Regular readers and retail enthusiasts don’t need much of a background explanation for the current troubles facing the emergent on-demand economy. A year ago it seemed that any entrepreneur with an app, a fleet of contract workers and a good or service to deliver to...
It seems almost (but not quite) defunct on-demand delivery service SpoonRocket has gotten a stay of execution, care of a Brazilian firm with global ambitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Tech firm DH Corporation and The Clearing House will be partnering to provide real-time payment options in the United States for financial services firms. Going forward, partner financial institutions will be able to leverage D+H’s core, payments and channel applications as an access point for...
The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 million worth of venture capital across two deals. That may not have been surprising this time last year, but today, considering talk of lackluster performance by these...
Banks need modern infrastructure, but instead of overhauling their pipelines internally, financial institutions have begun striking strategic partnerships with FinTech and payments innovators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Late payments are often the topic of discussion in the U.K., less often but still prominently so in the U.S. and throughout Europe and Australia. But as industry experts know, small businesses everywhere are being forced to deal with longer payment terms on their invoices...
Alternative lending is no longer strictly anti-traditional bank. Financial institutions are eyeing alternative finance providers as potential partners, and often, marketplace lenders source their funding through the banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
MasterCard is launching a new initiative to link its small business clients with data analytics capabilities and is enlisting the help of IBM Watson Analytics to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Embedded digital security company Oberthur Technologies released on Thursday (March 17) the results of a survey showing that 80 percent of respondents would be more likely to use a MOTION CODE-enabled card over one that has a static and printed CVV code when shopping online. Get...
