Forecasting news and trends

Arkieva Rolls Out Swifcast For Demand Forecasting
B2B Payments // August 03, 2020

Arkieva, a software developer for worldwide manufacturing supply chains, has rolled out its Swifcast machine learning (ML) forecasting and return on investment (ROI) technology, according to a Monday (Aug. 3) announcement. Arkieva said the tool is the only program that lets users input past supply...

Reading Predictive Tea Leaves With Smart, Big Data
Big Data // February 26, 2020

The old adage that a butterfly flaps its wings and causes a hurricane is especially apt in business. After all, ripple effects cascade across firms’ top and bottom lines all the time. Demand for a hot product in one part of the world, stockouts or...

HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
B2B Payments // November 20, 2018

Blockchain consulting firm HashCash is introducing a new service for businesses in need of robust sales forecasting. The firm announced Monday (Nov. 19) that it is launching an initiative to gather intelligence and data on customer buying habits to provide sales prediction tools for businesses....

Real-Time Payments Driving Real-Time Liquidity: Deutsche Bank
B2B Payments // November 14, 2018

Corporate finance executives seem to be readying for real-time payments, preparing to adopt faster payment capabilities and bracing for changes to their cash flow management strategies as a result. A new report from Deutsche Bank said this industry path is guiding banks and corporates to...

Interviews & Exclusives
J.P. Morgan: Why Working-Capital Trade Finance Is On The Rise

August 04, 2020
Although the 2008 financial crisis jolted the world economy, the financial conditions leading up to the disruption had been a long time coming. It’s perhaps the biggest economic difference between then and the current climate, in which a global pandemic thrust millions of workers in the U.S. into unemployment and fractured supply chains across the […]

Reading Predictive Tea Leaves With Smart, Big Data

February 26, 2020
The old adage that a butterfly flaps its wings and causes a hurricane is especially apt in business. After all, ripple effects cascade across firms’ top and bottom lines all...