MasterCard has entered the realm of real-time payments.The payments technology company today launched MasterCard Send, a personal payments service that enables funds to be sent quickly and securely to customers domestically and internationally.
Europe is one of the world’s top emerging markets for alternative lending, considered a crucial alternative to traditional banks as businesses, especially SMEs, struggle to manage their working capital. But as alternative lenders become more mainstream, authorities are exploring how to regulate what has been...
For B2B buyers, the rise of online commerce and product research, along with the introduction of procurement tools like Software-as-a-Service, have in many cases made the procurement process automated, and therefore easier. Reports released earlier this year, however, suggested that this automation is bad news...
While payment automation appears to be everywhere, a surprising number of businesses are still using paper checks for invoice payments. PYMNTS recently spoke with Karla Friede, founder and CEO of Nvoicepay, a provider of ePayment solutions, who shared her thoughts on the benefits that companies...
China’s B2B eCommerce industry has nabbed a lot of attention in recent years, thanks largely in part to the rise of Alibaba and its own B2B digital procurement efforts. But the latest data shows that the nation’s B2B eCommerce industry slipped in the first quarter...
Best Buy may be ramping up its B2B presence through the creation of a new online shop in Canada, reports said Sunday (May 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Many businesses have embraced Big Data, and those that haven’t already plan to. Big Data often tops the list of information technology priorities for 2015. Data and its companion, analytics, may be the next big thing, but a new study from Forrester Consulting on behalf...
The rise in alternative finance has helped businesses, especially SMEs, access working capital when their traditional bank comes up short. For many companies, this working capital is used to manage inventory or cover the cost of outstanding invoices as they wait to get paid. Get...
The ability for businesses to receive and send invoices and expense reports digitally is changing the game, making procurement faster and more efficient. But without a way to settle these bills, the automation of e-invoicing may not be as efficient as companies would prefer. Get...
