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Melio Notches $110 Million To Digitize SMB Payments
Melio Notches $110 Million To Digitize SMB Payments
January 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Melio, a digital payments company for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has raised an additional $110 million in funding, putting its valuation at $1.3 billion,...

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OMNi: Ensuring Zero Margin Between Politics And Technologies
OMNi: Ensuring Zero Margin Between Politics And Technologies
January 25, 2021  |  Economy

Angélica León, chief strategy officer at OMNi, believes that 2021 calls for a more balanced approach that results in healthy competition and a sense of...

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North Lane: Let’s Keep The Spirit Of Innovation
North Lane: Let’s Keep The Spirit Of Innovation
January 25, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Seth Brennan, CEO of North Lane, discusses how the complex changes triggered by COVID-19 have actually led to meaningful innovation that will last well beyond...

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Red Robin On Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Customer Loyalty
Red Robin On Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Customer Loyalty
January 25, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are overlooking a key piece of the data-gathering process that could enrich customer loyalty: onboarding. In this month’s Order-To-Eat Tracker, Jonathan Muhtar,...

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SMBs Grapple With Late Payments Tug-Of-War
SMBs Grapple With Late Payments Tug-Of-War
January 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With COVID-19 causing business closures and supply chain disruptions, cash flow remains tight for countless small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world. Unfortunately, those...

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Placing Inventory — Not Accounting — At The Crux Of The ERP
Placing Inventory — Not Accounting — At The Crux Of The ERP
January 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While working from home has become a key driver of enterprise digitization amid the pandemic, it’s not the only coronavirus-related market impact forcing companies into...

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How Payroll Cards Find Space To Grow In Canada’s Evolving Market
How Payroll Cards Find Space To Grow In Canada’s Evolving Market
January 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

In recent decades, the payroll card has become an important tool to drive financial inclusion. For professionals without a bank account, reloadable prepaid and payroll...

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Foreign Companies Abandon US Investments In Favor Of China
Foreign Companies Abandon US Investments In Favor Of China
January 25, 2021  |  Investments

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 42 percent in 2020, and the pandemic will continue to affect it this year, a report from UNCTAD says,...

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Deep Dive: How P2P Payment App Providers Can Tackle Rising Fraud
Deep Dive: How P2P Payment App Providers Can Tackle Rising Fraud
January 25, 2021  |  Faster Payments

More consumers are turning to digital methods to pay friends and retailers during the global health crisis. Shoppers are looking to avoid exchanging cash and...

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