For some businesses, cybersecurity may be an abstract threat. Business owners may think “it won’t happen to me,” or they may be confident in their ability to remain unaffected by a cyberattack. But a new report by Accenture uncovers just how big of a threat...
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...
Consumers have been burned by financial institutions in more ways than one. From data breaches to market crashes, many have lost trust in the traditional financial system’s ability to deliver the security and stability consumers need. But what would it take to change that? Ray...
Small businesses need accounting processes to be fast. But the most efficient way to achieve accounting acceleration could displace a financial professional out of a job. A new report by B2B software firm Exact says SMEs demand the speed that accounting automation can provide their...
Royal Bank of Scotland has been in hot water with regulators for years following allegations that the U.K. bank profited by pushing its small business clients into its Global Restructuring Group (GRG), allegedly imposing high fees and often forcing those SMEs into financial ruin. The...
We use 2.0 as shorthand to describe the latest and greatest in technology, and with 3D Secure 2.0, the question remains: Is newer always better? In a wide-ranging discussion, Karen Webster, CA Technologies VP of Security James Rendell and Mastercard’s Paul Baker, VP and senior...
An alternative small business lender has now switched its hosting platform to Microsoft Azure in a move the firm says represents its strong growth trajectory. Folk2Folk announced Tuesday (Nov. 8) that it has gone live on Microsoft Azure cloud after being hosted on Rackspace, though...
mVisa’s new mobile pay service is enabling 60 million more consumers to make digital payments on their mobile devices through a rollout on the Visa Developer Platform. Visa, Micromax and Transerv announced on Tuesday (Nov. 8) that the service will be launched for all Udio mobile...
China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has warned retailers that it will be monitoring sales practices during Singles’ Day (Nov. 11), according to a report by Seeking Alpha. Inspired by Alibaba’s SEC troubles earlier this year, the SAIC plans to closely monitor the site for misrepresented...
