Today’s digital landscape is breaking down traditional silos — especially those around core business risks. Cybersecurity, which was at one point viewed primarily as an IT concern, has leapfrogged to the top of the priority list for chief financial officers (CFOs) and chief information security officers (CISOs). After all, cyber threats are everywhere, and they don’t just target big corporations: they go after partners, suppliers and third-party vendors too. As businesses increasingly rely on third-party vendors, partners, and suppliers to operate efficiently, the need for robust business-to-business (B2B) cyber audits has never been more critical

A lot of people are hungry for guidance on how to navigate the supply chain if 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada come into effect on Saturday, judging from a recent webinar by global supply chain provider Kuehne + Nagel.The “Navigating Unprecedented Global Trade Disruptions” webinar Jan. 15 drew around 1,500 people – about 1,300 more than other webcast discussions at Kuehne + Nagel.“I was blown away and very encouraged by the turnout,” Greg Tompsett, vice president of customs brokerage USA at Kuehne + Nagel and host of the webinar, told FreightWaves in an interview. “It just shows people are desperate for information.”President Donald Trump has threatened to impose the tariffs as part of an initiative to get Mexico and Canada to do more on migrant and drug smuggling issues.While Tompsett believes the threats could be a bargaining tactic, he said if they are implemented on Saturday, shippers will need to immediately take stock of what goods they have in the supply chain.“What is already out on the water,” Tompsett said. “What purchase orders have already been booked? What are things that we can’t really change or shift, and what temporary options do we have to buy us a little time? Can we move something in bond – that’s where it hasn’t technically been imported yet, but it gets in and we set it off at a bonded warehouse, and we can keep it at bay for a little bit – and what’s that cost? Can we defer or hold off importing it? Do we have the ability to move it in a foreign trade zone – those are things we’ll be looking at.”In 2018, during Trump’s first term as president, he imposed a 10% tariff on $200 billion of imports from China.The 2018 tariffs acted as a sort of stimulus to the freight industry, boosting trucking rates and tightening capacity, according to a 2019 FreightWaves report.Tompsett said some transportation providers may raise their rates if tariffs are imposed Saturday.“As we’ve seen in the past, many companies have taken advantage of this and used it as an opportunity to charge premiums or surge pricing or different elements like that,” he said. “I would be naive to think that some companies won’t try to do so again. But I think each company is going to try to weigh what value they can bring to their customers, and what they can do to try to maintain that business

AI-powered innovation is reshaping B2B payments, but not all AI is created equally, Coupa Chief Procurement Officer Michael Van Keulen writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It in 2025.”. At Coupa, we recognize that the current economic environment — characterized by volatility, structural shifts, uncertainty and margin erosion — demands a shift in mindset to navigate the complexities of this new economic order. It’s critical for businesses to view the current environment as a time for strategic investment rather than retrenchment — leveraging volatility as an opportunity to strengthen resilience and unlock growth. Instead of defaulting to a “no, because …” mindset in response to these challenges, businesses need to lean into a “yes, and …” approach. History has shown that companies that invest during uncertain times are the ones that far outpace those that didn’t