U.S. wholesalers in May continued to experience boosts in sales and inventories. Year-over-year gains were experienced in essentially all sectors, though miscellaneous durable and nondurable products experienced declines, new U.S. Census Bureau data show. Metal and mineral sales and inventories drove gains over April, which...
Computers can get old quickly in these days of fast innovation. The state of Florida is finding that out quickly, as its 30-year-old system for allocating payments isn’t keeping up with the times, or its payment-due dates with physicians and hospitals.
The month of June saw roughly three quarters of a billion dollars invested in B2B ventures focused on data, development and developing countries. And the key driver? Wanting to keep up with their B2C counterparts in leveraging mobile and the cloud.
IDC’s recent Worldwide Semi-annual Public Cloud Services Tracker showed that enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management services make up the majority of global cloud spending. Specifically, the worldwide market for cloud services hit $U.S. 45.7 billion during 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The China International Payments System (CIPS) is meant to replace a plethora of networks and ensure hassle-free yuan payments in China. However, according to recent reports, the debut of the CIPS was delayed due to technical issues and policy roadblocks. Get the Full Story Complete...
A recent Forrester study that was conducted on behalf of technology provider Concur found that the majority of senior finance professionals rely on manually entered travel and expense (T&E) data, even when the organization uses an automated system. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Earlier this year, the Spanish Official Gazette reported the release of Order HAP-1074-2014, which allows for national, regional and local public administrations in Spain to have their own general point of entry for electronic billing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Experts in the travel procurement sector agree that centralized travel procurement is optimal, but not every organization is equipped to implement and support such a system. What can businesses learn from the experiences of those leading in house travel departments?
Mobile banking has become an almost indispensable aspect of consumer banking, yet only a third of SMBs use it as a tool to help them run their businesses. Is it for lack of interest or lack of availability?
