February 23, 2015
Working Capital At The Touch Of a “Green Button”
When Tungsten Corporation announced that it had completed the acquisition of Tungsten Bank earlier this year, it meant the B2B supply chain network servicer would take on the burden of...
February 20, 2015
Business Model Mayhem
In many B2B software as a service (SaaS) markets and technology-enabled services, competitors compete on service, technology, geographic reach, and relatively transparent pricing. This is especially true in the procurement...
February 19, 2015
The Clock Is Ticking For Suppliers To Make The Digital...
By now, it’s old news to many that procurement officials are increasingly demanding the same online shopping experiences encountered when doing their own personal online shopping. What is surprising, however,...
February 19, 2015
MCA, Factoring an Oasis in SMB ‘Credit Deserts’
In a post-recession world, small businesses are still struggling to find funding, particularly in areas hardest hit by recent bank failures. Many are turning to alternative methods—merchant cash advance and factoring,...
February 18, 2015
B2B Innovators To Banks: Prepare To Be Disrupted
Why do paper checks still dominate B2B Payments? According to Eric Mettemeyer, CEO at Store Financial, it’s because big banks, tied to important lines of credit, make it hard for...
February 17, 2015
Royal Caribbean Chooses Tungsten For Global Supplier Support
For companies that do business on a global scale, supplier relationships can be complicated thanks to tax rules, currency exchanges and language barriers. But the hurdles don’t stop corporations from...
February 11, 2015
B2B Payments-Automation Startup MineralTree Gets $11M From First Data
B2B payments startup MineralTree, which offers accounts payable services for growing and mid-size businesses, has raked in $11.1 million in an investment round led by payments processor First Data, Forbes...
December 17, 2014
Taking The “Holistic Approach” To Payments Innovation
When it comes to electronic card payments, driving demand among consumers and businesses can take a great deal of innovation, says Eric Mettemeyer, CEO of Store Financial. And B2B supplier...
November 21, 2014
When Corporate Travel Management Goes Virtual
What’s the next step a company should take in the evolution of corporate travel? According to Richard Crum, Group Head, Global T&E Products & Solutions, MasterCard, it’s to implement individual...
The trucking industry moves 72% of U.S. freight by weight and is the linchpin of a functional economy — but manual payments and legacy AP systems have the potential to bring this crucial sector to a grinding halt. The latest “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Money, examines the impact of outdated payment processes on the transportation ecosystem and the seamless flow of commerce.
