April 04, 2024
Workflow Automation, Flexible Financing Top This Week in B2B Innovation
It is a testament to the business-to-business (B2B) landscape that firms tend to pivot toward, and not away, from it. After all, you hear a lot more about one-time business-to-consumer...
April 03, 2024
Travelex Brings ‘Click-and-Collect’ FX Service to Hong Kong
Foreign exchange brand Travelex says it has launched its online click-and-collect service in Hong Kong. The new offering, announced Wednesday (April 3), lets customers purchase their travel cash in advance online, reserving...
April 03, 2024
Rideshare Firm BlaBlaCar Raises $108 Million as IPO Plan Stalls
BlaBlaCar has raised $108 million in credit as it awaits a better IPO market. CEO Nicolas Brusson told Bloomberg News — in an interview published Wednesday (April 3) — that...
April 03, 2024
Working Capital Fuels APAC High-Growth Corporates
Accessing working capital enables companies to avoid operational disturbances in the short term and power growth for the long term. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, 66% of Growth Corporates accessed...
April 02, 2024
Venture Capitalist Steve Singh and Growth Investors Acquire Direct Travel
Venture capitalist Steve Singh and a group of growth investors have acquired corporate travel management firm Direct Travel. The investors joining Singh in the acquisition include Durable Capital Partners, Madrona Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners and Blackstone Credit...
April 02, 2024
Warning Shots Fired Over AI Hype vs Reality
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a heated debate among experts, with some warning that the hype surrounding the technology may be overshadowing genuine scientific advancements. DeepMind...
April 02, 2024
ConnexPay Names VPay’s Ben Peters as CEO
Payments platform ConnexPay has named industry veteran Ben Peters as its new CEO. Peters, who has spent two decades in the payments and vertical software space, will replace ConnexPay founder Bob Kaufman, who is moving into...
April 02, 2024
Business Travel Reporting Starts With Central Expense Management
It’s a new era for business, and that means it’s a new era for business travel. And against today’s backdrop, where every dollar of working capital matters, travel spend management...
April 01, 2024
Xiaomi’s EV Debut Shifts Connected Economy Into High Gear
Following recent reports of Apple discontinuing its decade-long Project Titan, its rival, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, has swiftly entered the electric vehicle (EV) market with the formal launch of its much-anticipated electric car at...
