Electronic payments company ACI Worldwide is integrating its technologies with SPAN Enterprises, a tax filing technology provider, to power tax payments for the fleet industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The big B2B venture capital news of the week was Augmentum Fintech’s trio of investments, signaling the company’s focus on the B2B FinTech market — but it wasn’t the only firm targeting this startup space. Investors also took a liking to accounting technology, alternative small...
U.S.-based Axiom Bank is expanding its business lending capabilities through the acquisition of Allied Affiliated Funding, reports said Thursday (Aug. 23). A press release announced the takeover agreement, which will see Axiom absorbing Allied’s asset-based lending and factoring offerings. The acquisition will also bridge Allied’s...
A lack of access to funding may have opened the doors for alternative finance, but AltFin’s ability to quickly innovate and provide digital services — often faster than traditional banks could — means that online lending platforms have been able to compete and gain traction....
There's nothing new under the sun, except when it comes to payments fraud. Phishing still grabs victims by the wallet, and Barclays warns against social engineering. In the meantime, fake invoicing made the news in the UK and elsewhere.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has reportedly begun recruiting banks to combat cybercrime, beginning with Sberbank in Russia. 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...
LinkedIn‘s latest survey of small businesses (SMBs) signals an increasing reliance among entrepreneurs on freelance workers. 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 our daily...
Compliance of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules remain low across the globe, according to the latest research from Dimensional Research. Reports from the Business Information Industry Association (BIIA) on Tuesday (Aug. 21) said Dimensional Research’s latest findings suggest most companies are still not fully GDPR-compliant,...
Yes, digital currencies have had a hard time of it. Yes, they are down as a group by as much as 70 percent from their peaks. The fact remains, though, that some use cases have been emerging –and with the advent of blockchain, might there be some...