B2B Payments

B2B Payments
Axis Bank Pulls Ripple Into X-Border Payments Efforts
January 10, 2017

India’s Axis Bank spent much of its time last year exploring how to streamline cross-border payments, and reports Monday (Jan. 9) suggest the priority will continue into the new year — with a focus on blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Insurer To Safeguard India’s Suppliers Against Nonpayment
January 10, 2017

HDFC ERGO, India’s third-largest non-life insurance company and a joint venture between bank HDFC and insurance conglomerate ERGO, has introduced a new insurance product for B2B suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Signing Off, With An Eye On B2B Process
January 09, 2017

Supply chain management can see friction across several points, from sourcing to end contracts. That just won’t do when time and money and government compliance converge. Digital tracking and eSignatures can help salve those friction points, according to eSignLive President Tommy Petrogiannis and ASC Networks VP of...

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Ricoh, Built On Paper, Cultivates A Digital Presence In B2B Payments
January 09, 2017

Like other corporations in its field, Ricoh made a name for itself over the decades helping corporations manage the mounds of paperwork they produce and manage. For Ricoh, that meant developing printers, copiers and, later, scanners to digitize some of those documents. Get the Full Story...

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PayPool Jumps Into B2B Payments Waters
January 09, 2017

The B2B payments space has just grown, thanks to the new presence of PayPool. The U.S. company, founded just last year, made an announcement Friday (Jan. 6) that it has officially begun services with the launch of its bulk payment and distribution service. Get the...

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Strategic Funding, Capify Merge SME Financing Efforts
January 09, 2017

Two alternative SME lenders are joining forces. Strategic Funding Source announced Thursday (Jan. 5) that it is integrating the solutions of Capify’s own small business financing operation — a move that, while not officially considered a merger, will see a merging of the two companies...

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SME Employment Enters 2017 With Promise
January 09, 2017

The latest data before the start of the new year on small business employment levels offers an optimistic take. 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...

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Alternative, Traditional SME Finance Spheres See Growth
January 09, 2017

The past few years have seen some of the largest changes in the history of small business lending, and that evolution hasn’t been stifled by borders. Across the globe this week, new small business lenders emerged, new data on SME lending rates surfaced and new...

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For Manufacturing, Factoring Is The Alternative Lender
January 06, 2017

Banks are stingy with cash when it comes to lending to SMBs. In Canada, one alternative lender, Bibby Financial Services, sees opportunity where banks may not — chiefly, explains Operations Head Calum Williamson, with manufacturing firms navigating their supply chains and seeking to improve cash...