In Depth

Innovation In Bill Payment
April 20, 2015

Twice in his recent discussion with MPD CEO Karen Webster, Peter Kwakernaak, the CEO of AcceptEmail, compared his company to Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Controversial
The Many Ways Apple Could Spend All That Cash
April 18, 2015

Most people at some point in their life dream about what they would do if they were suddenly super rich. We think of all the nice things we would buy, the good we might do and the various wonders we might work if we suddenly...

B2B Payments
B2B Investment Tracker, April 10 – 16
April 17, 2015

The first quarter of 2015 has come to a close, and Q2 has opened up with a bang in B2B investments with venture capitalists creating one of the busiest weeks of the year in B2B funding. Software-as-a-Service and alternative finance maintained their popularity among investors,...

Italy’s New Crowdfunding Rules Leaves 99.98% of SMEs Out In The Cold
April 17, 2015

In July of 2013, Italy was the first European country to enact crowdfunding regulations. Despite being an early adopter, to date very few businesses have successfully raised capital using the online portals established by the rules. Now a year and a half later, the Italian...

Hmmm
AmEx CEO: Life After Costco
April 17, 2015

American Express has done some backpedaling during the first quarter of the year. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Will London Be The FinTech Hub For Bitcoin?
April 17, 2015

London has decided it wants to be the epicenter for bitcoin. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Apple Pay’s Business Model Blues
April 17, 2015

There is no shortage of things to say about Apple Pay — which is why we developed an entire Tracker on the subject. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
General Motors Continues Supplier Relations Damage Control
April 16, 2015

The problem of late payments in the U.S. is growing to worrisome levels since some of the nation’s largest corporations began extending their payment terms in 2008. Experts say the trend arose that year when 3G Capital and Anheuser-Busch began lengthening the time it took...

Don’t Make T&E Harder Than It Has To Be
April 16, 2015

In their professional life, business travelers and expense managers alike want the same, seamless customer-centric experience they’ve become accustomed to in their personal life. More than half of the respondents to Business Travel News’ Expense Manager Survey rated ease of expense report preparation most important....