During the second quarter, consumer confidence globally climbed a point, to the highest it has been since the first quarter seven years ago. The confidence, however, doesn’t appear to be playing into payments players’ favor, however. Visa, for example, says its numbers don’t show yet...
Starting this month and running through November, the World Bank is launching global consultations on its proposed reforms for the national procurement of goods and services. The potential reforms are for projects funded by the World Bank and, so far, the response has been largely...
Not everything worth investing in happens in Silicon Valley! At least last month, in the B2B space, Atlas Venture in Cambridge, Mass, lead the charge by taking part in three major funding rounds at Button, Captricity and Freshbooks. Their large investment in Freshbooks continues to...
All businesses are looking to save money, and they’re looking at all aspects of their operations to see where savings can be achieved. This includes procurement initiatives. Are centralized processes more efficient than decentralized ones? Could a company make the two strategies work in tandem?...
So just how successful can mobile photo bill pay really be? Well, according to online and mobile bill pay company Allied Payment Network, when companies process payments with its mobile bill option, the success rate is almost perfect. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Sustainable waste management and renewable energy firm Covanta announced last week that it had selected eInvoicing and procure to pay company Transcepta to help it eliminate paper invoices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Intuit announced last week that it acquired KDK Softwares India Private Limited, a professional tax firm in India. Intuit explained in a press release that it wants to add a base of over 20,000 of KDK Softwares’s customers. Currently, KDK explained that it is serving 1...
On August 4, cross border payments firm Transpay announced that it launched a new instant payments option for freelance providers in the crowd-source marketplace, e-commerce companies, credit card processors, and other entities that want to make international payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Use of eSignatures and related online trust services for procurement within the EU European has been approved, thus bringing the full potential of eProcurement to the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
