Nearly every business in the business to consumer (B2C) space needs to have a payments option and most in the business to business (B2B) space need one, too. What used to be a convenience is now a requirement. The lack of many options not long ago meant that B2C and B2B payments were simple and streamlined. It used to be easy for a business. Sign up with a processor, get a terminal in your store or office, process payments and move along to the next initiative. But things are changing...

Business intelligence (BI) seems to be the hottest new buzzword in town and can be found across a multitude of industries and platforms. For those who don’t understand it, or perhaps for those who haven’t had the chance to fully realize its purpose and impacts, it can be vague and often intimidating. Upon hearing the term, you may imagine a robot spitting out data or an unending sequence of unreadable formula tables and statistical jargon. These preconceived notions may not be entirely misplaced, but the...