Ar news and trends

This Week in B2B: Digital Innovation, Data-Driven Insights, FinTech Partnerships

June 27, 2024
4 Personalization Tips for Optimizing B2B Payments
B2B Payments // June 18, 2024

Repeat business is more valuable than ever in today’s challenging operating environment. And with the news Monday (June 17) that 40Seas launched a Global Accounts Receivable (AR) platform that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and centralizes invoice data in a single dashboard, capturing repeat...

Snapchat Adds AI-Powered Tools to Build AR Effects
artificial intelligence // June 18, 2024

Snapchat parent company Snap has launched new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that helps users create augmented reality (AR) effects. These tools will enable artists and developers to create AR effects in hours rather than weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday (June 18), citing its interview with Snap Chief...

Sidetrade Adds AI Agent to Order-to-Cash Applications
artificial intelligence // June 10, 2024

Sidetrade has added generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features to its AI-powered order-to-cash (O2C) applications. The first of these features is an AI agent called “Ask Aimie,” the company said in a Monday (June 10) press release. “Our ambition is to revolutionize the order-to-cash landscape,” Sidetrade...

Snapchat Aims to Spend $1.5 Billion Per Year on AI
artificial intelligence // May 19, 2024

The CEO of Snap, developer of Snapchat, says the messaging platform is increasing its spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. “There was a recognition that we’d fallen behind the curve on the machine learning side, which, to some degree, was reflected in the business performance,” Evan Spiegel said...

Interviews & Exclusives
Virtual Cards Set to Transform Buyer-Supplier Relationships

April 23, 2024
Management guru Peter Drucker once said that “wherever you see a successful business, somebody made a courageous decision.” That’s the spirit behind the Certainty Project, a study from PYMNTS Intelligence highlighting the implications of decision-making in financial operations.  And according to a recent panel discussion of industry heavyweights that featured Robin Boudsocq, head of B2B Commercial Cards at […]

Unlocking Efficiency: How Digital Invoicing Can Transform Operations

April 16, 2024
Paying and getting paid are crucial to businesses’ livelihood, no matter their size. There isn’t a once-size-fits-all approach to invoicing and reconciliations, and the market remains fragmented — caught between...

73% of Firms Say AP Automation Improves Cash Flow

February 06, 2024
Businesses are expecting a significant increase in both payments made and invoices delivered over the next three years. In fact, on average, firms — regardless of size or industry —...

JCPenney Takes AI Into the Store to Appeal to Cost-Conscious Shoppers

January 29, 2024
At they navigate a market heavily influenced by inflation, retailers must use a range of tools to respond to the needs of value-driven consumers.  In a conversation with PYMNTS, Katie Mullen,...

Quick Reads
Snapchat Adds AI-Powered Tools to Build AR Effects

June 18, 2024
Snapchat parent company Snap has launched new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that helps users create augmented reality (AR) effects. These tools will enable artists and developers to create AR effects in hours rather than weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday (June 18), citing its interview with Snap Chief Technology Officer Bobby Murphy. Snap’s new additions include: tools that help […]

Sidetrade Adds AI Agent to Order-to-Cash Applications

June 10, 2024
Sidetrade has added generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features to its AI-powered order-to-cash (O2C) applications. The first of these features is an AI agent called “Ask Aimie,” the company said in...

Snapchat Aims to Spend $1.5 Billion Per Year on AI

May 19, 2024
The CEO of Snap, developer of Snapchat, says the messaging platform is increasing its spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. “There was a recognition that we’d fallen behind the curve on...

CTS Systems Adds Corcentric’s Managed AR to Travel Booking Platform

May 08, 2024
CTS Systems has integrated Corcentric’s Managed Accounts Receivable (AR) services into its travel booking platform.  With this integration, the CTS Systems platform will offer corporate travel agents and hotels a single-source solution providing...