Access to capital is one of the major challenges facing SMEs around the globe, but European businesses face the additional hurdle of being heavily reliant on traditional bank financing. The European Commission is working toward diversifying the region’s financial ecosystem. Earlier this year, the Commission...
As payment method possibilities expand for consumers, businesses are fueling the demand for increased security features. The trend has launched the financial services market into the world of data security, leading to often high-tech, innovative solutions, from fingerprint scanning to iris identification. Get the Full...
China’s B2B cross-border commerce efforts are on the rise, largely thanks to the work of eCommerce giant Alibaba and other firms looking to highlight the nation’s large manufacturing and supplier markets. In an effort to strengthen its own position in the market, technology giant IBM...
It may not even be summer yet, but online commerce firms are already bracing for the holiday shopping bonanza. Last year, experts predicted a 16 percent increase in online holiday shopping sales, while every year shoppers seem to begin their gift buying earlier and earlier....
The fleet card industry remains highly fragmented, but analysts predict the market to expand by $35 billion in just a few years. Many experts agree that technology – the use of Big Data and analytics – to manage expenses will likely help streamline the fuel...
B2B manufacturers, suppliers and sellers are gradually finding their foothold in the world of social media. LinkedIn remains by far the most common social media platform for suppliers to connect with potential business buyers, share information about their products and services, or provide tutorials and...
The business-to-business community is entering an era in which sales efforts will be fully automatic. New research from B2B Marketing expects the software will be in use by 88 percent of businesses within the next two years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The United Arab Emirates has emerged in just the past few years as a bustling hub for cash flow management innovation. Startups and big banks alike are setting up shop in the region to provide new services to the nation’s businesses, from supply chain financing...
Business-to-business commerce is moving to the Web, and Insite’s Software-as-a-Service has championed the push. Earlier this year, the company revealed a new partnership with Dell to launch data analytics into the InsiteCommerce tool and to collaborate on developing new eCommerce solutions for Dell’s corporate clients....
