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...
Global trade financing is headed back to normal after the trade collapse of 2008-09 — but it’s not there yet. That’s according the data from 298 banks in 127 countries that were surveyed for the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission’s annual report on cross-border...
U.S. international trade improved in June, as exports of goods and services showed more than a $3 billion reduction in the trade deficit compared with revised May trade data, government data released Aug. 6 show. But while the monthly trade differential improved for the U.S.,...
Positive relationships are essential for nearly every business, and the supply chain management process is no different. That is why Unum, an employee benefits and insurance provider is looking toimprove its procurement process by strengthening the relationships with suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Online payments firm Payoneer announced on Tuesday (Aug. 5) that it had partnered with the Latin American eInvoicing firm Gosocket. The move is expected to give businesses a better new solution for cross-border eInvoice payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
On Monday (Aug. 4), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services issued itsfinal rule on Medicare payment policies and rates for general acute care and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) for the fiscal year 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
