Late payments are a new normal for many of Europe’s businesses, and for eastern Europe, SMEs are in an especially tight spot. External factors including weak growth throughout the Eurozone and tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to put pressure on the region’s small business...
Every day, supply chains manage a flow of freight, goods and products, at each step generating massive amounts of information. As more and more companies embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) data sets only grow larger. Millions of items are now issuing real-time reports—from their...
Anyone who purchased a ringtone in the late 1990s has some familiarity with carrier-based billing. However, as smartphones rolled onto the market in the U.S., carrier-based billing never really became a common general payment method for mobile users. Consumers still tap into carrier-based billing to...
Discounts are a surefire way to attract a customer – a fact that the millions nationwide who still hit the stores before the break of dawn on Black Friday can attest to. Everyone loves a good deal – which goes a long way to explaining...
The tech press and mainstream media have simply run out of adjectives to describe Apple’s success. 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...
Though perhaps a bit overstated, the sharing and subscription economy is changing the face of the way consumers interact with the marketplace of goods and services. Yesterday, Google Ventures managing partner Bill Maris proclaimed that Uber was not only the fastest growing company his team had...
Income inequality gets a lot of press time. At this point in history, the majority of Americans are well aware that the gulf between the nation’s highest earners – 1 percenters, as they are colloquially known – and the nation’s bottom earners has been well...
Digital commerce is somewhat obsessed with the new. The newest gadget, the latest look, the niftiest way to pay – even PYMNTS built “What’s next” into our tagline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
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