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B2B ePayments: The Pros And Cons
September 09, 2014

A variety of alternatives exist for B2B payments, and each has variations that require consideration, both for their positives and negatives. How long is the float? How much does the payment form cost to accept, or to set up? How much effort is it going...

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Amazon’s Fire Phone Price Slashed To 99 Cents
September 09, 2014

Talk about your fire sale. Amazon on Monday (Sept. 8) slashed the price of its 32-GByte Fire smartphone from to 99 cents—barely two months after launching it at $199. The requirement to have a 2-year AT&T contract remained. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Texas Health Network Reduces Procurement Burden
September 09, 2014

Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas’s largest not-for-profit health care system, was looking to reduce the costs it was incurring through its purchasing operations, hoping to make its procurement process more affordable. So it decided to change eCommerce providers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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What’s In A Marketplace?
September 09, 2014

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EBay’s Braintree Officially Embraces Bitcoin
September 09, 2014

In a major move to bolster Bitcoin, EBay on Monday (Sept. 8) officially announced its much-teased decision to start accepting Bitcoins. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Is The Difference Between B2B And B2C E-Commerce Disappearing?
September 09, 2014

Consumers can and do by everything online and consumers are workers in different clothes, so the expansion globally of B2B e-commerce should come as not surprise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Omnitracs To Buy XRS For $178M
September 09, 2014

Fleet management system provider Omnitracs, has agreed to acquire competitor XRS Corporation. The deal will close for an estimated $178 million in equity value. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Starwood Launches B2B Loyalty Program
September 08, 2014

Hotel chain Starwoord is pushing its loyalty program, Starwood Preferred Guest, into the brave new world of B2B loyalty with its expansion to SPBPro.  The new loyalty program is pitched as a comprehensive rewards experience for meeting and business professional. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Giving Buyers More Options With Third-Party Financing
September 08, 2014

That late payments are a problem is a non-controversial issue. The Obama administration has launched the Supplier Pay initiative in the U.S., to address the problem,  while in the U.K. parliament has spent a large chunk of the summer of 2014 debating how it is...