Summertime is the worst season of the year for late B2B payments, according to new research from payments company GoCardless. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Cvent, a market leader in meetings, events and hospitality technology, announced a strategic alliance with Citi that will give both companies’ clients a simplified payment option for all Meetings & Events (M&E) expenses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
One of the hottest areas of B2B FinTech today is corporate travel and expense (T&E) management, with innovators looking to address the friction associated with expense reports and reimbursements. Many solutions aim to get rid of expense reports altogether, and instead aid corporates in allowing...
Patents are the lifeblood of innovation, innovation the lifeblood of FinTech. In the race for FinTech-related patents, it seems tech firms are leading banks. Elsewhere, the U.K. garners some headlines tied to cross-pollination between traditional financial players, AI and tech upstarts. No surprise, it’s all aimed...
The talk on Main Street these days is all about record-high levels of optimism among small business (SMB) owners. However, with entrepreneurs more confident about the economy — and their own businesses — than they have been in quite some time, the latest research continues...
Amid the continued fallout of Carillion, let the market move construction firms to pay in ways more timely, says one prominent construction executive in the UK. Elsewhere, WEX finds the paper chase a key part of inefficient payment terms in the US and abroad.
As small businesses embrace a strengthening economy, there is another reason for entrepreneurs to be optimistic: Some advisors say it’s the best M&A market they have ever seen, certainly in recent years, and even small business owners who aren’t yet ready to retire are looking...
WeChat, an online messaging service operated by Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent, is looking to enhance its ability to facilitate employee expense reimbursements, and reports said the firm is exploring blockchain as part of the effort. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Business payments company Bottomline Technologies reported financial results for the fourth quarter, as its fiscal year ended June 30. The results showed subscription and transaction revenues — primarily related to the company’s cloud platforms — at $71.1 million for the fourth quarter, a 20 percent increase compared to the...
