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Supplier Risk, Spend Management Prove Critical For Banks’ Procurement Needs
Supplier Risk, Spend Management Prove Critical For Banks’ Procurement Needs
June 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Not all verticals are created equal when it comes to the procurement process. Priorities in managing procurement will range from cost of the software to...

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When SME Self-Sufficiency Turns Self-Destructive
When SME Self-Sufficiency Turns Self-Destructive
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-size enterprises face an uphill battle in becoming successful companies, and while the U.S. often prides itself on the concept of pulling yourself...

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Lyft’s Game Plan For Corporate Travel
Lyft’s Game Plan For Corporate Travel
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

As of last April, ridesharing app Lyft accounted for 1 percent of corporate use of this kind of service. It’s by no means a threatening...

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In eInvoicing, Slow And Steady Doesn’t Always Win
In eInvoicing, Slow And Steady Doesn’t Always Win
June 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Across the Northern Hemisphere, markets have taken a gradual approach to implementing digital invoicing and B2B billing tools. That goes for both businesses and government...

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Amazon Suppliers Divided On How To Tackle Late Payments
Amazon Suppliers Divided On How To Tackle Late Payments
June 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

There was an incident in 2013 in which nonprofit firm MusicBrainz sent a cake — yes, the edible dessert — to Amazon’s finance department to...

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Why Manufacturers Are Snubbing Custom Business Tools
Why Manufacturers Are Snubbing Custom Business Tools
June 06, 2016  |  B2B Payments

This may come as a shock to some enterprise and financial services providers out there, but today, businesses aren’t really interested in hypercustomized business applications...

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A Wakeup Call For SME-Serving Banks
A Wakeup Call For SME-Serving Banks
June 06, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Listen up, lenders: Research on small businesses’ banking habits can offer valuable insight into the SME customer base. New data on the struggles facing small...

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Banks, Your Window Of Opportunity For SMEs Is About To Close
Banks, Your Window Of Opportunity For SMEs Is About To Close
June 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small business owners are considered followers of consumer trends in terms of payments technologies; entrepreneurs use digital financial services in their personal lives, so that...

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Data, Security Monopolize B2B Funding Rounds
Data, Security Monopolize B2B Funding Rounds
June 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

There may be a few resilient, strategic entrepreneurs out there who don’t need venture capital to run a successful startup. Such was the case for...

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