Bill Gates is not just about Microsoft. According to a recent Supply Management article, the billionaire is backing an effort to improve Africa’s dairy supply chains. The continent’s dairy supply chains are crucial in many nations. For example, in Kenya, more than one million small-scale...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it will be adopting a series of rules and guidance on cross-border security-based swap activities for market participants. The first one was integrated at the end of June. According to an SEC statement, the new guidelines explain...
A new survey of 15k consumers in 15 global markets revealed just how high consumer expectations are when it comes to using their mobile phones to shop and pay. Sure they want the experience to secure, but that’s not the key driver. So, what is?
As of July 1, 2014, TIE Kinetix took over the e-invoicing portal for the Netherlands. Previously, public authority Logius managed the portal. According to an E-Invoicing Platform article, the transfer happened because the government obtained its initial ambition, which was to lower the threshold to start sending...
Pegasus TransTech announced earlier this week that it had launched a new smartphone app that will help fleets streamline their daily processes. Called Transflo Mobile+, the app lets fleet drivers accept loads, update trip statuses, report accidents and claims, receive and send messages to their...
Uber, the ride-sharing platform that has disrupted the taxi industry, has inspired a thousand new business ideas and the ambition to “Uber-ize” just about everything. Cargomatic has latched onto this idea and raised $2.6 million to do exactly that for, of all industries, trucking. They...
France issued a decree earlier this week that requires large companies supplying the public sector to switch to electronic billing in 2017 and small-to-medium-sized enterprises will have to make the change by 2020. Originally reported by Les Echos, the French government expects to save EUR...
Amazon’s payments platform engineering director Doub Hebenthal announced earlier this week that he was leaving the company to become the senior vice president at Emdeon. Hebenthal’s new organization provides payment solutions and patient management systems for healthcare. GeekWire spoke with Hebenthal about the transition, and...
Banks have deep reputational damage in need of repair. Blamed by many for causing the Great Recession, financial institutions adding fee and other controversial policies have only added to their difficulties in regaining consumer trust. A new Nielsen report offers some tips how they can...
