Traditional institutions are picking up steam in their efforts to collaborate with alternative financiers and FinTech firms, largely viewed as a way to spin the competition into allies and upgrade their lending services without the burden of in-house R&D. However, the Federal Reserve‘s latest analysis...
The revelation that U.S. businesses, more often than not, pay their suppliers via paper check still draws quizzical reactions from professionals abroad. The corporate and financial services communities in the U.S. understand that paper checks are slow, expensive and risky, and yet they endure. The...
GoCardless is expanding into Australia in an effort to support direct debit B2B payments to suppliers, reports in IT Wire said on Monday (Aug. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Corporate travel platform Concur, owned by SAP, has integrated listings from home-sharing service Airbnb into its platform. 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 to our...
Visa is expanding its presence with small businesses in Kenya through a new partnership with alternative lender Branch International, a mobile small business lender. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Australian money managers are finding an opportunity in enterprise and small business lending as regulators crack down on the country’s traditional banking industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Finance has many levers to pull when it comes to pulling back on payments England finds itself in the unpaid invoice-related headlines again. And India makes some news of its own as smaller firms say they are being squeezed in bankruptcy by larger companies that...
From chief procurement officers to chief executive officers, the C-Suite is vocal about what it expects for its businesses, and for the economy at large. This week’s B2B Data Digest collects insights from surveys of CEOs, CFOs, CPOs and more, diving into their expectations for...
Every business in every industry is concerned about cybersecurity — and if it isn’t, it should be. While cyberattacks can threaten a company of any type and size, the financial services market is — unsurprisingly — a top target for cybercriminals and fraudsters. Get the...