Accounts Receivables

For many small businesses, cash flow is no longer a background concern. It is the defining constraint shaping daily operations and long-term viability. Delayed receivables are becoming more common and ...

B2B payments innovation tends to scale in lockstep with supplier acceptance. For years, that dynamic slowed the progress of corporate back offices. Buyers were reluctant to push new payment methods if ...

For WEX Inc., the latest quarter highlighted a shift in momentum across its portfolio, with the corporate payments segment carrying more of the company’s growth as mobility markets remained uneven. Fourth-quarter ...

Watch more: Need to Know: Boost Payment Solutions’ Daniel Artin B2B payments typically arrive with invoice and remittance data, not fanfare. These fundamental value transfers are largely invisible to anyone outside finance ...

Corporate money movement is no longer just about transferring value but unlocking it. For many chief financial officers and finance teams, however, payments modernization has become one of those phrases that ...

Nuvei says it is offering its merchants a chance to tap into WEX’s virtual card technology. With this partnership, travel merchants within Nuvei’s network can see improved cash flows, stronger liquidity, ...

Watch more: Need to Know: Mastercard’s Marc Pettican Few dynamics in corporate operations are as familiar and unchanging as the B2B acceptance choreography.  Buyers negotiate terms with suppliers. Suppliers weigh costs, settlement speed and ...

Liquidity stress in the U.S. economy is no longer a background condition. Instead, it is the mechanism reshaping how different segments experience work, confidence and financial progress. That was the core insight ...

How money moves determines the shape of most B2B relationships. Traditionally, suppliers have had to deal with the short end of the stick in the buyer-supplier dynamic, with larger buyers often ...

It used to be that as the world changed, B2B payments remained the same. But that era is ending, and the pace of B2B transformation is accelerating. B2B payments have evolved ...

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has launched Mastercard‘s mobile-first virtual card number (VCN) solution for businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The VCN platform enables enterprises and government entities to issue and manage ...

An attack that begins with a trusted vendor rather than a masked hacker is becoming one of the most persistent risks facing medium-sized companies in the United States. That is the ...

Finance leaders used to joke that accounts payable (AP) was where innovation went to die. Then, seemingly overnight, AP became one of the most aggressively optimized functions in the enterprise. A ...

Companies may be chasing automation, but late payments and cash flow strain are pushing a deeper shift in how finance teams think about modern payables. The persistent drag of manual processing ...

Small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) have traditionally been defined by their uphill battle to access credit. Approval odds were uncertain, and lenders could make or break an enterprise’s ability to ...

Watch more: The SMB Fast Lane: Big Credit Needs, Bigger Growth Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) rely on credit as a safety net and catalyst for growth. They need cards that match ...

Even the most successful card issuers cannot rest on their laurels. Sustained excellence demands continuous innovation and an expanding array of offerings to keep end users engaged and loyal. The July 2025 ...

For years, embedded finance was shorthand for retail convenience. It included buy now, pay later buttons, one-click checkouts and rideshare wallets. This year marks a turning point, however. The same technology ...

American Express is expanding its 18-month-old partnership with travel and expense software provider Emburse. The expansion resulted in the addition of two new features, including American Express virtual card issuance and ...

Coupa added a new virtual card solution to its spend management platform. The new Coupa Card is embedded natively within Coupa Pay, enabling organizations to manage supplier payments and employee expenses ...

Accounts payable (AP) has spent much of its history buried deep in the back office, with staff consigned to the tedium of typing invoices, auditing purchase orders, and cutting checks. PYMNTS ...

For years, companies have looked to virtual cards to trim payment delays and prevent fraud. But 2025’s data shows something deeper: virtual cards are no longer just about faster settlements. ...

Watch more: The New Era of Intelligent Receivables If cash flow is the lifeblood of a business, accounts receivable (AR) is its oxygen. When it constricts, growth wheezes. For years, companies have ...

Even as artificial intelligence reshapes corporate finance and payments move in real time, one of the oldest habits in business continues to delay billions in payments. Paper and manual based friction, ...

Mastercard has expanded its solutions in B2B payments by adding tools that provide simple connections and smarter controls. These solutions are designed to make B2B payments as simple as those in ...

KNEX and Visa are teaming to embed virtual card capabilities into Oracle’s ERP systems. The collaboration “addresses a longstanding challenge for businesses: costly development of integrations and manual supplier payments that lack visibility, slow ...

For the past few years, the business landscape has been defined by two words that rarely coexist comfortably: uncertainty and innovation. Across sectors, volatility in supply chains, capital costs and customer ...

Late payments and cash flow unpredictability remain among the most pressing challenges for businesses, with nearly half of B2B invoices in North America still paid late. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence ...

Virtual cards remain stuck in neutral for many businesses — not because buyers lack interest, but because supplier acceptance still lags. Supplier skepticism is a perennial obstacle. Costs and legacy ...

Payments processor Thredd has expanded its partnership with card/payment/foreign exchange specialist OFX. After launching in Australia, Canada and Europe, OFX is extending its reach into the U.S. and parts of the Asia Pacific region, ...

Swift is introducing rules to speed cross-border payments for consumers and small businesses. The rules, created in partnership with more than 30 banks, enable retail customers to have peace of mind ...

SAP Taulia has enabled automation of the use and acceptance of its virtual cards by integrating Boost Payment Solutions’ straight-through processing technology. The automated B2B payment experience delivered by this collaboration ...

The relationship between corporate chief financial officers and treasurers and their banks has always been central to business growth, but it is entering a new era. Executives expect more than basic ...

This has been an unusual year, one that has rewarded companies ready to move quickly on unexpected opportunities. As 2025 moves toward its fourth quarter, there’s an enthusiasm for what comes ...

Payments processor Thredd has expanded its partnership with card program company Reap. With this collaboration, Thredd will provide the infrastructure upholding Reap’s physical and virtual card programs, allowing the company to ...

For all the talk about artificial intelligence and instant payments, the biggest change reshaping how businesses pay each other may be happening in accounts payable. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Virtual Mobility: ...

Vendor Pay Express, an affiliate of 1st Commercial Credit, has launched a digital platform for B2B transactions that provides faster payments to suppliers and interest-free credit lines to buyers. With this ...

The rise of real-time payments is revolutionizing the patient experience in healthcare, mirroring consumers’ demands for seamless digital interactions across their daily lives. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Small Business Real-Time Payments ...

The B2B payments landscape presents a massive opportunity for digital transformation. The global B2B payments market is projected to grow to $213.28 trillion by 2032, according to market studies provider Fortune ...

Thredd has rolled out a new real-time payments offering for its travel agency customers. The issuer processor announced Tuesday (Aug. 12) that it has become the first to offer these customers “real time payment ...

Eazy Financial Services, which does business as EazyPay, has become the first acquirer in Bahrain to adopt Mastercard Receivables Manager. The company will use this solution to help merchants in Bahrain ...

Watch more: B2B Payments-as-a-Service Recasts AP as Revenue Generator, Uncertainty Navigator When times get tough, it can be tempting to view back-office functions like accounts payable (AP) as targets for cost-cutting. But ...

Boost Payment Solutions and FIS have partnered to facilitate accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) automation for enterprise customers. This collaboration will enable FIS customers to streamline B2B virtual card ...

Mastercard has introduced a pair of solutions designed to enhance virtual card use. The company on Tuesday (July 29) announced it had launched “widescale global availability” of Mastercard Receivables Manager, an automated solution aimed ...

Navan announced Tuesday (July 29) that it has partnered with American Express to offer unique virtual card numbers with embedded expense controls for U.S. business and corporate cards. When travelers make ...