B2B Payments

Basware’s April Fools’ Fake Invoice Stunt Is No Joke
April 04, 2016

Procure-to-pay firm Basware made headlines last week with the news that it reached a deal to acquire U.S. rival Verian for $36 million. But, just a day later, the company struck again, this time with a stunt to raise awareness about fraud in the B2B...

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SunTrust Sees Bright Days Ahead For SMB M&A
April 04, 2016

As smaller firms look for growth both here and abroad, cash may be king — as in, currency for dealmaking via mergers and acquisitions. SunTrust President John Stallings gave some insight as to what that might mean for growth strategies (and B2B opportunities) going forward.

Baby Steps In Digital B2B Payments
April 01, 2016

Corporations have been chastised in recent years as floods of new data reveal the ongoing prevalence of paper checks in B2B payments. This segment of payments is notorious for its skepticism and slow adoption of new tools — even if those emerging solutions can save a...

B2B Payments
An Unlikely Leader In B2B ePayments: Professional Baseball
April 01, 2016

Electronic payments and FinTech can help businesses across the board improve time and cash management, but each industry is different in the types of solutions they need and the progress with which they adopt more sophisticated tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Basware Lands eProcurement Buyout
April 01, 2016

Procure-to-pay and eInvoicing solutions provider Basware flexed its collaborative muscles last month when it announced a partnership with WEX in an effort to streamline B2B payments with a joint invoice payments tool. On Thursday (March 31), the company revealed that it will be working with...

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IBM Isn’t Buying Salesforce — But This Is Close
April 01, 2016

IBM, like Microsoft, was rumored in recent months to be planning a takeover of Salesforce as it looked to enhance its enterprise focus and boost its Global Business Services consulting unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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The B2B Well Dries Up Quick For VCs
April 01, 2016

Q1 may be known for sluggish venture capital, but with the quarter quickly wrapping up, B2B startups aren’t entirely left in the dark. This week, a steady trickle of funding amounted to about $18 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

China’s Two-Pronged Approach To Mounting Corporate Debt
March 31, 2016

The echoes of China’s economic slowdown have been heard across the globe, but locally, they’re certainly the loudest for Chinese businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
March 31, 2016

Money is pouring into the venture capital space like there’s no tomorrow, but that may be the giddiness of a wild ride before motion sickness sets in. Here’s why dry powder may not get the spark that everyone expects and what that means for payments...