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Corporate Treasurers Feeling Ill-Prepared
December 22, 2015

Cash flow isn’t entirely in the control of corporate money managers, according to a new survey from FinServ and consultancy group Hanse Orga. The company published the findings after surveying cash management professionals at a recent conference for corporate finance decision-makers, and according to Hanse...

B2B Payments
Moving Beyond Lending’s ‘Black Box’
December 22, 2015

For SMBs, getting credit can be a mystery, and lenders are not out to pull back the curtain on how they say yea or nay to loans. Biz2Credit is out to help business owners figure out what matters to lenders and how they can improve...

How To Sell [PRODUCT OMITTED]
December 21, 2015

What’s in a brand name? Perhaps not much… unless it’s got the word “tobacco” in it, in which case that’s very, very bad in terms of public perception. Some of the biggest T-word companies in the world have found a way to (continue to) profit...

Consumer Insights
What Wild West Train Robberies And Amazon Deliveries Have In Common
December 21, 2015

While the Wild West didn’t have anything like Amazon’s upcoming drone delivery program, the crisscrossing network of trains served as a primary means of transportation for both passengers and valuable cargo throughout the 1880s. However, strings of boxcars packed with goods and supplies traversing the...

Consumer Insights
Could Shazam Bait Consumers Into Actually Liking Beacons?
December 21, 2015

On the surface, beacons appear to give consumers everything they want — targeted, personalized deals and product recommendations based on context that makes sense. However, the dearth of public support for beacon networks proves that something is being lost in translation when the concept of...

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Corporate Banking On The Fritz?
December 21, 2015

This week, our Data Digest is all about corporate finance. Analysts may be releasing new research and surveys about the upcoming trends for 2016 this time of year. But as the numbers suggest, the future of business banking is far from clear-cut. Get the Full...

Star Wars: Episode 7.5 — The Ripple Effect
December 18, 2015

Can one product revitalize an entire industry? The latest ‘Star Wars’ installment could stand as an example of how the massive success of one brand’s offering can benefit even its competitors; on the other hand, there’s a chance that so much consumer attention on a...

Consumer Insights
Star Wars: The Merchandising Awakens
December 18, 2015

After nearly a decade of waiting (or three for diehards that don’t count the prequels), fans are flocking to theaters to watch a new Star Wars movie. With millions of tickets sold months in advance for “The Force Awakens’” opening weekend, it’s a fair bet...

B2B Payments
In Expense Management, More Employees, More Problems
December 18, 2015

The travel and expense management industry is enjoying a period of innovative development. Among all of the B2B Software-as-a-Service segments, T&E seems to have implemented mobile, automated and high-tech solutions a bit more quickly than others. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...