My, how the B2B venture capital tables have turned. Amid talk of a VC slump and a unicorn bubble, B2B startups saw only modest attention towards the end of last year. But in 2016, the industry has hit the ground running, and the investment spree...
The face of corporate travel is changing. T&E has emerged as one of the most innovative areas in B2B payments, and travel technology saw massive interest among venture capitalists in 2015 — data from CB Insights published this month found $5.2 billion invested in the...
When it comes to FinTech innovation, the market tends to think of the shiny new toys for consumers coming out of hubs like Silicon Valley. But why should B2C payments get all the fun? One startup is pushing past the crowd and going big into...
The roles of corporate treasurers, chief financial officers and money managers are hustling to keep up with changing times. That means CFOs have a lot more on their plate than they once did. Risk mitigation is a significant source of this growing priority list. A...
For small businesses, especially with the rise of alternative lending platforms, there are a myriad of options for financing, each type of loan product incorporating its own underwriting and risk management process for lenders. The merchant cash advance (MCA) is just one category of SME...
In B2B payments, the name of the game is automation — but not for everyone. There has been a slew of analysis on the embrace of automation in recent years. Research from Ardent Partners and Basware published last year, for instance, found that accounts payable executives are...
Every year brings technological innovation more disruptive and impressive than the last. Unfortunately, every year also brings cybercriminals more sophisticated than ever before, and in today’s market, corporations are failing to stay protected. That’s according to new analysis from cybersecurity provider Radware, which has released...
The world is inching towards faster payments and fewer hurdles in the form of national borders. Some industry analysts agree that key to this progress is the widespread adoption by banks, institutions and corporates of a new payments messaging standard — ISO 20022. Doing so, experts...
It’s a new year, economic recovery is progressing and the global economy is headed for some changes. But business finance isn’t such a rosy picture everywhere you look. In the U.S., corporate travel spend and big bank lending to small businesses is on the up;...
