March 03, 2015
When The B2C E-Commerce Business Model Meets B2B Demand
As a startup, Seattle-based ski outfitter Northwest Tech must endure a few growing pains to figure out the best way to operate its business. While its founder and CEO Nick...
March 03, 2015
CDFI Network Targets Women, Minorities for SME Loans
Amid a stock market downturn and spiking interest rates, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) flourished. But with the rise of alternative lenders, reports say CDFIs had to shift their strategy...
March 03, 2015
OpenText Launches B2B Analytics Services
In recent months, OpenText has publically expressed intent to revamp and strengthen its B2B analytics services. Such tools are imperative for companies to manage their supply chain, and recent studies...
March 03, 2015
Telecom Italia Offers Affordable E-Invoicing for SMEs
Italian telecom conglomerate Telecom Italia announced Monday (March 2) that it has now made e-invoicing services available for the nation’s small- and medium-sized enterprises at an affordable cost. Telecom Italia’s...
March 03, 2015
Anachron Automates E-Invoicing For Spanish Government
Governments are catching on: e-procurement and electronic invoicing programs save money and make for a smooth buying process. The success of these programs, studies show, often lead to the private...
March 02, 2015
Eying Emerging Markets, Lenders See A Wealth of Opportunity
Lending in developed markets has stagnated. In real terms, private sector bank lending in the world’s top economies increased by just 0.1 percent last year, according to UHY, an international...
March 02, 2015
SME Crowd Funding Goes Mobile in Canada
Alternative financers are often crucial to the success of small businesses, and their services are becoming more technologically savvy. One of these alternative lenders is FundThrough. FundThrough, based in Canada,...
March 02, 2015
B2B Crucial for Egypt’s Post-Uprising Growth
Egypt is climbing out of economic troubles that have plagued the nation since the 2011 uprising, and according to reports, government procurement and business-to-business ventures are playing a crucial role...
March 02, 2015
Why B2B Startups Flourish in Atlanta
While the world’s eyes are often on Silicon Valley for the latest innovations and most groundbreaking startups, one unexpected city is emerging in the US as the new startup capital,...
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.