Editor’s Picks

The B2B Marketplace Fix For FX In Emerging Markets

The B2B Marketplace Fix For FX In Emerging Markets
The B2B Marketplace Fix For FX In Emerging Markets
August 02, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border trade brings with it inefficiencies in cross-currency transactions, especially for firms in emerging markets.  Liquidity and transparency are lacking for so called “exotic” currencies....

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OpenTable Moves Into Delivery — Why — And Why Now?
OpenTable Moves Into Delivery — Why — And Why Now?
August 01, 2019  |  Omnicommerce

For an entire generation of consumers, booking a restaurant by telephone is as foreign an activity as using a rotary phone or creating a document...

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Dunkin’ Expands Digital Innovation, Focuses On Delivery, Loyalty
Dunkin’ Expands Digital Innovation, Focuses On Delivery, Loyalty
August 01, 2019  |  Earnings

With upgrades to its mobile app and new product offerings, Dunkin’ Brands grew its digital and delivery platforms while rolling out menu innovations with broader...

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Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 
Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 
August 01, 2019  |  Retail

Microtels (a portmanteau of micro and hotel) are trendy today, but are not exactly a new concept. In many locations outside the U.S. small hotel...

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Wearables Hit Speed Bump, But Retail Growth Continues
Wearables Hit Speed Bump, But Retail Growth Continues
August 01, 2019  |  Retail

Fitbit reportedly has cut its revenue forecast, one of the latest bits of news from the hot retail area of wearables. According to Reuters, Fitbit...

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How Innovation Priorities Are Evolving for FIs
How Innovation Priorities Are Evolving for FIs
August 01, 2019  |  Innovation

It’s easy to get sidetracked by the new and flashy. But how much are FIs really investing in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) compared to...

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Solving The Gig Economy’s T&E Puzzle
Solving The Gig Economy’s T&E Puzzle
August 01, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Last month, new data on the U.K.’s gig economy surfaced from the University of Hertfordshire, concluding that the number of gig workers in Britain has...

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up
Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up
July 31, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. But...

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