The latest trend for on-demand players, like Airbnb, is facilitating corporate use of their services. Airbnb has embraced that potential with the launch of its corporate travel services in 2015, and this year, American Express Global Business Travel partnered with the company to facilitate company...
SWIFT is the latest FinTech player to perk up at the thought of using distributed ledger technology for business transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
The U.K.’s Government Digital Service (GDS) unit, tasked with ushering the government into the digital age, has a problem: Suppliers aren’t seamlessly getting paid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Alternative finance is back in the game! After a few months of lackluster performance with venture capitalists, alternative lending startups have won big this week thanks to two deals totaling more than $80 million — a figure expected to rise even higher. The startups that...
FinTech firm Fundflow and payments firm Wirecard have teamed up to launch invoice discounting for the smallest enterprises (including freelancers). Fundflow MD Joachim Kaune discusses the advantages of fast payments and discounted invoices in managing cash flow.
Know Your Customer regulations can mean corporations have to wait as long as three months — yes, months — to get onboarded to a new bank. Part of the problem, says Pegasystems Senior Director of Risk, Compliance and Onboarding for Financial Services Reetu Khosla, is...
In a first-of-its-kind solution for the credit card giant, Mastercard has reportedly launched a new mobile app for small businesses in Hong Kong to facilitate B2B trade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
New details have emerged about The Clearing House’s (TCH) real-time payments rollout, planned to hit the U.S. next year. 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...
East & Partners had some bad news for SMEs earlier this year: The majority of small businesses aren’t making FX exposure mitigation a priority. In its latest report, East & Partners has even more bad news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
