In Depth

B2B Payments
Bringing Visibility To Treasury Management
December 14, 2015

A firm’s liquidity and risk are as strong only as its ability to manage its cash and other holdings in real time. Here’s why treasury management systems are becoming important to companies of all sizes, according to Reval.

Holiday Travel In Two Directions
December 11, 2015

“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” (or any holiday from Thanksgiving through New Year’s) doesn’t mean what it once did. In many cases, consumers will be heading anywhere but home during the holidays -- seeking luxury getaways -- while others will follow the more traditional route...

Consumer Insights
Window Decorating Tips From Ghosts Of Retail Past
December 11, 2015

What’s the value of a retro car? Unless you’re a skilled mechanic with an in-depth knowledge on the evolution of engine design, odds are the sight of a sleek and old-fashioned vehicle wheeling around the streets is enough to put a smile on the average...

B2B Payments
Factoring In The Cost Of Business Success
December 11, 2015

You’ve got to spend money to make money. It’s a universal truth that is perhaps never more accurate than it is during the holidays, especially for small businesses. When orders rise, so does the cost of fulfilling those orders and keeping a company running. According...

B2B Payments
B2B Venture Capitalists Take A Trip Around The Globe
December 11, 2015

The B2B industry saw some hefty funding this week, and funding reached multiple points of the globe. In fact, VCs touched upon six nations in four continents, crossing their own borders to support innovators overseas. Collectively, startups in a range of services — from small...

B2B Payments
Leaving The Lost Paper Trail
December 11, 2015

Businesses of all sizes stand to benefit from T&E technology, but many companies, especially smaller ones, are still doing things the hard way -- manually, and with lost time and money following suit. That and other tidbits of information marked the latest annual survey of...

Live Long, Discount Hard
December 10, 2015

Making it to one’s senior years can pay off -- quite literally, in the case of AARP discounts. But how many of these membership-based discounts are worth the years it took to earn them, and what’s really in it for retailers?

Marketing On Snapchat: It’s (Absolutely Not) A Snap!
December 10, 2015

Retailers want to be where the kids are, and the kids (most importantly, millennials) are on Snapchat. Brands that purport to know best practices for marketing on the platform are most likely lying. Here’s what we’ve figured out.

B2B Payments
Finding The Right Supplier — From Anywhere
December 10, 2015

The mobile device is starting to change the way corporate spend occurs. Most often, the phenomenon occurs in the travel and expense management segment of a business; employees can file purchases and expense reports on the go, while managers can review and disburse those requests...