March 27, 2015
Chinese B2B eCommerce Site Nabs IT Portal
A China-based B2B digital commerce platform has just struck a deal to acquire an information technology portal, reports said Wednesday (March 25). B2B commerce site Hc360.com will acquire Zol.com.cn for...
March 26, 2015
Microsoft Pushes Samsung Business With New Smartphones
Samsung recently revealed a renewed focus on its B2B operations just days ago, and now fellow technology conglomerate Microsoft will help boost the adoption of Samsung’s business offerings. According to...
March 26, 2015
Sears Struggles To Quell Supplier Fears
Sears is in the midst of a long-winded downfall from its once mighty retail status. The financial losses, of course, are bad for the corporation. But now Sears suppliers are...
March 26, 2015
The Paradox Of eProcurement
B2B buyers are often viewed as apprehensive to adopt new technologies in their operations, despite expert consensus (and evidence from the B2C side of commerce) that innovative tools can make...
March 25, 2015
Valuing Alt-Lenders On More Traditional Grounds
The alternative lending industry is about to cross the $500 billion valuation threshold, and market analysts have confidently predicted the sector to hit a $1 trillion worth in just a...
March 25, 2015
Altus Lets Suppliers Hold Buyers Accountable For Payments
Late payments are an increasingly worrying issue in today’s market as major corporate buyers have extended their payment terms to their smaller suppliers, which are then left to struggle to...
March 25, 2015
Insite Names Dell As Latest B2B eCommerce Partner
Insite has expanded its B2B services in recent months, often through partnerships to aid buyers and suppliers enter the digital age of B2B operations. On Tuesday (March 24), Insite announced...
March 25, 2015
UK Faster Payments Up 13 Percent
The U.K.’s Faster Payments Service is steadily nibbling away at the British equivalent of the U.S.’s ACH funds-transfer system, but it’s rapidly displacing checks, according to February statistics from the...
March 24, 2015
EU Closes In On Cross-Border Crowdfunding
The push to make access to alternative lending easier for small businesses across the European Union just received a cautious stamp of approval from lawmakers in the United Kingdom. Calling...
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.