2024 was a very good year for stablecoins. The blockchain-based digital tokens, which are pegged to fiat currencies or assets to minimize volatility, gained traction as financial services firms ventured into blockchain, while Donald Trump’s election victory portends a pro-crypto administration in the U.S. Stablecoins...
In cross-border payments, getting paid isn’t just a matter of when — it’s a matter of how. News broke onWednesday (Dec. 11) that financial platform Loop, in collaboration with EQ Bank, launched the Loop Global Visa Card to enable small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to spend...
Few bottlenecks across the payments landscape have been more intractable than that of cross-border payments. But with the news Thursday (Dec. 5) that the U.S. licensed FV Bank is now supporting direct USDT stablecoin deposits to simplify cross-border transactions by reducing reliance on traditional wire transfers...
It’s no exaggeration to say that artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the business landscape. But while consumer-focused applications continue to grab headlines, a quieter, first-principles revolution is underway in the B2B marketplace. Amid news Wednesday (Dec. 4) that Briefcase has raised $3 million in a...
December 30, 2024
2024 was a very good year for stablecoins. The blockchain-based digital tokens, which are pegged to fiat currencies or assets to minimize volatility, gained traction as financial services firms ventured into blockchain, while Donald Trump’s election victory portends a pro-crypto administration in the U.S. Stablecoins have transitioned from speculative tools to potentially foundational elements of […]
December 09, 2024
Few bottlenecks across the payments landscape have been more intractable than that of cross-border payments. But with the news Thursday (Dec. 5) that the U.S. licensed FV Bank is now supporting...
November 20, 2024
Blockchain is entering its institutional era. And the enterprise treasury function is all eyes and ears to the innovation. For example, news came this week that enterprise software maker MicroStrategy,...
October 21, 2024
At its most basic level, working capital is the cash flow needed to fund short-term costs and operations. However, the operative definition of working capital, its usage and its access...
November 13, 2024
DebtBook has debuted a tool designed to help customers manage cash flow and liquidity. The company, which makes cloud-based software solutions for governments and nonprofits, debuted its Cash Management solution Wednesday (Nov. 13), saying this tool is designed for cash managers, treasurers and finance teams. “The introduction of Cash Management represents an important milestone in […]
November 04, 2024
Veterinary care company Bond Vet has launched a partnership with spend management provider Coupa. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 4), will see Bond Vet clinics employ Coupa’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
October 31, 2024
Square is expanding its card offering into the U.K. for merchants seeking quicker funding access. An executive from the company — an arm of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Block — told CNBC Thursday...
October 11, 2024
HubSpot plans to add subscription billing management and configure, price, quote (CPQ) tools by acquiring Cacheflow. When the transaction is completed, Cacheflow will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HubSpot,...
