In B2B, expansion is both goal and challenge, especially in cross-border situations, where collecting on receivables can be a lengthy and daunting process. Flywire EVP & GM Jeff Althaus tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about the ways technology can streamline manual processes for companies large and...
APIs make it easier for any number of payments and financial services functions to be streamlined and improved. Currencycloud CEO Mike Laven thinks they also hold the keys to enable more efficient B2B X-border payments by solving the thorny compliance and Forex issues that often...
$246 billion in cross-border corporate acquisitions last year, and now China’s buyout frenzy seems poised to quiet down quite a bit. Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that dealmakers on China’s mainland are “struggling to cope with tighter capital controls” and a more cautious deal-making landscape. Such constraints...
The worth of the global tourism industry today has ballooned to a whopping $7 trillion, with Chinese citizens taking more and more trips. In just the next five years, around 700 million Chinese travelers are projected to take overseas trips. And among Chinese travelers, there’s...
Whether it’s eCommerce or coffee, global businesses intent on success often have to ace logistics. April’s X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™ dives into the logistics powering operation expansions in South China’s $839 billion eCommerce market. We also caught up with Daniel Jones, CEO of Bext360, a...
When it comes to cross-border commerce, it all boils down to logistics. As the latest X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™ reveals, sales and the consumer demand for international goods is higher than ever, as the speed and connectivity offered by new technology has made consumers able...
From offering free shipping to fewer clicks, merchants from around the world are racing to woo global shoppers, now over 1 billion strong. So, who’s doing it best? For two years running, PYMNTS' X-Border Payments Optimization Index™ has tracked over 800 data points, ranking the...
Global shoppers know no bounds. And when it comes to wooing them, particularly when it comes to American and Chinese merchants, it’s game on. The Q1 X-Border Payments Optimization Index™ reveals that U.S. merchants narrowly beat out Chinese merchants for No. 1 ranking, with a score of...
How can cross-border eCommerce merchants avoid delivering post-order sticker shock to customers? One option is to offer accurate precalculations that include all relevant taxes and fees. For the March X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker’s™ feature story, PYMNTS spoke with Rajiv Ayyangar, VP of product for Yakit,...
