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PYMNTS Data: Inflation-Adjusted Retail Sales Offer Hope for Merchants Beyond the Holiday Surge

January 18, 2024
Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of A ‘Global’ Currency
Facebook // March 04, 2020

Global events — which include the coronavirus, now stretching across more than 60 countries – make one’s mind cast toward what else might be on the universal stage. Global currency, anyone?  In the age of Libra, in a new decade where at least some central...

Subscription Commerce’s Recurring Value Challenge
Subscription Commerce // November 25, 2019

Subscription commerce is all the rage and shows every sign that it will keep growing in the 2020s. It can be tempting to assume that what is happening now will keep happening in the future — a common fallacy. But that would be a mistake....

The ePayments Way To Compliance
B2B Payments // November 09, 2016

Any organization, small or large, private or public, must handle the pressures of compliance. Nonprofits, however, have to not only ensure they fall in line with corporate-facing regulations around processes like payroll and cross-border payments, but, explains Dan Murphy at nonprofit software firm Abila, the...

The Fed Prioritizes Security As Payments Speed Up
B2B Payments // November 07, 2016

The U.S. Federal Reserve is turning heads for its attention to faster payments, but the Fed has recently announced yet another initiative in the payments innovation space. Last week, the Fed’s Secure Payments Task Force called for comment from industry stakeholders about what challenges they...

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Subscription Commerce’s Recurring Value Challenge

November 25, 2019
Subscription commerce is all the rage and shows every sign that it will keep growing in the 2020s. It can be tempting to assume that what is happening now will keep happening in the future — a common fallacy. But that would be a mistake. After all, ongoing success usually comes to the people and […]

IoT, Big Data And The Tech Fueling Better B2B eCommerce

August 30, 2016
The worldwide eCommerce industry is headed towards a $781 billion valuation by 2024. That figure, released earlier this month by Transparency Market Research, is driven by the increasing adoption of...

Small Business Finance Doom And Gloom

August 29, 2016
Doom and gloom: Small businesses are facing mountains of cash flow challenges, according to recent research reports. From unclear bank terms for small business customers to rising small business insolvencies...

Have You Checked Your Checkout Conversion Blind Spots?

July 27, 2016
Every good driver knows to check their blind spots — those pesky areas you may not notice are dangerous until it’s too late. Well, overcoming the challenge of checkout conversion...

Quick Reads
VocaLink Proposes New Payments System To Ease SME Cash Flow

June 15, 2016
Industry analysts agree that late B2B payments threaten the survival of small and medium-size enterprises. Often operating within thin margins, sometimes without easy access to working capital financing, SMEs can go defunct when an invoice remains 60, 90, 120, or more days without being paid. The U.K. has emerged as an epicenter of the late […]

Data, Security Monopolize B2B Funding Rounds

June 03, 2016
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 several companies profiled this week...

Corporate Finance Figures On The Up

May 30, 2016
The numbers are on the up this week! But don’t let that fool you. Rising corporate finance metrics don’t always mean good news. Find out which figures led to good...

SAP’s SMB eComm Play Includes Google, PayPal

May 17, 2016
The U.S. is a critical market for SAP. But it wasn’t until this week that SAP Anywhere, the firm’s eCommerce-as-a-Service solution, entered the U.S. market, despite having already launched in...