April 21, 2016
Automation: Coming To A Hotel Near You?
Consumers want convenience and instant gratification, but friction in user experiences stand as an ongoing barrier. But self-service providers are looking to advancing technologies to revamp processes and cut out...
April 21, 2016
Lyft Is Worth A Look In Corporate Travel
Travel and expense management firm Certify uncovered an industry first last year when it found, for the first time, ride-hailing apps like Uber surpassed traditional taxi use for business travelers...
April 21, 2016
Cross-Border Payments, AP Automation Firms Combine Forces
A cross-border payments company and an accounts payable solutions provider have joined forces, meshing their tools together to ease friction in global B2B payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...
April 21, 2016
VCs Pump More Cash Into Invoice Finance
All of a sudden, venture capitalists seem to love invoice finance startups. Last week, in our B2B Investment Tracker, we uncovered several deals in which investors backed invoice finance companies....
April 21, 2016
Alt-SME Lenders Go On The Defensive
The alternative finance industry boomed post-2008 financial crisis as banks retreated from small business lending. Marketplace lenders emerged to fill the gap, and analysts began to ponder a paradigm shift:...
April 20, 2016
Where Commercial Cards Are Just A Means To An End
Developers of accounts receivable technology have a lot on their plates these days. Not only do they have to keep up with the in-house tools that suppliers want to manage...
April 20, 2016
Amex Global Business Travel Picks Its Payment Processor
Treasury management firm Kyriba just landed a big client. The company announced on Tuesday (April 19) that American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has chosen Kyriba’s Payment Factory payment processing...
April 20, 2016
Nvoicepay Takes Its B2B Payments Tool Global
Nvoicepay is launching new capabilities to ease friction in global B2B payments, the company revealed Tuesday (April 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
April 20, 2016
SWIFT Loops Into Treasury Management
Treasury management firm Reval, which provides cloud-based cash management solutions, is now linking its corporates into the SWIFT network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
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.
Embedded finance is a staple feature of FinTechs. Every firm surveyed has already embedded at least one capability, and embedded payments have become the default entry point. But the new story is what happens next: As FinTechs push beyond payments, the risks shift from external threats like fraud and regulation to internal strain and execution pressure.
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