B2B Payments

Complexity is frequently the default setting for business-to-business (B2B) payments, particularly cross-border ones. But the industry is moving toward greater simplicity and automation with the help of innovations such as embedded ...

True digital transformation in B2B payments requires more than just new technology. It demands an understanding of both sides of the transaction and the ability to simplify complexity without creating new ...

Unlike consumer payments, where streamlined experiences reign supreme, business-to-business (B2B) transactions are fragmented and slow-moving. But companies like Finexio are stepping up to transform this complexity with integrated, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ...

At its core, blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) that records transactions across multiple computers in a secure, immutable and transparent manner. Unlike traditional databases, where data is stored in ...

LendingTree has teamed with Coverdash to offer insurance coverage to its small business and startup customers. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Nov. 20), expands LendingTree’s financial product suite to allow small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to ...

Embedded payments platform Modulr acquired accounts payable (AP) automation provider Nook. Modulr will bring Nook’s functionality to the thousands of accountants and businesses that use Modulr’s payment products and will offer ...

Blockchain is entering its institutional era. And the enterprise treasury function is all eyes and ears to the innovation. For example, news came this week that enterprise software maker MicroStrategy, whose ...

TreviPay added automated buyer onboarding to its order-to-cash (O2C) offering. With the new feature, business buyers using TreviPay’s Risk Management Platform can apply for trade credit through a dynamic self-serve application, ...

Worldpay has teamed with Mastercard to provide virtual cards for travel agents. The new offering is aimed at alleviating what Worldpay says is a persistent problem, per a Wednesday (Nov. 20) news release. “Travel agents that sell ...

India’s central bank says the country is making mobile payment links with several countries. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar discussed those connections while speaking to reporters Wednesday ...

If the payments landscape had a holy grail, it would be seamless cross-border payments. Unlike domestic payments, which are shifting toward a real-time, 24/7 model, cross-border transactions are still fraught with ...

Fiserv and ADP have partnered to offer U.S.-based small businesses a management system with capabilities across payroll, cash management and payments. The companies will create an integrated solution that brings together ...

During the chaotic holiday season, delays can derail operations. Streamlined logistics, on the other hand, can make peak periods immensely profitable. And as the holiday season peeks its head around the ...

Class8, formerly known as FleetOps, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round to promote its original equipment manufacturer (OEM)-integrated, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered logistics solutions. The company’s platform processes over ...

Banking software provider Temenos says it has begun offering its “on-premises” generative artificial intelligence (AI) to banks. The tool, built with Nvidia’s AI platform, is designed to help lenders glean real-time ...

Neo4j, a supplier of graph database and data science tools, reportedly plans to go public. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Nov. 19), the company is taking a page from its customer ...

PayPal will begin letting its disbursement partners use PayPal USD to settle cross-border money transfers. The new service will be offered through PayPal’s Xoom cross-border payments business, according to a Tuesday ...

Microsoft and enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) application software company C3 AI have expanded their strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of enterprise AI on the cloud computing platform Microsoft Azure. The ...

Expense management firm Payhawk launched a partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments. The collaboration will see Payhawk use J.P. Morgan Payments’ APIs to let customers store, exchange and send money in more ...

The everyday American consumer is dealing with an increasingly strained household budget. And, according to home improvement retailer Lowe’s Tuesday (Nov. 19) third-quarter 2024 earnings call, this ongoing economic environment has ...

Visa Direct, Zelis and Dash Solutions have teamed up to simplify and expedite healthcare disbursements. This collaboration allows members to choose their preferred payment method and receive payments within minutes of ...

If the pandemic taught merchants anything, it’s that supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link — and trucking carriers are among the most vital of those links. ...

As global business-to-business (B2B) payment volumes rise, business leaders are faced with a crucial yet often overlooked question: How much value does simplicity add? In digital finance, where automation, real-time data, ...

Distribution yards, the critical junctions between warehouse facilities and over-the-road (OTR) transportation, have long stood as bottlenecks in supply chain operations. Each day, millions of trailers and containers pass through ...

Earlier this month, shares of Marqeta plunged more than 30% in the wake of weaker-than-expected guidance. The company pointed, in part, to delays in bank partners launching new programs. It said ...

Embedding AP payment solutions eliminates the friction points that have plagued B2B payments, Finexio Chief Strategy Officer Chris Wyatt writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The New Value Equation: 11 ...

Enigma and Databricks are collaborating to deliver data on small- to medium-sized business (SMB) financial health signals to customers. With this data, customers can access financial health intelligence about more than 33 ...

EverCommerce has expanded the capabilities of its platform for service-based small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by adding artificial intelligence (AI) tools for compiling data. This data can inform small business owners’ ...

Corpay is extending a payments partnership with international aquatic sports governing body World Aquatics. The agreement will see Corpay’s cross-border business continue to serve as World Aquatics’ official foreign exchange (FX) ...

Spain has become Europe’s first banking market fully connected to the European Payments Council’s One-Leg Out instant payments plan. The country’s banking industry achieved that milestone earlier this month, Iberpay said in a news release Monday (Nov. ...

Cross-border trade is a huge business, totaling roughly $190 trillion in 2023. Sourcing goods and services globally and establishing supply chains that transcend borders have become part of the corporate ...

CFOs’ and treasurers’ offices are among the most difficult stops on the digital roadmap in finance and yet are part of the corporate C-suite that oversees the most critical function: ...

Canadian FinTech Nuvei has completed its previously announced go-private transaction. As a result of the completion of the arrangement, the company expects that the subordinate voting shares will be de-listed from the ...

There’s an upcoming deadline for companies in the United States. Many firms and corporations created or registered to do business in the U.S. must comply with new regulations Jan. 1 implemented ...

Alibaba Group saw its offerings in artificial intelligence (AI) drive growth in both its retail and its cloud businesses during the quarter ended Sept. 30. “This quarter, our core business segments ...

From blockchain to artificial intelligence (AI) and embedded finance, innovation within B2B is continually reaching new heights. The rise of advanced technologies has created unprecedented opportunities for businesses to streamline operations ...

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become an important tool for CFOs, who view the technology as critical to their organization’s strategic and operational planning. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, ...

Today’s B2B businesses want digital solutions to deliver efficiency without compromising on security. While that may be a tall order, modern solutions aimed at everything from smarter cash flow tools to ...

FinTech company Unlimit has launched a collaboration with Latin American B2B payments platform Pagaloop. The partnership is designed to bolster the Pagaloop app’s credit and debit card processing capabilities, while ensuring high approval rates ...

The payment and commerce platforms PayPal, Shopify and Block have long been developing ecosystems for merchants. For the small to mid-sized businesses, signing on to some services (such as payments ...

Volante Technologies has expanded the capabilities of its Volante Payments Platform by adding a module that gives financial institutions greater visibility and control over their payments business. The new module, Volante ...

Jobless claims dropped last week after spiking in October due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a strike at Boeing. The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance declined by 4,000 during the ...

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword for modern enterprises. The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is central to protecting financial transactions and mitigating payments risk when integrating or ...

Banking regulators say a change in presidential administrations won’t change their approach to financial crime. While Donald Trump may be focused on deregulation, banking industry experts at a conference in New ...

Nearly every business pain point, over a long enough horizon, can be mitigated or solved. The good news today is that those horizons are only getting shorter. And as businesses continue ...