February 05, 2016
Euler Hermes Designs Trade Credit Insurance For SMEs
Euler Hermes provides credit insurance for the messy world of supply chain finance, an area of high-risk exposure for many businesses, especially when doing business with overseas partners. Get the...
February 05, 2016
VCs Remain Loyal To Top Disruptors: Alt-Lending, Blockchain
Venture capital is all about funding disruptors and innovators. Perhaps that’s why the top dog in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup was the blockchain, an industry whose reputation for...
February 05, 2016
Fifth Third Bank Adds Touch ID
Fifth Third Bank announced yesterday (Feb. 4) that it added Touch ID to its banking app for the Apple iPhone. The bank’s customers will now have the ability to log...
February 04, 2016
Getting Entrepreneurs To Put Down The Consumer Card
There is a common problem in small business finance that may go unnoticed by small business owners: Entrepreneurs often turn to consumer and personal credit card products for business spend....
February 04, 2016
MasterCard Automates Tax Reclaims With Biz Card Data
MasterCard announced Wednesday (Feb. 3) that it has paired up with cross-border value-added tax recovery service provider VAT IT to automate businesses’ tax recovery. Get the Full Story Complete the...
February 04, 2016
Aussie Exchange To See T&E Listing
In the U.S., investment in travel and expense management startups is on the rise. In Europe, corporate travel spend is spiking, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
February 03, 2016
Sage Takes Next Steps In Cloud Accounting, Payroll
Sage has taken steps in several directions over the last few months via its various arms, from payments to payroll. All, however, have a common goal: streamline the financial process...
February 03, 2016
Is China’s Global Payments Play Helping Or Hurting The Yuan?
China’s renminbi has, traditionally, not been viewed as a global currency, largely due to stringent government controls on the yuan. But that view is changing; if there is any doubt,...
February 03, 2016
Open API X-Border Payments Portal Launches In Europe
Poland-based Currency One is looking to streamline cross-border payments for European companies and consumers, announcing the launch of Valuto.com on Tuesday (Feb. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
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.
Download “FinTechs Tap Embedded Payments to Deepen Customer Relationships,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta collaboration, for more.