For the world’s largest enterprises, accounts payable is about much, much more than moving money from Point A to Point B. With globalization and international corporate relationships expanding, compliance is now a chief concern among business money managers — and it’s also a chief obstacle,...
If it wasn’t the Pope, Brian Williams or John Boehner – odds are it didn’t get much in the way of news coverage last week. You might have heard that the Square IPO is happening – for real this time – in about two weeks....
Commercial lending has moved from the musty paper and desk settings of banks to embrace the cloud and software as a service. And for smaller businesses, the benefits are tangible ones, from increased funding options to flexible lending terms. Here’s how the head of one...
Pope Francis’ current visit to the United States has been nothing short of an event — and not just for the religiously devoted. The leader with an outspoken (and somewhat controversial) stance on free enterprise nonetheless impacted commerce in 3 major U.S. cities — in...
Apple is used to landmark product launches, but September was a singular month for the tech giant. In the space of nine days, Apple released both iOS 9 on Sept. 16 and the new iPhone 6s today (Sept. 25.). Even though customers will be clambering...
The mobile payments version of “Keeping up with the Joneses” was out in full force these last few weeks, as Samsung’s impending rollout of Samsung Pay in the U.S. was forced to share its moment in the sun with several instances of big news from...
As U.S. retailers look for price concessions from China in the wake of last month’s currency devaluation, margins may tick up, for now anyway. But there could be a blowback in the form of reduced enthusiasm, and buying power, from China’s consumers, which could impact...
YouTube vloggers are raking in AdSense dollars every day, and even a popular Vine user can build up enough followers to grab the attention of retailers for product placements. There’s an undeniable appeal to monetizing social network activity, but few companies have figured out how...
When B2B innovators secure multimillion dollar financing rounds, we’re always interested to hear what they have to say about the industry. But the VCs behind the investments can provide just as much insight into where the B2B payments and financial services industry is headed. They...
