Friday, July 1, 2016: “Play by the rules,” we are told as kids (and adults). “Break the rules” innovators often say when pursuing new ideas. But what they should really be thinking, instead, is how to apply technology to reinvent the status quo – while...
The majority of financial service providers familiar with the blockchain say the technology will emerge as the “most significant technological development since the Internet,” according to a new report that offered renewed support for a tool for which some players have expressed doubts. Get the...
The numbers are on the up this week! But don’t let that fool you. Rising corporate finance metrics don’t always mean good news. Find out which figures led to good growth — like digital corporate payments increases or a rise in SME hedging practices —...
Travel and expense management is hustling to keep up with the changing habits of business travelers. Use of traditionally consumer-facing services, like Uber and Airbnb, combined with a greater demand among travelers to access expense management tools remotely, is placing mounting pressure on T&E technology...
No one knows what crazy, cool technology or gadget will revolutionize our world next. But what can be pretty reliably predicted is the adoption of those tools. There are the early adopters who eventually spread the word, then an innovation sees greater adoption among consumers...
Supplier management is often far from top of the list when it comes to corporations’ strategic priorities. But the intricacies of the buyer-supplier relationship collectively make a significant impact on business performance, and ignoring that potential can mean bad news. Get the Full Story Complete...
Yoke Payments is a startup that wants to help sellers take back their storefront popularity as eCommerce continues to disrupt physical retail. The company has developed point-of-sale technology that allows consumers to scan a product barcode and pay for a product with a smartphone — a...
Businesses today can no longer ignore events across the globe, even when on the other side of the planet. That’s because today’s supply chain means sourcing and procuring from suppliers offering less risk and lower costs, and those suppliers aren’t always close by. Get the...
Payments company Moneris, based in Canada, has traditionally focused on B2C transactions. So, when it announced last week that it would be launching operations in the world of B2B payments, the firm opened itself up to a whole new world of obstacles and clients not...
