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Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain - [Sponsored Article]
August 25, 2020 | Nodreen Kiwanuka, Taulia
Blockchain has been described more than once as a “solution looking for a problem.” In recent years, the hype around this topic — namely the use of a distributed, decentralized public ledger to create an immutable record of transactions — has vastly outweighed its real-life applications. So what could blockchain have to offer the world…
Corporate B2B Payment Trends — Then and Now
July 28, 2020 | David Gustin
Back in 2017, Celent put together a report where the expert in financial services technology looked at major B2B payment trends separated into three categories. Let's take a quick look at how those have developed now.
Flush with cash: Should dynamic discounting be part of your investment strategy?
July 13, 2020 | David Gustin
Regardless, one of the chief problems that cash-rich Treasurers are having is determining how to increase returns GIVEN current policy restrictions for the types of investments that can be made. What if you invest the cash into higher yielding assets? There are a lot of things you can do. What risk are you willing to…
Digital trade ecosystem has obstacles — Are S2P networks part of the answer?
July 8, 2020 | David Gustin
Any trade finance solution must be corporate-centric when it comes to digital connectivity. Everyone knows the coronavirus pandemic is pushing us more toward digital. I believe source-to-pay (S2P) networks already have a step up because they have digitized the buy process and enable the invoicing to be electronic as well.
XTRM: Solution Overview (A payments focus on digital wallets, cross-border capabilities) - [PRO Content]
July 7, 2020 | David Gustin
Over the last year, there has been a huge investment by the payments community to create digital wallets for business customers to enable fast and cost-effective cross-border payment capabilities. These solutions are becoming popular with many money-movement companies. These providers are embedding wallet apps in their products so their customers can make global disbursements. Wallets…
Ebury: Solution Overview (trade finance services for smaller global businesses) - [PRO Content]
July 2, 2020 | David Gustin
One of the biggest challenges for small- and medium-size enterprises trading globally has been the lack of access to the kind of financial services readily offered by banks to multinationals. Today, businesses of any size can think and trade globally, but the services to support them may not be offered by their bank. A $100…
Supply chain health check: 10 things you should be doing in the COVID-19 era - [Sponsored Article]
June 30, 2020 | Nodreen Kiwanuka, Taulia
As companies emerge from the coronavirus storm, it will be more important than ever to test the resilience of their supply chains in the current environment — and strengthen them in preparation for any future crises. From stress-testing the financial health of the supply chain to becoming more agile when onboarding new suppliers, companies should…
Tradeshift Pay overview: Connectivity as a bridge to finance - [PRO Content]
June 29, 2020 | David Gustin
Back in May 2018, Tradeshift announced Tradeshift Pay, and proclaimed it was the industry’s first end-to-end cloud platform for supply chain payments and finance, including blockchain-based financing. At that time, very few source-to-pay vendors had any type of payment offering. What those solutions provided was an approved payment request, which involved matching the invoice with…
The state of dynamic discounting in B2B payments
June 24, 2020 | David Gustin
There is no argument that the demand for early payment on invoices is as strong as ever — that is to say, if you have invoices to generate. In the coronavirus era, many businesses have lost significant revenue. For example, businesses serving the U.S. hotel & food-services industry have shed 40% of jobs from January…
Credit cards and the true cost of interchange in B2B payments
June 18, 2020 | David Gustin
Is B2B the next evolution for credit cards? As we all know, it’s not like a B2C merchant where the transaction takes place face-to-face and you get your goods immediately or through e-commerce, where the goods arrive within a day or two. B2B transactions have disputes, invoices, adjustments. Find out more about the hurdles facing…
Taulia: Vendor Analysis (Part 2) — Strengths and Weaknesses - [PRO Content]
May 27, 2020 | Xavier Olivera
Taulia is known for its working capital solutions, which include both of its early payment programs: self-funded and funded by third parties. But as mentioned in Part 1 of this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis, Taulia’s platform also offers e-invoicing and AP automation solutions. In Part 2, we'll give our insight into the strengths and…
Taulia: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Background, Solution Overview, Tech Selection Tips - [PRO Content]
May 26, 2020 | Xavier Olivera
In 2009, Taulia started in the U.S. as one of the few dynamic discounting solutions in the market, and through the years, Taulia has become a leading SaaS platform for working capital. It enables a supplier early payment offering that can be funded by the buyer (dynamic discounting) and/or funded for supply chain finance (SCF)…

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