Retailers’ supply chains generally are not optimized to support the new omnichannel environment, particularly with regard to the changing supply needs created by the expansion in mobile and online shopping, according to a recent report in which Pricewaterhousecoopers surveyed 400 retail CEOs. Get the Full...
In a move to provide service to increasingly global supply chains, electronic-invoicing vendor Transcepta announced on Wednesday (Aug. 6) that it has expanded into cross-border trade finance solutions. The company, which offers cloud-based Accounts Payable automation, is partnering with Integrate Financial (InFin), a trade and...
Having a centralized, electronic repository for contracts can help businesses gain visibility to valuable spending and budget information throughout a contract’s lifespan, and that can play an important role in meeting compliance and review processes. A new feature to cloud-based software from an enterprise purchase...
In B2B buyer/seller relations, purchasing cards, or P-cards, typically represent a two-edge sword in that, while they make the payment process more efficient, especially for the buyers, the sellers pay the price in the discount fees they pay their acquiring banks. Buyers, on the other...
For businesses, selling is the lifeblood of their operation. But how well they are able to collect on payments owed can be equally important to their viability. And those-hard-to-collect payments often take up time better spent focused on day-to-day and strategic issues. Get the Full...
Who would have thought that malware placed in handheld product scanners could jeopardize the security of enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms? But a Chinese manufacturer stands accused of conducting such an attack, enabling firmware in the devices to harvest businesses’ financial and customer information and...
Recent reports show that revenue for the business travel industry is rising. With more companies sending employees across the globe and back, some cities are making their own preparations for increased travel spend. How can cities actually make the travel process seamless for the corporate...
It comes as no surprise that people tend to share a lot—far too much, most likely—on social media. But one company is flagging that when consumers combine mobile wallets with a very sharing-oriented social persona, identity theft problems are inevitable. Get the Full Story Complete...
Financial institutions are well aware of the heightened threat they face from targeted attacks and malicious software campaigns. A new report from Kaspersky Lab puts that reality into numbers, with second-quarter increases in online banking threats and mobile malware. Get the Full Story Complete the...
