Monday 4th February, 2013

Taulia has announced the addition of the largest and most successful greeting card brand in the world, Hallmark to its list of customers. Taulia will provide its global supply base with their full suite of services, including e-invoicing, dynamic discounting and supplier self-services. Hallmark has long been a technology leader in bringing innovative products to consumers. The company wanted to extend that leadership by providing its suppliers a unique value proposition - comprehensive e-invoicing and self-services, delivered by a dedicated on-board team at no cost to suppliers.

Monday 4th February, 2013

Research by Seymour Pierce, one of the UK’s leading independent investment banks reveals contracts worth over £115,000, with local government contracts making up 63% of public sector outsourcing from 2012. The overall number of contracts awarded by the government has also risen by 7%, and over a four year period the total value has increased from £9.6 billion in 2008 to £20.6 billion in 2012.

Thursday 31st January, 2013

Research into more than 550 busnesses and over 1,300 employees has shown that the majority of SMB organisations firmly believed the responsibility for setting budgets, controlling payments and determining the company’s financial strategy lies with senior management. However, the same survey highlighted the fact that 1 in 3 senior managers felt unprepared to take on the role according to Basware’s SMB Finance research.

Wednesday 30th January, 2013

Tesco has announced that it has dropped supplier, Silvercrest on the back of the horse meat scandal. Tesco has said that Silvercrest took the supply from a company which did not feature on their list of recommended suppliers. In what Tesco called a "serious breadown of trust", the company had no option but to sever the ties with their long standing supplier.

Tuesday 29th January, 2013

Ingenico, a global provider of payment solutions has reached an agreement in principle with Summit Partners to acquire Ogone, a leading pan-European online payment services provider for an enterprise value of € 360 million.