Asked by Karen Webster to offer up her thoughts on the state of the U.S. economy and how businesses are approaching 2024, Ginger Chambless, head of research at J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Banking, offered up a two-word crystallization: “cautiously optimistic.” We’re likely to see an...
Business-to-business (B2B) payments play a crucial role in the modern economy, with experts projecting a staggering $111 trillion in transactions between businesses by 2027. However, the traditional methods of payment, such as paper checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, continue to impede the progress...
Businesses are increasingly hoping to get a leg up in the recruitment of new graduates by offering a relatively rare benefit: paying off student loans. According to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday (Aug. 30), listing for full-time jobs offering student loan repayment has doubled...
To make it easier for lenders to access real-time cash flow data, the FinTech Plaid has introduced a new hosted experience for its flagship product Plaid Link. The fully hosted, on-demand experience allows lenders to access consumer-permissioned cash flow data through Plaid during their underwriting...
August 12, 2021
Today’s payment service providers (PSPs) play a crucial role in facilitating global commerce for entrepreneurs, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and eCommerce marketplaces. One tool that more PSPs are adopting is open banking technology. When offered as a payment option for business-to-business (B2B) clients, open banking allows PSPs to provide firms with “plug and play” […]
April 21, 2017
If the recent news from Facebook’s F8 developer conference is any indication, the future of online communication between businesses and consumers will occur more often via AI-driven chatbots. It’s not...
April 19, 2017
Innovator, entrepreneur and architect of “the greatest show on Earth” P.T. Barnum famously said, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” This week, going into its F8 conference — Facebook’s...
March 21, 2024
Microsoft has announced the launch of two new devices designed exclusively for business users: the Surface Pro 10 for Business and the Surface Laptop 6 for Business. These devices are the first in the Surface lineup to be optimized for artificial intelligence (AI), featuring the new Copilot key on their keyboards for accelerated access to […]
August 30, 2023
Businesses are increasingly hoping to get a leg up in the recruitment of new graduates by offering a relatively rare benefit: paying off student loans. According to a report by...
June 15, 2023
To make it easier for lenders to access real-time cash flow data, the FinTech Plaid has introduced a new hosted experience for its flagship product Plaid Link. The fully hosted,...
September 20, 2022
Meta will be integrating WhatsApp with Salesforce to help businesses add ways to chat with customers, a WhatsApp blog said Tuesday (Sept. 20). This will let them add more options...
