PEX, founded by Grant in 2006, offers software-as-a-service workforce tools designed for businesses not typically served by enterprise SaaS spend management solutions. Having a corporately funded tool available takes a lot of risks and pain out of the mix for both the worker and the production management company.”. If you really know the music industry , you know that many tour managers and accountants are barely a half-step removed from the glory days of the abacus. MORE

British challenger bank Revolut is rolling out a new savings tool, which will allow app users to save their spare change, the bank announced today. MORE

To help users monitor how much time they are spending on their Apple devices and within certain apps, engineers at the tech company have been working on a series of tools through a Digital Health initiative. Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive, told Bloomberg, “We need to have tools and data to allow us to understand how we consume digital media. MORE

The 65 local app developers, business owners and entrepreneurs who took part competed to design digital tools that would “help small business owners address day-to-day financial elements of running a small business, such as access to business solutions, optimizing cash flow, building and accessing business credit and making payments efficiently,” according to Visa. Its name is Hermyz. MORE

With prebuilt visualizations and reports that span the key areas of your business — from census and financial accounts receivable to readmissions and quality measures — this is the must-have tool for LTPAC executives looking to effectively manage their business and identify important trends at a glance,” said MatrixCare President and CEO John Damgaard in a statement. MORE

It’s why, as Konstantinidis pointed out, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging so quickly as an important new element in the digital lives of credit unions – because its capabilities serve as a powerful tool for developing even closer and more personal relationships with customers. “AI I think people forget that using learning of neural networks as a fraud-fighting tool has been common in the industry for a few years now,” he said. Across the U.S., MORE

Fintech company Plaid, which offers APIs to fintech companies that enables them to develop apps, is now offering a new tool that lets enterprise developers do the same. MORE

The trucking industry just got a bit more mobile — at least, that’s the position of Comdata. Comdata, the payment services arm of FLEETCOR , on Thursday (May 24) announced that businesses within the trucking industry can now register for Comchek Mobile. The service enables those operations to “instantly digitize payments for settlement, driver advances, lumpers, repairs and other common over-the-road needs,” Comdata said in a statement. MORE

With the availability of new spending tools and greater transparency, the nature of field-based work is shifting dramatically. The report examines flexible workforce tools, and how they are working to streamline workforce tracking and reduce reliance on expense reports, paper checks and cash. MORE

The firm announced it is integrating its payments processing capabilities, PaySimple AppConnect, into Profit Rhino, a mobile sales tool and pricing service platform for in-the-field service providers like home services and repairs. Payments and commerce company PaySimple announced its latest integration into a third-party service provider. MORE

Between treasury management, accounting, invoicing, cash management and all the other money tools corporates have access to today, it’s a wonder CFOs can keep their heads on straight. Making matters even more complex is the need for this accounts payable automation system to work with that ERP system or for that cash management software to integrate into this data analytics tools. MORE

Singapore-based Acudeen prepares for an initial coin offering (ICO) as it plans to migrate its existing trade finance solution to a blockchain platform. Reports in Global Trade Review on Wednesday (March 28) said Acudeen’s ICO will launch April 9 following a token presale. The company provides factoring solutions and hopes to shift its digital marketplace to a blockchain solution. MORE

Fraud protection will likely be an ongoing task for merchants. This week, German-Israeli payment security company Fraugster debuted its answer to the fraud conundrum. The new Fraud Free Product fraud prevention solution aims to thwart future fraudulent attacks through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Max Laemmle, the German-Israeli company’s founder and CEO, commented on the current state of eCommerce fraud and how the new offering will benefit merchants. MORE

Using Digital Tools To Improve Financial Health. As Americans increasingly turn to their mobile devices to instantly pay through peer-to-peer (P2P) services like Venmo and Zelle, the act of writing a check or heading to the ATM for quick cash is becoming a thing of the past. MORE

IBM’s cognitive platform is opening up its doors to financial services developers. The company today announced the launch of IBM Cloud for Financial Services, which will give fintechs and large FIs access to IBM APIs and data in order to ­­­­­­­­­­­­build apps quickly and at scale. MORE

Advancing its advertising efforts, Pinterest said that it plans to offer a promoted video tool, which allows marketers to gain more real estate than the platform’s typical grid-style layout, TechCrunch reported. Beyond the video tool, Pinterest also said it hired Mike Chuthakieo for the role of industry sales lead and Tina Pukonen for the role of entertainment strategist. The news comes as Pinterest is expanding its Shopping Ads tool to reach hundreds of marketers and advertisers. MORE

Retail Amazon ecommerce ecommerce tool OverGrowth sellersAs more consumer buying patterns shift to the online world, retailers are also zeroing in on eCommerce. Through the use of combined in-store and eCommerce strategies, many retailers are staying afloat. However, that doesn’t mean the strictly online selling world doesn’t come encounter struggles. A new company looking to make a dent in the eCommerce landscape and alleviate online sellers’ woes is Amazon seller software OverGrowth. MORE

Earlier today at Stripe Sessions, a conference for Stripe users, the company announced the launching of Sigma, a powerful analytics tool powered by SQL. The analytics tool is designed for SMBs and startups without access to financial analytics platforms. Customers can leverage the tool to make pivotal decisions that could affect the strategy and long-term direction of the business. Users who are interested in the service can get a preview of the tool through a free trial. MORE

Hot off a $14 million funding round, software firm Handshake has rolled out a new service for the enterprise. Reports on Friday (April 22) said Handshake has launched the mobile version of its B2B eCommerce service, meaning wholesalers and suppliers can link to potential buyers on mobile phones and tablets. Handshake Direct Mobile will first see a release for Apple iOS devices, with a launch for Google Android hardware later this year, reports said. MORE

New research shows that one office machine can cause serious security issues — and it’s not the computer. Believe it or not, the fax machine could potentially allow an attacker to steal sensitive files through a company’s network, using just a phone line and a fax number. According to a CNBC report , researchers at Check Point Software Technologies “showed how they were able to exploit security flaws in a Hewlett Packard all-in-one printer.” MORE

Hackers have been using trending topics, such as FIFA 2018 and bitcoin, to trick users into offering up their personal information. That’s according to Kaspersky Lab’s “Spam and Phishing in 2017” report, which found the bad guys have been using trending topics to trick people for a year now. According to their data, hackers have been staying on top of global issues and major events around the world to capitalize the most from their scams. Take FIFA 2018 as an example. MORE

Targeting the right customer at the right time is the key strategy for those in the retail advertising and marketing sectors. With today’s advanced technology, that capability is more streamlined than in the past. To help pinpoint customers and their preferred tastes, omnichannel identity resolution company LiveRamp announced its launch of its people-based targeting search for marketing onto its IdentityLink platform, using Google Customer Match. MORE

15) the launch of Consumer Credit Trends, a web-based tool to help consumers monitor developments in consumer lending and to ascertain potential future risks. In a press release, the CFPB said the beta version of the tool encompasses the mortgage, credit card, auto loan and student loan markets. Our Consumer Credit Trends tool can chart the state of consumer markets,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray in the press release announcing the beta launch of the new web-based tool. MORE

Today , Duke University’s financial research lab, Common Cents, partnered with Chime to launch a new tool, BankFeeFinder.com, to help consumers discover hidden bank fees. The new tool seeks to help make consumers aware of their finances so that they can get a better sense of where their money is going. Common Cents’ founder and behavioral economics professor, Dan Ariely, commented on this new tool launch and shared what the research lab hopes to accomplish in today’s release. MORE

According to SourceCon’s State Of Sourcing Survey, increased hiring volume coupled with stagnant recruiter headcount means the most important trend to learn and understand for recruiters are tools and technology. Recruiting tool #1: AI for screening. MORE

For the millions of American households that remained on the “nice” list during 2017, the holiday season often meant receiving mounds of new gifts. But sometimes staying on the “nice” list means receiving holiday gifts that are well-meaning, but miss the mark. MORE

BNP Paribas Wealth Management is testing a new mobile investment advisory tool, myAdvisory, the company said yesterday. The app offers investment advice, except instead of using robos – like the SigFigs of the world – the advice is written entirely by humans. MORE

Finlyte Partners has launched a new central office services platform that will provide Finance-as-a-Service (FaaS), consulting and capital for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In addition, Oracle NetSuite will be its technology partner, joining the NetSuite Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Partner Program. MORE

1) that new features to its AP Express solution are out following feedback from existing customers using the tool. Accounts payable software company Nivo1 is upgrading its service. The company announced Wednesday (Feb. New features include receipt matching, line item-level invoice modeling, as well as a mobile app. MORE

BBVA has launched a new bot that allows Spanish customers to access financial information via Facebook and Telegram, as well as a tool for making payments from WhatsApp. The new CashUp tool lets customers registered to the Bizum payment service instantly send money to any contact without leaving their chat, no matter whether they are within WhatsApp, Telegram, Hangouts, Messenger or another messaging app. MORE

Pinterest has launched new collaboration tools to allow users to plan parties and projects on the site. Last month, the company said that it plans to offer a promoted video tool, which allows marketers to gain more real estate than the platform’s typical grid-style layout. In addition, Pinterest is expanding its Shopping Ads tool to reach hundreds of marketers and advertisers. MORE

Smarter workforce management tools with flexible controls can relieve workers of this dilemma, offering organizations a safer way of disbursing disaster relief funds. Natural disasters shook the world in 2017. A magnitude 7.1 MORE

Bank of America unveiled a money management and financial education tool for mobile and online banking users this morning. Saving is trendy. Consequently, it’s becoming increasingly hard to keep track of all the budgeting and money management startups out there. MORE

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In a press release , Womply said it has fully launched its BizShield solution after 250,000 small businesses adopted the tool through its network of payments and banking partners. ” The tool is designed for U.S.-based ” In addition to management of small businesses’ online presence and cybersecurity, Womply provides analytics solutions for more informed decision-making, as well as other front-office tools. MORE

This just goes to show that tools like the one from Theatro and Curbside are very much needed, as retailers continue to grapple with a brave new omnichannel world. Mobile order-ahead isn’t just for fast food. Across the brick-and-mortar spectrum, many retailers are leveraging it as a way to close the loop between real-world and digital experiences — and to provide a better, more compelling service experience for customers. MORE

The CFPB recently released a File Format Verification Tool for 2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. The Tool can be used by HMDA filers to test whether their HMDA data file meets the following formatting requirements: (1) whether the file is in the pipe-delimited format, (2) whether the file has the proper number of data fields, and (3) whether the file has data fields that are formatted as integers, when applicable. The Tool cannot be used to file HMDA data. MORE

Home Depot has partnered with Pinterest to expand Pinterest’s Shop the Look feature. According to AdWeek , Shop the Look features more than 100,000 products, allowing users to simply tap the white circle on a product to see similar items for sale. MORE

The tool, which is designed to work with those companies creating subscription models, will allow such businesses to manage their own reoccurring revenue and invoicing right from the Stripe platform, focused on smaller […]. MORE

The analytics software firm announced news on Wednesday (April 18) that Falcon Assurance Navigator, its solution to help identify fraud and spend waste in the procurement function, is now available on AWS, enabling end users to benefit from both tools, according to Doug Clare, vice president of product management at FICO. The tool analyzes data from T&E expenses, purchase orders, invoices, payment requests and card spend. “In MORE

Aiming to protect users from hackers and political operatives, Google is gearing up to enhance its online security tools. MORE

StratusCore recently added an escrow solution to its platform to ensure freelance content creators are quickly compensated, offering them access to software solutions like visual effects tools from providers like Adobe and Autodesk for a monthly fee. Successful relationships rely on trust. MORE

For instance, there was a 4 percent reduction in the number of companies using a manual expense management system compared to the 2016 report — though, still, 46 percent of businesses today depend on manual tools to manage expenses. According to Certify, there is a significant disparity across businesses in their use of manual or automated expense tools. The latest data on corporate travel and expense management trends was released today (Feb. MORE