In the words of Game of Thrones’ Ned Stark, “Brace yourself: mCommerce is coming.” Okay, so the lord of Winterfell might have said winter instead is coming, but the sentiment holds true. Mobile commerce is coming to the B2B world, and in some cases it’s...
Forty eight percent of SMBs believe that consumers will be using mobile payments in stores in the next two years. Yet only 20 percent say they’ll be ready – and these are merchants that sell both online and in stores. So, how do SMBs resist...
The complicated nature of payer and provider payments has made health care one of the last, and largest, sectors where paper-based settlements still reign. However, efforts are underway to bring payment electronification to the healthcare sector. And that has competition among B2B players heating up.
Big data is only useful data when there is a business vision to ground it. Sears General Manager of “Big Data” Ankur Gupta, sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to discuss how data-driven retailers are using new tools and technologies to make omnichannel real...
Visa Checkout launched last week as part of Visa’s efforts to be the biggest digital payments player on the planet just like it is in the physical world. Can it solve the massive chicken and egg problem that has stalled everyone else? Maybe, says MPD...
Since Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau three years ago to address consumer issues related to the financial crisis, it has logged some 400,000 complaints. In a new proposal, the bureau now wants to enable consumers and financial companies to describe details and reactions....
Corporate travel is about to get a lot easier for travel managers. That is, if Citi Commercial Cards has anything to do with it. Through a recent partnership with Concur, Citi is hoping to offer an enhanced reporting solution that gives businesses a more holistic...
The shrinking global market is making acceptance of local currencies increasingly necessary for online merchants in particular as they expand into new markets. While this may complicate companies’ expansion plans, it also can help drive more sales and create differentiation for competitive advantages. However, it...
Consumers increasingly are using the Internet as a tool to learn about almost any product. But they’re not alone. In fact, more B2B buyers are turning to the Web to not only purchase work-related items, but also to conduct basic research on products and services....
