In Depth

Why E-Invoicing Isn’t A One-Size-Fits-All Solution
June 02, 2015

Basware has never missed a beat when it comes to promoting the benefits of electronic invoicing. The e-invoicing service provider has worked with governments around the globe to help launch digital procurement practices, and at every step highlights the ability for e-invoicing to save money,...

B2B Payments
Why Series A Funding Could Be Crushing B2B Startups
June 02, 2015

It’s a difficult truth. Even after successful seed rounds, most startups won’t receive the next round of funding needed to keep the business alive. According to research firm CB Insights, 61 percent of seed-funded companies won’t be able to cross the gulf to Series A....

Staples’ Small Business Play
June 02, 2015

If one were to take to the streets and ask people what they first came to mind when hearing the word “Staples,” the vast majority would likely say something about the office supplies store with an “easy button.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

What If Ads Came With Buy Buttons?
June 02, 2015

One of the wonderful things about taking a closer look at retail is the discovery of an inventory of accepted facts that seem to have been invented out of whole cloth and voted into reality by a republic of journalists quoting each other. Get the...

Millennials Need Loans, Too
June 01, 2015

In today’s lending marketplace, young people in particular face a high degree of difficulty in securing individual loans. In many cases, their credit histories are lacking in context. Oren Bass co-founded the lending platform Pave specifically to address this gap. He recently shared with PYMNTS...

Salesforce And Google Work Toward Making Big Data User-Friendly
June 01, 2015

Everybody is talking about Big Data. It’s a top priority for businesses big and small in 2015. Big Data may be the next big thing, but the truth is many business owners and marketing teams are overwhelmed by the constant influx of information from billions...

B2B Payments
Global Spotlight: Turkey
June 01, 2015

Experts note that Turkey holds a unique position in Europe, both geographically and socially. The nation has one of Europe’s largest young populations, providing a large potential not only for innovation, but for adoption of new technologies. Plus, while Turkey is a member of the...

How Retale Is Making Something Old New Again
June 01, 2015

The “year of mobile” in commerce and payments has been coming/happening/about to ignite for as long as PYMNTS has been in virtual print. And while it would be ridiculous to say that mobile commerce has not made significant progress in the last half decade, it...

Controversial
Why PayPal Leads With Payments
June 01, 2015

In what is likely one of the more dramatic statements written in history about a software development conference, USA Today reported last week that Google’s I/O developers’ conference was the “latest salvo” in an “escalating arms race” among the Top 5 U.S. tech firms for...