When the Federal Reserve released its report “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payments Systems” to much anticipation last month, it made a less-than earth-shattering debut. The paper included significant findings and suggestions on how to make the nation’s payments processes faster and more secure. Get...
In 1985, bright colors and shoulder pads were the height of fashion, the perm was the nation’s most popular hairstyle, and WHAM was behind the No. 1 and No. 3 most popular songs of the year (Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” broke up the WHAM party at...
E-commerce. It’s become something of a double-edge sword for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...
Almost exactly one year ago Facebook managed to shock just about everyone with its $19 billion dollar acquisition of chat app WhatsApp? Published reactions of disbelief included Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
B2B venture capitalists are putting their money where the trends are. Some of this week’s biggest funding headlines highlight the significant investment in B2B companies focusing on emerging markets and innovation: digital payments, e-commerce, and big data, three tools emerging on the B2B scene as...
In many B2B software as a service (SaaS) markets and technology-enabled services, competitors compete on service, technology, geographic reach, and relatively transparent pricing. This is especially true in the procurement of services related to accounts payable and treasury organizations — where transactional models are well...
The launch of the Georgian electronic Government Procurement system seems to have, once again, shown the undeniable benefits of e-invoicing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
In the United States each day, about 2 million people travel by air. On average, those travelers are in their late 40s and earn between $60,000 and $85,000 annually. And those 2 million passengers are evolving into an increasingly digitally enabled group. One-quarter of air travelers use Web–based...
2015 has been a tough year for bitcoin’s public image. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...
