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U.S. Bank Tries To Streamline B2B Electronic Payments
October 30, 2014

U.S. Bank announced Wednesday (Oct. 29) that it had launched a Payment Plus system that streamlines the process to set up B2B electronic payments by simplifying the payment instruction fields that are transmitted from the customer to the bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Wranx Startup Tests B2B Training Technique Through App
October 30, 2014

The U.K. startup Wranx has taken the spaced repetition learning technique and applied it to the mobile app side of the B2B industry in order to enable businesses to train staff better, and provide analytics back to the business on how staff is learning, Techcrunch reported....

How Much Of A B2B Payments Role Should Bitcoin Play?
October 29, 2014

The payments industry has cast a weary eye on Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, but a column in SpendMatters.com asks whether B2B payment folk shouldn’t seriously consider evaluating Bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Credit Card Payments Taking Off In B2B Payments
October 29, 2014

Although credit card payments represent barely 10 percent of all B2B payments that number has doubled in the past two years, according to a report from the Hackett Group. In 2011, credit cards accounted for barely 3 percent of B2B transactions. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
B2B Buyers Bypassing Procurement Policies
October 29, 2014

As the need for convenience and speed dominates almost everything else, B2B buyers are skipping the rules and bypassing procurement policies, according to a report from Forrester Consulting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Why Startups Need To Worry About Procurement Practices
October 28, 2014

When on the verge of radically disrupting a market ecosystem and earning billions by shining the light of innovation down on the masses, it can be hard for executives at startups to get really excited about the procurement process.  Innovation is fun, funding is fun...

B2B Payments
Mack Trucks Getting Into The Loyalty Card Biz
October 28, 2014

The people at Mack Trucks are offering a $1,500 Mack Trucks Loyalty Reward card for any truck purchase until the end of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Sending B2B Buyers Back To School
October 27, 2014

B2B Buyers need to get schooled in the ways of B2B E-Commerce and one wholesaler/distributor thinks it’s just the firm to do it. The new site from Consumers Interstate Corp. pushed personalized and educational content for B2B buyers, reports Internet Retailer. Get the Full Story...

Cybersecurity
Can Data Security Evolve As Fast As Cybercriminals?
October 27, 2014

First it was Target and the world was shocked at how easy it was for a massive number of cards to be stolen.  Then there was Michaels, P.F Chang’s, Home Depot and Staples (among many others) and 2014 is the year of the data breach,...