Amazon is reportedly inquiring its business customers as to how they would like to manage their orders and invoicing over the platform, but it is unclear what the eCommerce giant has in mind for the use of that insight. Reports released Thursday (April 2) revealed...
Apple may have introduced biometric authentication to the masses when it added TouchID fingerprint recognition to the iPhone 5s, but Samsung is poised to bring even more advanced biometric technology to mobile devices. This week, the company signed an exclusive licensing agreement with SRI International,...
Just a few weeks ago, top payments industry players gathered at Harvard for Innovation Project 2015. Among the attendees, and panelist group for the “From Payments To Commerce” discussion, was Stephen Stout, Global Head of Strategy at First Data Corporation. Just post the exciting session,...
Payments service provider Align Commerce has taken a major step toward achieving faster B2B payments across the globe. According to a company announcement published Thursday (April 2), Align’s new payment platform has moved on to a beta testing phase. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The global B2B market is big business, no doubt. But new research emerging reveals just how big that market will be in only a matter of a few years. New analysis from Forrester released Thursday (April 2) found that B2B eCommerce sales alone will reach...
Software-as-a-Service firm xkzero announced Tuesday (March 31) that its B2B mobile commerce software product is reaching new customers. According to the firm, the SaaS now integrates into Sage 100 ERP, making the software’s Route Selling and Direct Store Delivery automation services available to more businesses....
Bitcoin’s blockchain technology may have found a new application: cutting the time and cost required by cross-border wire-transfer payments. Align Commerce has launched a public beta test of a system to let either businesses or individuals pay invoices globally, the company announced on Thursday (April...
The cost of indirect spend, the materials and services that businesses need in order to operate, can add up quickly. Some research estimates indirect spend accounts for up to 50 percent of a company’s purchases. In a joint survey by Supply Management and Expense Reduction...
Chinese officials have made efforts in recent months to boost economic growth in the nation, in part by introducing two loan interest rate cuts in the last four months. Despite these cuts, reports say, small businesses in the nation aren’t seeing any ease of burden...
