April 16, 2014
Alibaba’s $3B Q4 Revs Stuns Analysts
Analysts were in shock and awe yesterday, April 15, to lean that Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant that is acquiring and investing in US companies, had $1.36 billion in Q4...
April 16, 2014
TransferWise Has Moved £1 Billion Cross-Borders
The Estonian-founded and London-based company TransferWise announced on April 15, 2014 that they have transferred £1 billion ($1.67 billion) in cross-border payments.that they have hit the milestone of £1 billion mark in...
April 15, 2014
Press Release: Bitcoin Price and Volatility Index
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April 15, 2014
Driving Startups’ Funding This Week:
Several e-commerce startups, including GrabTaxi, a ridesharing startup in Southeast Asia, highlight this week’s Startup Roundup.
April 14, 2014
How Armor Payments Hopes To Make B2B Payments Secure, Reliable...
There is an old adage in the construction industry – “fast, good or cheap: pick two,” that could easily be adopted to the B2B payments industry – “secure, frictionless, or...
April 14, 2014
SMBs Go Hunting for Customers Across Borders
According to research from the World Economic Forum, SMEs account for 99% of the enterprises and two thirds of employment in OCED countries, making up a significant portion of each...
April 10, 2014
ACH Volume On The Rise
In 2013, ACH volume grew to almost 22 billion electronic payments, an increase of 4% over 2012 volume. A total of $38.7 trillion supporting consumer, business and government payments was...
April 09, 2014
Startup Wise Guys Focus on B2B
An Estonian accelerator that was behind the startups including WappZap, EpicList and Cloudtex announced that they will change their focus to B2B commerce. Startup Wise Guys are adjusting their program...
April 08, 2014
Why Corporates Are Saying “Yes” to B2B Payments
Business-to-business electronic payment solutions have been on the corporate “to do” list for some time now, but finally, there seems to be a growing interest among companies to figure out...
Business cards offer numerous benefits to small businesses over other financing, including easier qualification, significantly higher credit limits, and perks such as cash back, travel and mileage-earning rewards. The latest “B2B and Digital Payments Tracker®” explores why 63% of small business owners using cards as their primary startup funding attribute their success to this method of financing.
Real-time payments already account for at least 15% of B2B payments volume in the insurance, manufacturing and retail industries. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 500 executives across the retail, insurance, manufacturing and real estate sectors examines how these industries are using real time payments today and their plans for the future. Read more in “The State of Real-Time Payments,” a collaboration with The Clearing House.