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B2B Investment Tracker, April 10 – 16
April 17, 2015

The first quarter of 2015 has come to a close, and Q2 has opened up with a bang in B2B investments with venture capitalists creating one of the busiest weeks of the year in B2B funding. Software-as-a-Service and alternative finance maintained their popularity among investors,...

Italy’s New Crowdfunding Rules Leaves 99.98% of SMEs Out In The Cold
April 17, 2015

In July of 2013, Italy was the first European country to enact crowdfunding regulations. Despite being an early adopter, to date very few businesses have successfully raised capital using the online portals established by the rules. Now a year and a half later, the Italian...

Jack Dorsey Says Square Just “Wants To Make Commerce Easier”
April 17, 2015

Mel Brooks famously observed that it is good to be the king, but while few of us will ever intentionally pass up a turn in the throne, there are downsides to the crown. When the going gets tough, the king is the person most at risk of...

Sony’s $60M B2B Push
April 16, 2015

Technology conglomerate Sony is reportedly spending about $60 million on a new marketing campaign to raise awareness of its Xperia smart device portfolio, and a major portion of that marketing push will be to business customers, reports said. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

White House Looks To UK For eProcurement Strategy
April 16, 2015

While experts say the U.S. government is making strides in adopting more efficient policies through the use of technological innovations, federal officials are reportedly not building up these policies from scratch. Officials are instead looking to their counterparts across the pond for best practices and...

B2B Payments
General Motors Continues Supplier Relations Damage Control
April 16, 2015

The problem of late payments in the U.S. is growing to worrisome levels since some of the nation’s largest corporations began extending their payment terms in 2008. Experts say the trend arose that year when 3G Capital and Anheuser-Busch began lengthening the time it took...

B2B Payments
Turkey’s Multimillion-Dollar Savings Plan For E-Invoicing
April 16, 2015

Turkish officials have big expectations for the nation’s recent enactment of digital procurement practices. According to recent reports, the nation’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has recorded significant spikes in the use of digital signatures and e-invoicing last year; the data show that 1.7 million...

Billtrust’s Big Fundraising Payday
April 16, 2015

Just weeks after cash flow management solution provider Billtrust released new insights into the benefits of supply chain financing solutions, the firm announced a new round of financial support from investors that suggests the industry is warming to the emerging industry of digital invoicing and...

Don’t Make T&E Harder Than It Has To Be
April 16, 2015

In their professional life, business travelers and expense managers alike want the same, seamless customer-centric experience they’ve become accustomed to in their personal life. More than half of the respondents to Business Travel News’ Expense Manager Survey rated ease of expense report preparation most important....