For the sixth time, the Federation Trade Commission has charged a company with phantom debt claims in violation of the law. In the latest case, an Atlanta judge recently ordered a company’s owner to stop trying to collect on debts, which the FTC says never...
Truck replacement parts are as easy to order online as books and running shoes, thanks to a new e-commerce site launch by Daimler Trucks North America. Why did this mega manufacturer decide to take that route?
The closing days of Q2 2014 and the dawn of Q3 has seen the cross-border eCommerce world shaken up twice—first with Stripe’s deal with China’s Alipay and then with yesterday’s announcement that Ingenico is acquiring GlobalCollect. BlueSnap CEO Ralph Danglemaier tells MPD CEO Karen Webster...
With businesses large and small rushing to jump onto the Beacon bandwagon, it can be hard to keep track of who, where, why and how's of the Beacon revolution. Luckily PYMNTS is keeping track of all of that for you. Check out the latest updates...
Connecting with one another through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter is fairly commonplace for individual consumers. But what benefit can “likes” bring to the procurement industry? According to a recent survey, procurement-specific social networking sites are the future, and purchasers are excited to...
Foreign exchange payments and subsidies provided by the Ghana government are helping to overcome fuel shortages that have hampered the country for more than a week. The subsidies should help distributors to buy more oil from other countries.
For many banks, arbitration, which on its surface appears to be a viable economic alternative to litigation in customer-fee disputes, has turned out instead for many banks to create a litigation nightmare. As a result, many credit card issuers in particular have dropped arbitration clauses...
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s health plan reportedly has developed prediction models that use such data as patient claims, prescriptions and census records to determine those members who are most likely to require emergency and urgent care, which tends to cost more. Interestingly, how...
Globalization is no longer just a buzzword in the business world. Instead, it is becoming a goal for more companies across numerous sectors. With a recent survey showing that global cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals are increasing, it’s clear that more organizations are driven...
