One of the most oft-cited criticisms of startups—especially mobile firms—is that they sell a solution in search of a problem. Airbnb is making a powerful case that such comments do not apply to them, as they are seeing soaring growth among business travelers specifically because the...
Economist, and “What’s Next in B2B Payments?” keynote speaker, Nouriel Roubini correctly identified the financial crisis of 2008 well before it was a frightening reality. Now, seven years later, global markets have rebounded and are more buoyant than ever; and according to Professor Roubini they...
When most people think of the Small Business Administration (SBA), they likely think of traditional American small-businesses. One-or-two-off shops, restaurants and garages – the types of business that are often called “the engine of the American economy,” in stump speeches, particularly during elections years. The...
For businesses owners, particularly of the small variety, their checking accounts may not be their friends. A new study released by WalletHub reveals that, when stacked up against their personal checking using counterparts in the consumer market, business customers are getting the short end of...
U.S. Bank said on Monday (Oct. 6) that it has signed up more than 5,000 carriers to use the Freight Bill Lookup online tool for the bank’s freight-payment trade finance service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
According to PYMNTS.com analysis, a total of $399 million was invested in 3Q 2014 in B2B payments across a variety of segments – lending, wholesale, travel and entertainment, procurement, billing and invoicing, data and business analytics. And, as we see on the retail side of...
To auto-pay or not to auto-pay? That is the question for many B2B companies on both the buyer and supplier side. With digital invoicing becoming more common, it is easy to assume that automatic payments are the optimal choice. But is it?
Sourcery, an online wholesale food supplier director and payments processor, wants to change the way restaurants manage their kitchens and free them from the shackles of paper. The company has raised $2.5 million in seed funding and is planning to take its show on the...
Companies that want to customize apparel—such as adding their corporate logo to a company-issued uniform—now have a supposedly faster and easier way to do it using a redone B2B site at Lands’ End Business Outfitters’ site, which is at business.landsend.com. Get the Full Story Complete...