Who says that big banks always have to be the best when it comes to the latest and greatest technological innovations? Arbuthnot Banking Group is making a name for the little guy, at least when it comes to invoice financing. So what exactly is this...
Let’s face it. 3-D Secure hasn’t exactly won the eCommerce popularity contest over the last several years. Customers got confused when they saw pop-up windows, struggled with remembering passwords and then just said “never mind” at checkout. But 3-D Secure has come a long way....
Fifty-seven percent of MasterCard cardholders in the U.S. said they want EMV chip cards pretty much right away. The question of “What is EMV?” is being replaced by “When will I get my card?” In a recent podcast interview, MPD CEO Karen Webster asked MasterCard’s...
The digitization of payments between businesses opens up a whole world of possibilities with respect to invoicing and payment terms. Dynamic pricing is one of those options but knowing how and when to use it turns out to be a bit more complicated than it...
Absolutely nothing. Of course, we wouldn’t expect Apple to show its hand regarding any plans it might have in the mobile-payments space. But with all the rumors circulating around the possibility, wouldn’t you think one inquiring analyst mind would want to ask CEO Tim Cook...
Six Minutes and 49 Seconds. That’s how long it took, on average, for SMEs to move funds across bank accounts and borders. And the company responsible wasn’t one of the “name brands” either. Ten-year-old World First is out to deliver the kind of service, speed...
The near ubiquity of smartphones and tablets is affecting consumers’ shopping habits, as a new Harris Poll points out certain technology preferences consumers have in buying stuff online. Still, consumers have their preferences on what to buy in stores as well, and age differences also...
It’s rare to see change in how governments handle their contracting and procurement processes. However, more and more cities are turning the process upside down by asking contractors to produce their own solutions to described problems instead of bidding on government-mandated solutions. Perhaps the cities...
GPS + Improved Productivity = Cost Savings that support an effective fleet management solution. That’s the business case for the recent partnership between GPS fleet-management company Geotab and telematics company Enterprise Fleet Management. But how will combining forces help fleet managers control spend?
