Successful corporations understand the importance of managing their supply chain and cash flow, and today there are a growing number of services that offer new ways to facilitate this management. PrimeRevenue is one of these companies that focuses on early payment discount and financing to...
The introduction of online comparative sites for insurance policy purchases is already disrupting the insurance market. The launch of CompareNow.com and, last year, Overstock.com’s insurance e-commerce operations revealed the potential for an industry in the U.S. that has already taken off in the U.K. Get...
Travel is a necessary part of doing business for many companies. In the United States alone, business travelers took 482 million trips last year, according to the latest findings of the Global Business Travel Association. More trips equal more travel and expense reports, and while...
Square has evolved far past the the mobile POS systems that made it possible for small businesses to accept credit card payments with technology no more complicated than an iPad or iPhone. Since the service that “launched 1,ooo mPos systems,” Square has launched P2P payments...
Software software software. That’s where the money was at in the B2B world this past week as venture capitalists secured millions for Software-as-a-Service startups looking to make all aspects of the procurement process easier for buyers and suppliers. Investors pumped more than $10.5 million into...
As China e-commerce leader Alibaba grows its position within the B2B digital commerce industry, the company is investing in new ways to aid the financing of procurement. Last month, the conglomerate revealed a new partnership with alternative lender Lending Club to launch e-Credit Line, which...
Although still underutilized industry-wide, attitudes toward electronic invoicing and billing are changing. Out of the estimated 170 billion invoices exchanged by the global business and government sectors in 2014, a mere 26 billion were sent electronically, according to the latest data from e-billing and e-invoicing...
For the first time since before the recession, the federal Small Business Administration will not have to seek taxpayer dollars to make up for funds it loaned to small businesses that are not paying their bills. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The massive IPOs of alternative lending stars Lending Club and OnDeck appeared to have opened the eyes of venture capitalists to the world of alternative financing. With the first two months of 2015 already showing significant investment in the market, reports say that alternative lending...
