Alternative small business finance comes in many forms as FinTechs target SMB cash flow. Considering cash flow woes are often linked to long payment terms for corporate customers, many of these AltFin players are emerging with financing products designed to target this particular weak point...
Patents can be the springboard to competitive advantage. In the blockchain space, China (and Alibaba) dominate new patent filings. Crypto crackdown aside, here's what China sees in blockchain -- and the verticals that might benefit most immediately.
Corporate payments solution provider WEX announced this week it is collaborating with Australia-based robotics process automation firm Troovo Technologies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
One year after news surfaced that blockchain companies Ripple Labs and R3 HoldCo were engaged in a legal dispute, the lawsuit has been resolved, according to a press release issued this week. In a statement, Ripple said the companies “have reached a settlement of all...
Small businesses (SMBs) frequently cite cash flow crunches and the struggle to access capital as key hurdles to the success of their business. These problems faced by SMBs are also shedding light on supplier payment practices and large corporates’ strategies of lengthening payment terms to...
Small businesses’ access to traditional loans continues to grow as loan applications at big banks reached new heights last month, the latest Biz2Credit data showed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The enterprise increasingly understands the power of data. Businesses are not only seeking to become data-driven, but are investing more in the tools they need to achieve that goal. Despite so much interest — and investment — in enterprise data and analytics, researchers warn that...
Amazon released new statistics about the growth of its B2B eCommerce unit, Amazon Business, on Tuesday (Sept. 11), touting the success of the operation four years after its launch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is the oldest payments network in the world, 83 years and counting. However, unless one happens to work in a big company and have their travel booked through a managed travel department, chances are they’ve never heard of the network....
