Paas news and trends

Accounts Payable Takes A Page Out Of Expense Management’s Book
B2B Payments // May 10, 2021

Advancements in expense management technology have begun to focus on empowering businesses with the ability to combat wasted or excessive spend before it happens. Whether through card products that automatically adhere to corporate spend policy or integrated tools that can submit planned expenditure for approval,...

Boulevard Taps Ex-Chase Exec To Lead Payments Division
Personnel // January 15, 2020

Boulevard, a provider of back-office management software for the spa and salon industry, appointed Biju Nair as the company’s new vice president of payments, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 15). The move follows the appointment of former MINDBODY Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Greg Wookey as Boulevard’s...

WePay’s Aberman On Why Compliance Capability Is Better Bought Than Built
Regulation // September 28, 2018

Sending a payment looks easy from the front end — so easy, in fact, that it can be hard to believe how complicated something like moving funds electronically from a customer to a merchant can really be at the back end. Among other things, being in the...

PayStand Brings Its Blockchain B2B Payments To Canada
B2B Payments // June 13, 2018

PayStand, a B2B payments company powered by blockchain, is launching in Canada. A press release on Tuesday (June 12) said PayStand is introducing its Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution to the Canadian market. As part of its geographic expansion, PayStand said it developed an entirely new infrastructure...

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WePay’s Aberman On Why Compliance Capability Is Better Bought Than Built

September 28, 2018
Sending a payment looks easy from the front end — so easy, in fact, that it can be hard to believe how complicated something like moving funds electronically from a customer to a merchant can really be at the back end. Among other things, being in the middle of those payment flows means a firm must comply with […]

TRENDING: Making Local Shopping More Rewarding

April 25, 2018
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Mobile wallet providers are running into much the same issue. In the U.S., there’s a smartphone in...

TRENDING: Blockchain And Loyalty’s $7B Problem

January 29, 2018
The post-holiday, mid-winter blahs can make people antsy to jet set off and travel to new locations. When they get to their destinations, payments platforms are prepped and ready to...

NEW REPORT: Contractors Add Payments To Their SaaS Toolbox

December 26, 2017
From the hammer to the saw to the welding torch, it takes a wide array of tools to successfully complete a construction project. But when it comes to tracking staff...

Quick Reads
PaaS Startup mx51 Raises $52.5M to Expand Global Footprint

July 28, 2022
Payments-as-a-service (PaaS) platform mx51 has secured $32.5 million in a Series B funding round, according to a press release on Thursday (July 28). The funding will be used to expand its global footprint as the startup works to help banks, acquirers and merchants stay up to date on payments technology.  The fresh infusion of capital […]

Boulevard Taps Ex-Chase Exec To Lead Payments Division

January 15, 2020
Boulevard, a provider of back-office management software for the spa and salon industry, appointed Biju Nair as the company’s new vice president of payments, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 15)....

Verifone Adds mPOS And Unattended Support For UK Merchants

May 05, 2017
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that consumer demands are changing, especially when it comes to digital. While most retail transactions still occur in physical stores, eCommerce has fundamentally changed...