Small businesses are still dealing with the after-effects of the Great Recession. Just one in five owners say their businesses have completely recovered, according to Bank of America’s latest Small Business Owner Report. Despite the lingering effects, American small business owners are optimistic for the...
The start of Q2 for B2B startups saw a wildly impressive launch of more than $600 million into their operations from financial backers. The past few days, however, were a bust. Businesses remained mum on their investment funding, so there’s no telling (yet) just how...
SAP is parent company to a slew of B2B technological solutions, but the company continues to expand its product offering. On Thursday (April 30), SAP announced the revamping of its digital billing solution for small businesses under its solutions for customer engagement and commerce suite....
The U.K. financial market is in the midst of significant shifts on several levels, and collectively, these changes are altering the lending landscape. Amid a late payment crisis and regulatory reforms, the U.K. has seen a significant spike in peer-to-peer lending in the first quarter...
Microsoft is often viewed as the underdog to one of its closest rivals, Apple. While that may be true in some aspects of the B2C market, especially with the rise of the iPhone and the downturn of the PC, Microsoft remains a market giant in...
Much of the innovation in the SMB space over has been focused on retail POS or eCommerce rather than on service-based merchants, which need the same tools as their retail counterparts. That, says Eric Remer, Founder and CEO of PaySimple, is why there was high...
Could supermarkets be the solution to Australia’s small business financing gap? According to some policymakers, the answer is most certainly “yes.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
One of the strongest selling points of cryptocurrencies is the ability to streamline cross-border payments and bypass difficult exchange rates. The B2B supply chain, however, is apprehensive about adopting currencies like bitcoin, in part due to its high volatility and a lack of a cohesive...
It’s 2015, and the era of electronic payments is here. But so many businesses in the supply chain are stuck in the ’80s, paying by paper check and either unwilling or unable to adapt to the modern age of procurement. Get the Full Story Complete...
