I have to laugh as I continue to see confirmation that banks still fund a big part of the Shadow Bank market. Most of you […]
Captive Origination provides Real Advantages to Networks
If you look at vendors selling transactional finance, the ones that have the best chance of success are those that have a captive network - […]
11 Fearless Predictions impacting Business Finance for 2016

2015 was the year that many in the business world came to realize that the way companies have worked with their supplier ecosystem and dealer […]
Why Non Approved Invoice Finance may be the Holy Grail for Vendors
The term supply chain finance is not universally accepted nor well defined. As more and more vendors enter the transaction finance space, we need to […]
Pushing Early Pay Options to all Suppliers
Seriously, one has to wonder why this is not just standard business practice these days for many large companies. Do we really need the U.S. […]
Where Early Pay solutions could benefit
Many companies have developed early pay solutions to provide some form of liquidity to their supply base. And why wouldn’t they. Having technology in place […]
Nipendo’s Early Pay Solution Opens New Opportunities
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Digital transformation of financial services

We are seeing the movement of data and documents to a networked world. I remember reading Nicholas Negroponte, the author of the 1995 best seller, […]
The Hype of Physical and Financial Supply Chain Convergence – Part II

The previous post described the differences between the physical and financial supply and introduced the complexities in finding real convergence. Supplier networks defined My colleagues […]
How banks can ramp up their Process to Pay B2B Product
Lets face it. Banks are starved for revenue as the WSJ pointed out in Profit Engines for Banks Stumble. This is not expected to change. […]
An update on Nipendo – Integrate Financial partnership adds on-demand, pre-approved financing
B2B and Supplier Networks are having a profound impact on Purchase to Pay as they continue to add payment, settlement, and finance capabilities. Nipendo recently […]
Nipendo, the new kid on the block offering finance
When I first heard my colleague Jason Busch talk about Nipendo and their machine to machine capabilities, I admit, I didn’t really get why this […]