Gearing Up For Drone-Delivered ‘Flying Burgers’

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As Uber seeks to attract investors ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) with aspirations beyond ridesharing, food delivery in the skies might be in the company’s not-so-distant future: It is reportedly looking to launch drones for takeout in the next few years. In a job posting, the company noted that it wanted to make delivery drones work by 2019 at the earliest, and have the drones operational in some markets when 2021 rolls around.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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CMS Healthcare Portal For Insurance Agents Hacked

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday (October 19) that a government portal that insurance agents and brokers use to help customers sign up for healthcare was hacked, with the bad guys getting off with the personal data of 75,000 people. In a press release late Friday, CMS said that earlier in the week staff detected anomalous activity in the Federally Facilitated Exchanges (FFE)’s Direct Enrollment pathway for agents and brokers.

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Amazon’s Putting A Dent In Alphabet’s Ad Revenue

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Once upon a not very long time ago, the conventional wisdom was that advertising revenue on the web is mostly generated by a stable duopoly controlled by Google and Facebook. But as of the latest round of earnings releases, it is seeming increasingly like that configuration may become a triopoly someday in the future — Amazon is consistently stealing away larger and larger bits of advertising.

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

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On this day in history in the year 2009, the world of payments and commerce was changed forever. The skies parted, the Earth shook and the song of angels was heard from on high. Well, that’s how we remember it, anyway. Nine years is a long time, after all. If we had a nickel for every mobile wallet that had come and gone in that time period, we would at this point be larger than The New York Times.

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Treasurers Begin Exploring New Open Banking Opportunities (And Risks)

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Open Banking regulations have gotten FinTech innovators’ brains churning over how to take advantage of the troves of data that traditional banks have typically kept locked away. With regulations like PSD2 and Open Banking emerging as ways to boost financial services competition, the bank-FinTech relationship has taken center stage. However, though it is certainly a major use case within Open Banking initiatives for FinTech firms to integrate into bank data streams via application programming int

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Join the Instant Payment Revolution: Read 7 Must-Know Facts for Small Businesses

Technology evolves at lightning speed, and as finance keeps changing, instant payments emerge as a game-changer for small businesses. By 2030, instant payments are projected to surge by 289% and will become the new norm in financial transactions. Our whitepaper reveals seven must-know facts about instant payments, offering to help you navigate this financial revolution effectively.

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As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise

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As the benefits of bringing more digital power to medical billing become clearer, there are other issues and concerns rising that underscore just what a massive — and vital — task it will be to move one of the most important sectors of the payments world away from analog. The general pitch to make medical billing more digital is this: As people live longer, which can drive up healthcare costs, digitalization can help bring down expenses and lead to better care via more access to data and coordin

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Ondot, Citi Deal Promotes More Consumer Control Of Mobile Payments

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A sense of control and security goes a long way toward building confidence, and that’s especially true in payments and commerce. Make consumers feel as though they are in charge, and give them more transparency into their personal payment transactions, and you might not only win their loyalty, but could also encourage them to spend more, or use your payment methods more often.

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Kirk Bresniker On Why Naivete Is Key To Tapping Into AI’s Potential

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An increasingly non-controversial point is that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been — and will continue to be — major boons to human advancement. Self-driving cars, voice assistants, digital personal stylists, logistics, digital security — there is an application for AI and “smart computers” around almost every corner these days.

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Lyft, Uber, Amazon Top Employee Expense List

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Lyft cracked the Top 10 of most frequently expensed U.S. business costs for the first time, reaching number six. According to data from Certify, the most used vendor in Q3 of this year was Uber , which held 11 percent of all transactions. Coming in second was Starbucks with 4.08 percent of receipts and expenses, while Amazon is in third place with 4.05 percent — marking the first time Amazon has appeared in the top three.

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How CPA Firms Can Profit From Payroll Services Without the Extra Work

"Offer payroll and do it yourself,” they said. “It’ll be fun!” Spoiler alert: It was not fun. Most CPA firms know that they need to offer payroll services to their clients or risk losing them to another firm that will. However, many don’t really want to. It is often time-consuming and complex due to changing tax laws and regulations, and with the growing staffing shortages, most just don’t have the resources.