India is currently making a name for itself in the B2B eCommerce world thanks to some of the largest corporations – including Walmart and Amazon – launching online wholesale marketplaces in the nation. But suppliers without the resources of a major conglomerate are often hampered...
Not long ago, during his 2013 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Barack Obama called attention to 3D printing, saying it “has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.” While the technology is expected to alter the way consumer goods are...
Sometimes regulators’ efforts to protect consumers miss the mark. Case in point. In 1980, the State of Massachusetts actively intervened to prevent its citizens from investing in a flashy new tech startup for fear that the suggestible residents of the Bay State would be taken...
The emergence of real-time payment services is transforming the payments landscape, according to a new research paper from financial cooperative SWIFT. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The first quarter of 2015 has come to a close, and the technology and payments giants are rolling out their earnings reports. PYMNTS listened, analyzed, and compiled the latest (and most relevant) scoop, with loads of updates of the B2B goings on within Microsoft, Amazon,...
The European Union and many of its individual member states are working on ways to improve SMEs’ access to working capital on the understanding that small businesses are the backbone to economic strength and employment. These efforts are largely fueled by the impacts of the...
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As PYMNTS noted last week, there’s no shortage of quantitative data on the Internet. It’s barely an exaggeration to state that whatever statistic one needs – no matter how obscure – someone has gathered it and posted it on the Web somewhere. The problem isn’t finding...
While you might have missed it, this week the finest tool designed by man to predict the future made its triumphant return to the market in digital form. We are referring, of course, to the Magic 8 Ball, which is now available to help you...
