The year 2015 has become a time when payment, commerce and retail executives are focused on all things digital — a time when the terms digital media, mobile and omnichannel are being inserted into nearly every company’s quarterly update to shareholders and analysts. Get the...
March Madness is maybe the most aptly named sporting competition in history. For about a month each year, the nation seems to literally go crazy over college basketball. The estimated advertising revenue for the NCAA tournament is $1.15 billion – the equivalent of ~4.75 Super...
It was all about the money last week in the B2B world, and not just because the industry saw more than $1.3 billion worth of investments. Those investments largely came in the form of support for money services, whether it be startups helping other business...
Suppliers looking to win in today’s increasingly complex and competitive business environment must embrace technology, according to a new white paper from IDC Manufacturing Insights. Those that do reap concrete benefits, from reduced customer order delivery time and days of sales outstanding to improved cash-to-cash...
A month after Apple Pay launched, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga was quick to remind analysts in the company’s third-quarter earnings call that Apple Pay wasn’t the only player innovating the mobile payments space. Now, six months after Apple Pay’s launch in an recent interview, Banga offered some...
Bitcoin itself was an innovation in the payments ecosystem — even if some doubt whether it is, in fact, a good one. But despite the negative rhetoric, there’s still plenty of companies trying to show the value behind bitcoin and demonstrate how the digital currency...
There are still three years remaining on the current contracts for SmartPay, the federal card program that covers purchase, fleet, travel and integrated charge cards. But the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the agency that oversees the program, is already planning for the next iteration...
B2B buyers are often viewed as apprehensive to adopt new technologies in their operations, despite expert consensus (and evidence from the B2C side of commerce) that innovative tools can make the purchasing process much more efficient and beneficial to both sides of the transaction. Get...
Most people during their elementary school education learn that March is named for the Roman god of war: Mars. Far fewer people know why March was named this way. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
