May 18, 2015
Apple Delays IoT Gadget Release – Maybe
It’s only been a few days since analysts released figures that showed how Apple is lagging behind some of its rivals in the Internet of Things game. But already, there...
May 15, 2015
How To Stop Account Takeovers
Account takeover fraud costs total to almost $5 billion, with fraud activity rising by 70 percent in the past two years, says a recent study by Javelin Research. But now,...
May 15, 2015
Global Spotlight: India
Each week, PYMNTS will turn the B2B spotlight on a single nation. This week we take a look at India, whose rapidly growing startup community and a growing B2B presence...
May 15, 2015
New Rival Could Run Uber’s Biz Travel Dominance Off The...
It hasn’t always been this way, but Uber is finally gaining traction with business travelers in a big way. Just last March, a study published by the Association of Corporate...
May 15, 2015
World’s Ocean Fleet Sinks Deep Into Debt
In today’s hyper-connected world, the ocean freight industry is at a crossroads. According to new research released Thursday (May 13) by research company Drewry, the shipping container sector is deep...
May 15, 2015
IoT-Focused Cisco Gets Its Own Supply Chain Connected
Technology conglomerate Cisco is a big fan of the Internet of Things. In recent years, the company has pushed for IoT adoption among its business clients, and last month the...
May 14, 2015
Financial, Political Woes Hit Eastern Europe’s SMEs Hard
Late payments are a new normal for many of Europe’s businesses, and for eastern Europe, SMEs are in an especially tight spot. External factors including weak growth throughout the Eurozone...
May 14, 2015
IoT Mergers Already Approaching $15B
The biggest names in technology are preparing for the Internet of Things revolution, from Samsung, which is planning an IoT-specific chip, to Facebook, which is exploring the launch of an...
May 14, 2015
Salesforce May Be The Acquirer, Not The Acquired
For weeks, rumors in the technology world have been swirling about a potential acquisition of Salesforce. Some reports cited SAP as a potential buyer, though SAP denied those claims earlier...
Business cards offer numerous benefits to small businesses over other financing, including easier qualification, significantly higher credit limits, and perks such as cash back, travel and mileage-earning rewards. The latest “B2B and Digital Payments Tracker®” explores why 63% of small business owners using cards as their primary startup funding attribute their success to this method of financing.
Real-time payments already account for at least 15% of B2B payments volume in the insurance, manufacturing and retail industries. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 500 executives across the retail, insurance, manufacturing and real estate sectors examines how these industries are using real time payments today and their plans for the future. Read more in “The State of Real-Time Payments,” a collaboration with The Clearing House.