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Maersk Cuts Another 3,500 Jobs Amid Shipping Industry’s ‘New Normal’

November 03, 2023
Maersk container ship
90% of SaaS Firms Lack Visibility Into Non-Payroll Spend
Spend Management // November 02, 2022

  You can’t fix problems, you can’t embrace opportunities, unless you can see them. And in the business-to-business (B2B) realm, as found in the report “Improving Financial Performance,” done in collaboration between PYMNTS and Airbase, we found that visibility is sorely lacking in the back...

A ‘3-Way Ballet’ May Just Be Paperwork Antidote B2Bs Have Been Waiting For
B2B Payments // August 15, 2022

Companies are more aware than ever of the need to remove frictions from their receivables and payables processes, but for businesses that have relied for decades on the same manual payment tools and systems, incorporating faster payment methods is often easier said than done. Smoothing...

Motive Rolls Out Spend-Management Card
Spend Management // April 28, 2022

Fleet management platform Motive has launched the Motive Card, marking the company’s entry into the spend-management world. “With fuel representing the second-largest operating cost for fleets, fuel discounts are more important than ever for driving profitability,” Motive said in a news release Thursday (April 28)....

B2B Payment Collections Move Into the 21st Century
B2B Payments // March 16, 2022

At a time of rising demand on the collection side and decreasing ability on the payment side, companies need to keep the cash flowing and the business running.  That’s especially true for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), which often struggle with cash flow and have...

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90% of SaaS Firms Lack Visibility Into Non-Payroll Spend

November 02, 2022
  You can’t fix problems, you can’t embrace opportunities, unless you can see them. And in the business-to-business (B2B) realm, as found in the report “Improving Financial Performance,” done in collaboration between PYMNTS and Airbase, we found that visibility is sorely lacking in the back office. The pain points in tracking financial performance are especially […]

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Maersk Cuts Another 3,500 Jobs Amid Shipping Industry’s ‘New Normal’

November 03, 2023
Maersk is eliminating another 3,500 positions after having reduced its headcount by 6,500 throughout the year. The Copenhagen-based shipping company announced this move while reporting its financial results for the third quarter, including a decrease in revenue from $22.8 billion in the same quarter last year to $12.1 billion, Maersk said in a Friday (Nov. 3) press […]

Fed Eyes Opening SBA Loans To FinTechs

April 09, 2020
The demand for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans has led the Federal Reserve to consider allowing non-bank lenders to speed distribution of $350 billion in loans through the coronavirus crisis,...