B2B Payments

Consumerizing the B2B Experience
May 18, 2015

For B2B organizations that want to advance their businesses in the digital realm, they need to focus on the consumer point of view. PYMNTS recently spoke with Ken Quaglio, President of Siteworx, a digital experience agency. Quaglio shared his thoughts about the importance for B2B...

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Global Spotlight: India
May 15, 2015

Each week, PYMNTS will turn the B2B spotlight on a single nation. This week we take a look at India, whose rapidly growing startup community and a growing B2B presence from some of the world’s largest names (think Amazon and Alibaba) combine for a robust,...

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New Rival Could Run Uber’s Biz Travel Dominance Off The Road
May 15, 2015

It hasn’t always been this way, but Uber is finally gaining traction with business travelers in a big way. Just last March, a study published by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives found that one-fifth of respondents said employees are now allowed to travel on...

World’s Ocean Fleet Sinks Deep Into Debt
May 15, 2015

In today’s hyper-connected world, the ocean freight industry is at a crossroads. According to new research released Thursday (May 13) by research company Drewry, the shipping container sector is deep in debt, and today’s climate will either push ocean carriers to success or failure. Get...

Intuit Tells Accountants To Get Alt-Lending Savvy
May 15, 2015

If accountants want to most effectively serve their small business customers, they must not ignore the alternative lending industry. That’s the takeaway from a recent speech made by Intuit vice president and head of Intuit UK Rich Preece at the Accountex 2015 conference this week....

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B2B Investment Tracker, May 8-15
May 15, 2015

Another week, another ride on the rollercoaster of B2B investment. The last month or so has seen dramatic rises and falls in the volume of funding given to B2B startups, and while the first week in May yielded half a billion dollars for an array...

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Zebra Soars With Mobile Enterprise Device Store
May 15, 2015

The Bring Your Own Device movement may be leading smartphone and tablet makers to adapt to employees using their devices for both personal and business use, but for some workplaces, the personal smartphone is not strong enough. That’s why Zebra Technologies is focusing its enterprise...

IoT-Focused Cisco Gets Its Own Supply Chain Connected
May 15, 2015

Technology conglomerate Cisco is a big fan of the Internet of Things. In recent years, the company has pushed for IoT adoption among its business clients, and last month the firm released a study with DHL that found up to 50 billion objects will be...

Connecting SMEs To Working Capital With Symbid
May 15, 2015

While large-scale, established companies usually don’t have to look far for capital, startups and growing enterprises have to work a lot harder to attract investments. Symbid is looking to make that easier on them. The online funding platform provides SMEs with access to financial backing...