June 25, 2019Supply chain volatility is a difficult nut to crack, due to a host of risks that can be (or at least appear to be) out of a company’s control. Natural ...
June 25, 2019HSBC is investing in a Hong Kong-based company aimed at matching small manufacturers with component suppliers across the globe, according to KFGO reports on Sunday (June 23).
Serai officially launched operations ...
June 25, 2019U.S. Bank has teamed up with accounts payable automation firm Inworks to streamline business-to-business payments within the healthcare sector.
In a press release on Monday (June 24), the firms said their ...
June 25, 2019Trade credit has been around for decades and is less than efficient, with $3.1 trillion tied up in outstanding invoices. To grease the wheels of commerce, Fundbox and OroCommerce are joining ...
June 24, 2019Amazon launched its latest B2B entry in eCommerce on Monday (June 24) with the Amazon Professional Beauty Store, a shopping hub for professional stylists, barbers and estheticians. The store will ...
June 24, 2019Payments messaging firm SWIFT will allow blockchain companies to connect into its global payments innovation (gpi) platform, SWIFT said in its latest report on the future of payments.
Cointelegraph reported Monday ...
June 24, 2019The Supreme Cannabis Company, based out of Toronto, has announced it’s launching Supreme Heights, an investment platform for the U.K. and Europe.
The new platform, which will be based in London, ...
June 24, 2019New proposals on offer from Minister of Small Business Kelly Tolhurst in the U.K. may hit large firms in the pocketbook — via fines, if they pay smaller suppliers late. ...
June 24, 2019In B2B payments, corporates’ continued use of paper checks confounds FinTech firms working to give businesses more affordable, faster and more efficient payment options. Yet, for many business payers, the ...
June 24, 2019Financial regulators are considering allowing smaller businesses (SMBs) more time to comply with sweeping changes in lease accounting standards, which experts have said will place a significant burden as organizations ...
June 24, 2019Some of the world’s largest conglomerates are raising concerns about an impending economic recession in the U.S., supply chain disruptions stemming from trade disputes and a global market shakeup from ...
June 24, 2019Fortino Capital Partners revealed that it has invested in Declaree, expanding its portfolio of travel and expense management companies.
Founded in 2014 by Bas Janssen, Bart Jochems and Jasper Spoor, Declaree ...
June 24, 2019Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp.
In a press release, Capital One pointed to augmented ...
June 24, 2019FairFX Group, through its subsidiary Spectrum Payment Services, announced that it has been licensed to provide credit facilities as a broker, allowing it to offer loan products to both its ...
June 21, 2019The Bank of England may open its doors to tech companies and payment firms, and the move could potentially boost the U.K.’s $9 billion FinTech sector in the face of ...
June 21, 2019The U.K. is moving forward with plans to develop a dispute resolution service (DRS) for small businesses (SMBs) mistreated by banks, but reports in the Financial Times said the head ...
June 21, 2019Australia is the land for some underhanded doings from scammers attacking small businesses for payments fraud — targeting two-thirds of SMBs, according to a Norton LifeLock study. Separately, 93 percent of ...
June 21, 2019Southwest Airlines is introducing a credit card for small business owners aimed at enhanced travel rewards.
Business Insider reported Thursday (June 20) that Southwest announced the Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business ...
June 21, 2019While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in ...
June 21, 2019Europe has a range of EU and state-wide initiatives to develop electronic invoicing standards in both the private and public sectors, with a few goals in mind. Standardizing the way ...
June 20, 2019B2B payments company Bill.com is gearing up to go public just weeks after announcing an $88 million investment round, Business Insider reported Thursday (June 20).
Two unnamed sources told the publication ...
June 20, 2019Data analytics company Equifax is teaming up with identity verification solutions provider GIACT Systems to help joint corporate customers mitigate the risk of fraud.
In a press release Thursday (June 20) ...
June 20, 2019Open Banking platform Trade Ledger is introducing an invoice financing solution for banks and alternative lenders, the company announced this week.
A press release on Wednesday (June 19) noted that Trade ...
June 20, 2019UBS Bank USA is rolling out a new suite of commercial card products for its small business (SMB) customers, according to Bankrate reports this week. The co-branded Visa corporate cards ...
June 20, 2019The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) brand is going into retirement after its merger with Virgin Money, which will have its name lead the revamped U.K. financial institution (FI), ...
June 20, 2019Libra topped headlines, spurring debate over crypto’s role in eCommerce. However, beyond Facebook’s announcement were several other initiatives, also designed to speed digital transactions across borders, from Ripple’s new wave ...
June 20, 2019Commercial cards account for only a portion of corporates’ overall spend, as checks stick around and ACH gains ground. However, their market share is on the rise as card issuers ...
June 20, 2019Retailers focused on combating fraud have credit cards in the cross-hairs of their efforts. Between data breaches exposing customer details and card information and the rise of card-not-present fraud as ...
June 20, 2019On-demand wage service provider FlexWage has announced it is working with Fiserv to power disbursements to employees using its service.
A press release issued this week said FlexWage is enhancing OnDemand ...
June 19, 2019Disruption keeps hitting the travel industry, whether via digital payment or commerce, and the latest example of that comes from a U.K.-based startup called Duffel.
According to a new report, the ...
June 19, 2019Corporate audit and accounting company PwC is expanding its existing collaboration with small business cloud accounting company Xero.
The companies announced in a press release Tuesday (June 18) that their expanded ...
June 19, 2019It wasn’t all about Libra, the new cryptocurrency backed by social media and financial heavyweights and underpinned by blockchain. Announcements tied to DLT also spanned pharmaceutical supply chain pilots and ...
June 19, 2019Aprio Cloud and Jirav are teaming up to develop small business accounting solutions aimed at providing real-time data visibility to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their advisors.
In a press ...
June 19, 2019HSBC is rolling out its digital accounts receivable solution for corporates in India after teaming up with Australia-based Identitii, reports in IT Wire said on Tuesday (June 18).
The bank is ...
June 19, 2019Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is pressing forward with its digital-first bank, targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and reports have said the financial institution (FI) has chosen a leader ...
June 19, 2019B2B FinTech has made leaps and bounds in the world of procurement, enabling large enterprises to automate a significant portion of their purchasing processes. Strategic sourcing, data integrations with ERP ...
June 18, 2019Adoption of real-time payments in the U.S. has been slow, particularly compared to other markets like the U.K. The assumption, of course, is that faster payment functionality only has a ...
June 18, 2019Payroll startup PayFit has announced $79 million in new funding, according to reports Monday (June 17).
The France-based company secured the funding from Eurazeo and Bpifrance, which are backing PayFit’s payroll ...
June 18, 2019Corporate auditing and accounting firm KPMG remains in the crosshairs of regulators in various parts of the globe.
The most recent case is rooted in the U.S., where the Securities and ...
June 18, 2019U.K. challenger bank Tide is closing in on surpassing the market share of competitor The Co-Operative Bank, reports in AltFi said this week, highlighting the traction that new market entrants ...
Supply chain volatility is a difficult nut to crack, due to a host of risks that can be (or at least appear to be) out of a company’s control. Natural ...
HSBC is investing in a Hong Kong-based company aimed at matching small manufacturers with component suppliers across the globe, according to KFGO reports on Sunday (June 23).
Serai officially launched operations ...
U.S. Bank has teamed up with accounts payable automation firm Inworks to streamline business-to-business payments within the healthcare sector.
In a press release on Monday (June 24), the firms said their ...
Trade credit has been around for decades and is less than efficient, with $3.1 trillion tied up in outstanding invoices. To grease the wheels of commerce, Fundbox and OroCommerce are joining ...
Amazon launched its latest B2B entry in eCommerce on Monday (June 24) with the Amazon Professional Beauty Store, a shopping hub for professional stylists, barbers and estheticians. The store will ...
Payments messaging firm SWIFT will allow blockchain companies to connect into its global payments innovation (gpi) platform, SWIFT said in its latest report on the future of payments.
Cointelegraph reported Monday ...
The Supreme Cannabis Company, based out of Toronto, has announced it’s launching Supreme Heights, an investment platform for the U.K. and Europe.
The new platform, which will be based in London, ...
New proposals on offer from Minister of Small Business Kelly Tolhurst in the U.K. may hit large firms in the pocketbook — via fines, if they pay smaller suppliers late. ...
In B2B payments, corporates’ continued use of paper checks confounds FinTech firms working to give businesses more affordable, faster and more efficient payment options. Yet, for many business payers, the ...
Financial regulators are considering allowing smaller businesses (SMBs) more time to comply with sweeping changes in lease accounting standards, which experts have said will place a significant burden as organizations ...
Some of the world’s largest conglomerates are raising concerns about an impending economic recession in the U.S., supply chain disruptions stemming from trade disputes and a global market shakeup from ...
Fortino Capital Partners revealed that it has invested in Declaree, expanding its portfolio of travel and expense management companies.
Founded in 2014 by Bas Janssen, Bart Jochems and Jasper Spoor, Declaree ...
Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp.
In a press release, Capital One pointed to augmented ...
FairFX Group, through its subsidiary Spectrum Payment Services, announced that it has been licensed to provide credit facilities as a broker, allowing it to offer loan products to both its ...
The Bank of England may open its doors to tech companies and payment firms, and the move could potentially boost the U.K.’s $9 billion FinTech sector in the face of ...
The U.K. is moving forward with plans to develop a dispute resolution service (DRS) for small businesses (SMBs) mistreated by banks, but reports in the Financial Times said the head ...
Australia is the land for some underhanded doings from scammers attacking small businesses for payments fraud — targeting two-thirds of SMBs, according to a Norton LifeLock study. Separately, 93 percent of ...
Southwest Airlines is introducing a credit card for small business owners aimed at enhanced travel rewards.
Business Insider reported Thursday (June 20) that Southwest announced the Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business ...
While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in ...
Europe has a range of EU and state-wide initiatives to develop electronic invoicing standards in both the private and public sectors, with a few goals in mind. Standardizing the way ...
B2B payments company Bill.com is gearing up to go public just weeks after announcing an $88 million investment round, Business Insider reported Thursday (June 20).
Two unnamed sources told the publication ...
Data analytics company Equifax is teaming up with identity verification solutions provider GIACT Systems to help joint corporate customers mitigate the risk of fraud.
In a press release Thursday (June 20) ...
Open Banking platform Trade Ledger is introducing an invoice financing solution for banks and alternative lenders, the company announced this week.
A press release on Wednesday (June 19) noted that Trade ...
UBS Bank USA is rolling out a new suite of commercial card products for its small business (SMB) customers, according to Bankrate reports this week. The co-branded Visa corporate cards ...
The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) brand is going into retirement after its merger with Virgin Money, which will have its name lead the revamped U.K. financial institution (FI), ...
Libra topped headlines, spurring debate over crypto’s role in eCommerce. However, beyond Facebook’s announcement were several other initiatives, also designed to speed digital transactions across borders, from Ripple’s new wave ...
Commercial cards account for only a portion of corporates’ overall spend, as checks stick around and ACH gains ground. However, their market share is on the rise as card issuers ...
Retailers focused on combating fraud have credit cards in the cross-hairs of their efforts. Between data breaches exposing customer details and card information and the rise of card-not-present fraud as ...
On-demand wage service provider FlexWage has announced it is working with Fiserv to power disbursements to employees using its service.
A press release issued this week said FlexWage is enhancing OnDemand ...
Disruption keeps hitting the travel industry, whether via digital payment or commerce, and the latest example of that comes from a U.K.-based startup called Duffel.
According to a new report, the ...
Corporate audit and accounting company PwC is expanding its existing collaboration with small business cloud accounting company Xero.
The companies announced in a press release Tuesday (June 18) that their expanded ...
It wasn’t all about Libra, the new cryptocurrency backed by social media and financial heavyweights and underpinned by blockchain. Announcements tied to DLT also spanned pharmaceutical supply chain pilots and ...
Aprio Cloud and Jirav are teaming up to develop small business accounting solutions aimed at providing real-time data visibility to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their advisors.
In a press ...
HSBC is rolling out its digital accounts receivable solution for corporates in India after teaming up with Australia-based Identitii, reports in IT Wire said on Tuesday (June 18).
The bank is ...
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is pressing forward with its digital-first bank, targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and reports have said the financial institution (FI) has chosen a leader ...
B2B FinTech has made leaps and bounds in the world of procurement, enabling large enterprises to automate a significant portion of their purchasing processes. Strategic sourcing, data integrations with ERP ...
Adoption of real-time payments in the U.S. has been slow, particularly compared to other markets like the U.K. The assumption, of course, is that faster payment functionality only has a ...
Payroll startup PayFit has announced $79 million in new funding, according to reports Monday (June 17).
The France-based company secured the funding from Eurazeo and Bpifrance, which are backing PayFit’s payroll ...
Corporate auditing and accounting firm KPMG remains in the crosshairs of regulators in various parts of the globe.
The most recent case is rooted in the U.S., where the Securities and ...
U.K. challenger bank Tide is closing in on surpassing the market share of competitor The Co-Operative Bank, reports in AltFi said this week, highlighting the traction that new market entrants ...
