In Depth

The Week Of Apple Pay Pick-Ups
March 13, 2015

The Apple Watch was undoubtedly the star of the show at Cupertino’s “Spring Forward” event on Monday (March 9) with the rest of the product line – like the gold MacBook and even Apple Pay – playing important supporting roles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Women Helping Women Help Bitcoin
March 13, 2015

“For most of history, Anonymous was a women.” 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

Convincing B2B of the Benefits of Payments Tech
March 12, 2015

Business payment solutions provider BillingTree has experienced a flurry of progress since welcoming its new CEO Edz Sturans only six months ago. In pushing for B2B adoption of updated, streamlined payment collections services, BillingTree reports stronger integration of some of its most cutting-edge technologies to...

Are Cloud-Based Payroll Systems Secure Enough For Business?
March 12, 2015

Headline-making data breaches have brought a lot of scrutiny to the security of cloud-based systems. Payroll systems, which store sensitive employee data including Social Security numbers and address, are particularly attractive to hackers. Last year, two separate attacks – one on the payroll system of...

Asian Economies Quietly Boost SME Financing
March 12, 2015

China largely leads the small business lending path within Asia’s economy. A report released at the end of 2014 revealed a record $523 billion worth of syndicated loans being issued throughout the Asia Pacific region in 2014, and that China spearheaded this lending boom. Get...

Filling The Capital Hole For Small Businesses
March 12, 2015

While it is hard to imagine today, approximately 18 months from now Americans, en masse, will feel strongly about two things: international competitive gymnastics and the fate of the American small business. PYMNTS is comfortable making such a bold prediction because 2016 is a leap...

The Unbanked ‘CFO’
March 12, 2015

There are 2.5 billion in the world without a bank account. That number is familiar and been reported widely. What’s lesser known is that a majority of those 2.5 billion unbanked people are women. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Federal Procurement Practices Raise Alarms
March 11, 2015

Thanks to the convenience and speed offered by online shopping, more purchasers are bypassing procurement officials in their firms to buy for their companies. Research conducted by Forrester Consulting last fall found that not only was online procurement faster and more convenient than going through...

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E-Commerce Drives A New Generation of Wholesalers
March 11, 2015

Wholesalers are harnessing the power of the Internet, and experts say adopting hybrid models, with a focus on e-commerce and online marketplaces, will be the biggest supply chain trend the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...