Technology and automated processes are increasingly crucial parts of managing corporate procurement operations, all in the name of cost savings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
They may call August the lazy days of summer, but don’t tell the team at iwoca that - they just secured $20 million in new venture funding and their CEO is on tour in Asia with the U.K.’s Prime Minister. They’ve been a bit under...
A decade ago, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman gave birth to an intellectual debate with his declaration that globalization – driven by technology and the digitization of business and trade — had rendered the world effectively “flat.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...
From unlocking a phone to paying for a purchase, our fingerprints have now evolved into more than just a way to identify ourselves. But at this year’s Black Hat USA conference, an annual global information security event series, FireEye researcher Yulong Zhang expressed some concerns...
Last week, the American Accounting Association published findings of its corporate treasury research that found for-profit companies are more likely to hire someone that shows a willingness to manipulate financial data for the purpose of making a corporation’s books seem more appealing to investors. Get...
For decades, the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) has promoted transparency and non-discrimination in government procurement activities. But New Zealand’s participation in the GPA — the newest nation to do so — highlights the WTO’s effect on promoting cross-border trade between government buyers...
According to Google Trends, football was all that anyone was thinking about last week. If you were in that camp, we’ve got the scoop the stories that drove a lot of the headlines you may have missed: Amex and its new investor, EMV and its...
The start of the second quarter retail earnings season has been a mixed bag. 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...
There wasn’t exactly an avalanche of venture capitalist funding deals this week in the world of B2B, but even so, a string of M&A activity fueled the market to more than $9.8 billion in investment. Here’s what happened: After a bout of absence, alternative lending...
