It hasn’t been a good year for hospitality and events, with the pandemic shutting down travel, large gatherings, venues and the desire to be physically close to other people. Burning Man has been canceled, Coachella was delayed and then canceled, there will be no Iowa...
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into delivery wars and B2B payment friction, as well as a report on cereal...
Hosting trade shows and corporate fundraisers is a $5 billion annual business in the U.S. — but successfully orchestrating these events often involves overcoming payment challenges. That's because event planners must outfit venues on-the-go, making payments and adjusting orders without worrying about handling paper-based invoices....
Business-to-business (B2B) transactions are often painfully slow for both buyers and sellers. Corporate buyers are forced to undergo many steps, such as placing orders by phone or from paper catalogues, then waiting for invoices in the mail. Sellers suffer, too, frequently undergoing long waits to...
August 20, 2018
It’s an inconvenience many field-based employees face: being forced to dip into their own personal accounts to make company purchases for work-related projects, then enduring the hassle of filing and waiting for reimbursement. Whether they’re buying a plane ticket to visit clients, furnishing food for a company meeting or handling any other matter of expense, […]
September 22, 2022
Carats & Cake, a financial operating system for the events industry, has raised $10.6 million in Series A funding. “With this latest financing, we plan to thoughtfully build out our product, engineering, and sales teams as we continue to support properties with purpose-built tools,” founder and CEO Jess Conroy said in a news release Thursday […]
July 12, 2018
Pinterest has launched new collaboration tools to allow users to plan parties and projects on the site. Launching on group boards, users are able to have conversations with other members...
April 23, 2018
Airbnb is helping event planners provide lodging ideas for attendees – and is hoping to make some money along the way – with the launch of Airbnb for Events. In...
