January 04, 2016
Scrapped SME Banking Report Ignites Firestorm
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has decided not to publish a long-anticipated report on the state of small business banking for the nation’s largest financial institutions, a decision that has...
January 04, 2016
Taiwan Business Bank Conquers New York
State-run Taiwanese bank Taiwan Business Bank (TBB) is moving into a new market. Reports last weekend (Jan. 2) said the financial institution will be setting up shop in New York...
January 04, 2016
Startup Built From A Late Payments Crisis
The key to successful innovation is being able to solve a problem, and in the U.K., one of the biggest problems for small suppliers is getting paid late by their...
January 04, 2016
M&A, Alt-Lending And Business Cybercrimes At The Start Of 2016
As we look at some of the data impacting business finance into the new year, the numbers are mixed. New statistics highlight the rising popularity of alternative small business lending;...
January 04, 2016
Making AR Silos A Thing Of The Past
Checks are a big part of accounts receivables, especially in B2B. Many businesses lack streamlined processes to manage receivables. Here’s why, according to FTNI, integrated receivables technology can change all...
January 04, 2016
EMV Frustrates, Salesforce Acquires Big And Hackers Hit Hotels
Welcome back, and happy 2016. At this point, the last of the champagne bottle has been drained, and it’s time to get back to work and pushing ahead on those...
December 31, 2015
The Top 10 B2B Payment Stories Of 2015
In 2015, the world of B2B payments ramped up its ability to knock its reputation for being slow to innovate and unable to grasp the market’s attention. From commercial card...
December 31, 2015
Ariba Names Fastest-Growing Procure-To-Pay Market
Procure-to-pay service provider Ariba has just named what it sees as its fastest-growing market: Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
December 31, 2015
Alphabet’s Chairman Declares UK Top eCommerce Dog
The U.K. is outpacing every other country when it comes to the eCommerce game, at least that is what Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, told...
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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