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Overstock.com Offers $21.5 Million for Bed Bath & Beyond Assets
Retail // June 13, 2023

Overstock.com has put in a $21.5 million bid for some of Bed Bath & Beyond’s assets, including its intellectual property, business internet, and mobile properties, and all business data, CNBC reported Tuesday (June 13). This comes after the bankrupt retailer sought Chapter 11 protection in...

SAP and Google Cloud Introduce Comprehensive Open Data Offering
Data // May 11, 2023

SAP and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership and introduced a comprehensive open data offering. With this new offering, SAP software data and non-SAP data can be combined on Google Cloud, allowing organizations to use all their data to speed up their digital transformation, the companies said in...

Unlocking Small Business Data Drives Big Returns in Working Capital
SMBs // June 15, 2022

Given the judicious posture of venture capital in 2022, when $100 million goes into a FinTech there’s strong a business case. Like a platform for companies innovating ways to securely connect and share the data of small and medium businesses (SMBs), and all it will...

Using Credit To Close The SMB ‘Funding Gap’
SMBs // March 28, 2019

FinTech Fundbox said on Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its partnership with Synchrony, the consumer financial services company, to make B2B credit available to the latter’s merchant client base. Synchrony already offers consumer financing to those merchants across verticals such as retail, auto...

Interviews & Exclusives
Unlocking Small Business Data Drives Big Returns in Working Capital

June 15, 2022
Given the judicious posture of venture capital in 2022, when $100 million goes into a FinTech there’s strong a business case. Like a platform for companies innovating ways to securely connect and share the data of small and medium businesses (SMBs), and all it will yield. Think of Plaid — sort of — but for SMBs. […]

Using Credit To Close The SMB ‘Funding Gap’

March 28, 2019
FinTech Fundbox said on Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its partnership with Synchrony, the consumer financial services company, to make B2B credit available to the latter’s merchant client...

Motus On Mapping Mileage Reimbursement

December 18, 2018
Tax season looms. Firms would do well to examine the latest standard mileage rates published by the IRS — and more. Motus’ Chief Legal Officer steers PYMNTS to the questions that...

Auto-Tracking Road Warrior Employees As The Wheels Go ‘Round

October 29, 2018
A handful of states — most recently Illinois — have changed labor laws and business mileage reimbursement practices. Tracking gas costs, and paying employees for insurance and registration fees, is no...

Quick Reads
Project 2 Payment Adds Business Reporting and Brand Customization Features

September 19, 2023
Project 2 Payment, a tool that helps U.S.-based contractors create estimates, send invoices and get paid, has added two new features. The Business Reporting dashboard aims to provide contractors with insights into their business data, while the Brand Customization feature helps them enhance their brand presence, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 19) press release. “We […]

Overstock.com Offers $21.5 Million for Bed Bath & Beyond Assets

June 13, 2023
Overstock.com has put in a $21.5 million bid for some of Bed Bath & Beyond’s assets, including its intellectual property, business internet, and mobile properties, and all business data, CNBC...

SAP and Google Cloud Introduce Comprehensive Open Data Offering

May 11, 2023
SAP and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership and introduced a comprehensive open data offering. With this new offering, SAP software data and non-SAP data can be combined on Google Cloud, allowing organizations...

Microsoft Signs Deal With Gap For Core Computing

November 09, 2018
To provide another retailer with its core computing needs, Microsoft has reportedly inked a five-year deal with Gap. The size of the deal was not made public, and the move...