It’s one of the toughest parts of running a business – getting clients to pay their invoices on time. There are fewer things more frustrating than doing a job for a client, who until that point has been nothing but friendly and accomodating, only to find they are diabolically slow…
Mastercard has announced their next generation credit card. With an integrated fingerprint reader, the new cards are being tested in South Africa with a leading supermarket and a couple of banks participating in the trial.
It’s easy to get stiffed on payments when you’re a freelancer. You often have to do the work first before the person who hires you hands over their cash. However, you can still maintain some leverage to make sure you get paid.