How Touch Of Modern Modernized Global B2B Payments Jonathan Wu, co-founder and former COO for global eTailer, Touch of Modern, didnât choose the payments life; the payments life chose him â taking lots of time away from sourcing unique products from all around the world to sell to urban male consumers like himself. In a recent webinar with Karen Webster, Wu shared the top six lessons he learned on his cross-border payments journey, and what he believes is the single most important asset an international retailer can have. Read More... |
Investors Expected To Go In Big On Blockchain In 2018 Analysts pegged the blockchain industry's valuation at $411.5 million this year, but expect that market to see a whopping CAGR of nearly 80 percent. Not everyone is convinced blockchain will "take off" in 2018, and experts seem to agree that innovators are still in experimental mode, searching for new use-cases of distributed ledger tech. What seems a sure bet in the new year, though, is that investors will eagerly open up their wallets. Read More... |
| Faster Payments | How B2B Payments Could Find Its Footing In A World Moving To Real-Time Faster and real-time payment initiatives broke new ground in 2017, but B2B payments continue to struggle to find their place in an accelerated world. Myles Stephenson, CEO of Modulr Finance, says open banking initiatives in 2018 may actually have an impact on B2B adoption of faster payment schemes, especially as APIs are able to ease corporate access to the service and provide value-added benefits for business payers. Read More... | |