Prismatic, an embedded integration platform, has secured $22 million in Series B funding to drive innovation and simplify integrations for B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. The funding round, led by Five Elms Capital, marks the growth equity firm’s second investment in Prismatic within a year, the...
Ad hoc payments are considered outside of recurring invoicing and check requests and can be processed in any payment method, directly to a bank account, in cash or via any form of instant payment system. Being the most common payment an average firm receives, by...
Firms know that failed payments damage their reputation, lead to customer churn and increase staff workload. Failed payments ultimately translate into a loss of sales and extra costs, eroding business profitability in both directions. However, despite the ripple effects of failed payments on profitability and...
Television personality Kim Kardashian has made several ventures into the beauty and makeup market. KKW Beauty, her cosmetic line, was shuttered in 2021, while KKW Fragrance, her fragrance brand, closed in 2022. Her latest product, Skkn by Kim, was launched in June 2022, and focuses...
The use of split-pay plans is already widespread, and the last holiday shopping season was no exception, with consumers relying on different installment plans. The question of whether consumers will continue using these plans is already answered — they will — but another question has...
Ingo Payments CEO Drew Edwards told Karen Webster in an interview that the incentive and technologies are there for forward-thinking companies and firms enabling money mobility (including Ingo) to create their own ecosystems and keep money flowing within them. To clarify, Edwards noted the traditional...
To paraphrase author and customer relationship pioneer Martha Rogers, your customers are the most valuable asset your company has. Without them, you don’t have a business. You have a hobby. That observation, first made in the late 1980s, has only grown in its veracity over...
Businesses are constantly exploring innovative approaches to enhance the shopping experience for consumers, particularly if it leads to actual purchases. A trending concept is the adoption of a shared registry system that spans various brands. Crate & Barrel is on board with this trend and...
For consumers shopping online, selecting an item to buy is not the end of their decision-making. Brands’ sites, retailers’ sites and online marketplaces are each fighting desperately to become consumers’ preferred shopping channel. Although retailer sites and online marketplaces tend to show higher levels of...
