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Technology: SME Friend And Foe
Technology: SME Friend And Foe
October 17, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Technology has the power to help a business rise up from the competition. From spend data analytics to cybersecurity detection, innovative tools in FinTech enable...

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No Bubble In Freelancer Land
No Bubble In Freelancer Land
October 14, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Many firms have jumped on the freelancer bandwagon, but does that portend a bubble about to pop? Not so, according to Hyperwallet SVP Michael Ting.

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The Week Food Fizzled
The Week Food Fizzled
October 14, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The Week The Food Fizzled Generally speaking, food is not the sort of thing that easily fizzles — if for no other reason than we...

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Walking The Payments Testing Tightrope
Walking The Payments Testing Tightrope
October 13, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Testing payments is a necessary part of the business, yet a challenging one to address. Inadequate software testing can have dire consequences, but the increased...

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Decoding The Alphabet Soup Of Compliance
Decoding The Alphabet Soup Of Compliance
October 13, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

From AML to KYC, and even CIP, there’s no shortage of acronyms in the regulatory and compliance space. Sunil Madhu, founder and CEO of Socure,...

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The Stock Market For Startup Stock
The Stock Market For Startup Stock
October 13, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The investment that got away. The uncle who should have bought into Microsoft in the early 80s, the cousin who could have gotten in at...

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Where SMEs Turn When Bank Loans Fall Out Of The Picture
Where SMEs Turn When Bank Loans Fall Out Of The Picture
October 13, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Nearly half of Canada’s SMEs have applied for some form of financing in recent years. But despite its market size, SMEs are struggling to get...

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Opening The (Payment) Gateway To Matchmaker Ignition
Opening The (Payment) Gateway To Matchmaker Ignition
October 12, 2016  |  Matchmakers

What’s the role of payments in igniting a matchmaker platform? In this week’s installment of The Matchmaker Is In series, Lars Pedersen, Creditcall CEO, shared...

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