Although the changing nature of B2B transactions today is certainly forcing banks to rethink B2B services, U.S. offerings are generally much less robust than in other countries and there are two reasons. First is the U.S.’s continued reliance on paper checks—to a far greater degree...
A B2B dental company is pushing E-Commerce in an especially B2B fashion, including letting its customers control access by buyers based on their area of responsibility, and—of particular importance to its health industry customers—maintaining detailed records of how particular surgical and other products are packaged...
Passwords — they’re a love-hate relationship. Love the (supposed) security, but hate the nuance of remembering what favorite dog or past college crush the password was framed around. It’s a peculiar paradox, that the payments industry is working to transition away from traditional passwords. Get the Full...
Visa Europe has launched a publicity campaign to derail payment-card reforms passed last year by the European Commission that include caps on interchange fees, rollbacks of many of Visa's rules for merchants, and encouragement of new players and alternative forms of payment.
Landry Ndikumasabo, a manager at Stockholm-based Northstream, a 20-consultant-strong think tank focused on the telecom and media industry, took to the virtual pages of Billing World to make the case for the urgent need for a B2B collaboration platform. Get the Full Story Complete the...
In the world of payments, casinos are highly-complex players, with an unusually high mix of cash and cross-border transactions. That’s one of the reasons federal investigators are probing Wynn Resorts for various money-laundering issues, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Get the...
One columnist is arguing that many B2B merchants are overpaying for payment card processing because they are using a merchant account provider without any B2B expertise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Several global retail chains—including Walmart, Metro and Carrefour—that were allowed to now sell only via B2B in India have instead been found to have repeatedly sold directly to consumers, in violation of foreign direct involvement (FDI) rules, according to a story in Cobrapost in India,...
With its eyes on improving logistics for its ever-expanding global plans, The Alibaba Group is exploring a partnership with Hangzhou-based logistics firm Best Logistics Technology Company, with a specific goal of developing cloud-based logistics services, according to Beijing-based newspaper The Economic Observer. Get the Full...
