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Kenyan President Delivers E-Procurement Ultimatum
March 12, 2015

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is getting aggressive on federal digital procurement policy. According to reports, the official gave government agencies one week to adopt e-procurement strategies on Wednesday (March 11), or risk being reprimanded. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Are Cloud-Based Payroll Systems Secure Enough For Business?
March 12, 2015

Headline-making data breaches have brought a lot of scrutiny to the security of cloud-based systems. Payroll systems, which store sensitive employee data including Social Security numbers and address, are particularly attractive to hackers. Last year, two separate attacks – one on the payroll system of...

T&E Management Industry Gains Another Mobile App
March 12, 2015

Travel and expense management service providers appear to be focusing on the smartphone these days. Less than one week after Fraedom launched its mobile T&E management app, another expense management platform, Traveldoo, joined the competition. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Asian Economies Quietly Boost SME Financing
March 12, 2015

China largely leads the small business lending path within Asia’s economy. A report released at the end of 2014 revealed a record $523 billion worth of syndicated loans being issued throughout the Asia Pacific region in 2014, and that China spearheaded this lending boom. Get...

Google Joins Brick-And-Mortar Retail In London
March 12, 2015

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Filling The Capital Hole For Small Businesses
March 12, 2015

While it is hard to imagine today, approximately 18 months from now Americans, en masse, will feel strongly about two things: international competitive gymnastics and the fate of the American small business. PYMNTS is comfortable making such a bold prediction because 2016 is a leap...

Boston’s Blizzard Dipped Consumer Spending
March 12, 2015

The heavy snow that recently befell the people of Boston likewise froze out consumer spending in the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Alibaba Snapchat Deal Values Messaging Startup At $15B
March 12, 2015

Messaging service Snapchat is now valued at $15 billion, a $5 billion increase over its last funding round in 2014, which was led by Kleiner Perkins and Yahoo! and which left the startup with a valuation around $10 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Auction Sales On EBay Down Sharply In February 2015
March 12, 2015

The second month of 2015 was a tough one for online marketplace eBay, which saw its signature online auctions sales fall by 26.2 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...