B2B investment came roaring back this week, with multimillion-dollar investments landing in several markets, and financing concentrated in North America and Asia. Small business finance and B2B eCommerce secured significant attention from venture capitalists, but it was a single European deal in the fleet management...
Digital invoicing can save businesses and governments time, money, reduce errors from manual data input and increase transparency on spending. The possibilities to improve procurement and strengthen cash flow management are almost endless. But there is one major benefit not always recognized, and that’s sustainability....
As businesses embrace Bring Your Own Device and allow employees to use their own smartphones for work-related practices, technology firms have been more motivated than ever to roll out mobile apps and services geared towards the enterprise. But one company is looking to solve an...
If you hadn’t heard the Capify name before this week, it’s likely because it wasn’t technically a company yet. But with the news that four small business alternative lenders operating in four different nations all joined under the Capify name, you surely know the brand...
As U.K. federal financial investigators continue their probe into the Royal Bank of Scotland’s small business banking practices, new reports say the financial institution is launching an inquiry of its own into the matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, often referred to as Ex-Im, hit headlines last month when news emerged that Congress had allowed the financier’s budget to run out, forcing its trade financing operations to halt. Critics of this decision say that the Ex-Im Bank isn’t just crucial...
Small- and medium-sized businesses are just as valuable to their customers as larger ones are — if not more so. Then why don’t they have the accessibility to the kinds of payments and related services that their bigger counterparts enjoy? Paul Bridgewater, CEO of Sage...
Small businesses struggle with cash flow, so it’s understandable why they would be hesitant to implement high-end, sophisticated travel and expense management software. New research says SMEs feel they can’t afford T&E software. But studies also reveal that, in more ways than one, they can’t...
Apple and IBM announced earlier this year a high-profile collaboration to rollout dozens of new mobile applications all geared toward enterprise users. Recently, the two launched tools developed for the health care industry, using iBeacon for health care providers to access patient information and utilize...