Bernard C. “Jack” Young, president of Baltimore’s city council, reportedly has asked the council to review the city’s centralized CitiBuy procurement system, which was used to toward $277 million in payments last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
This past summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began soliciting comments on mobile financial-services use. It’s goal is to learn more about how technology is affecting consumer opportunities and challenges. In their comments to the bureau, FTC staff identified its five mobile concerns and what...
Blackhawk Network announced that it has completed the acquisition of Dallas, Texas-based CardLab, Inc., and online provider of prepaid and rewards cards. The move comes as part of Blackhawk’s overall transition to expand their business beyond the physical retailer into B2B channels that see cards used as inentives...
To get a glimpse of what the future of government procurement within the European Union will look like, one need look no further than PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online), which is at the heart of the region’s eProcurement strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The city council in Aberdeen processes some 75,000 invoices each year from 147 registered suppliers. To help it process those invoices more effectively, the Scottish city next month will go live with its implementation of a cloud-based eInvoicing software system. Get the Full Story Complete...
Buoyed by low interest rates and increasingly favorable market conditions, banks are expanding their lending footprint into commercial real estate and construction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Some 13 state agencies operating Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefit programs have implemented electronic benefits transfer (EBT) initiatives to improve the efficiency of funds distribution. However, many unknowns remain concerning the impact EBT processes have on the various stakeholders, including the agencies, their EBT...
More and more food, grocery and consumer-goods retailers are finding success in using online channels to grow sales, and many are turning to their suppliers for help in developing mulitichannel initiatives. Many such merchants, however, still have much work to do to maximize their online...
Earlier this year, Amazon.com’s AmazonSupply, the online marketplace’s B2B operation that’s in beta, began exploring the U.S. wholesale and distribution market. It may be about to do the same in India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
