With late payments resulting in late fees for 41% of buyers in the past year, companies are making accounts payable automation their top priority to keep up. PYMNTS explores how automation is helping transform AP into a customer service function to bolster businesses’ financial health.
CFOs and treasurers are pragmatic people who spend a lot of time preparing for worst-case scenarios. Small wonder they’re equipping their companies with the digital tools they need to survive — and thrive — in any storm. In a series of conversations on digitization, financial...
Uber is delivering new rewards and faster payments to its drivers and couriers through a partnership with card-issuing platform Marqeta, along with global payments firm Mastercard and workforce payments platform Branch. In a press release Thursday (Oct. 6), Uber detailed the new Uber Pro Card,...
In payments, change is slow, and then it happens quickly. That’s especially true in business-to-business (B2B) payments, where “the check is in the mail” gives way to the invoices sent by email, which then gives way to the embedded payment options that link accounts payable...
October 06, 2022
In payments, change is slow, and then it happens quickly. That’s especially true in business-to-business (B2B) payments, where “the check is in the mail” gives way to the invoices sent by email, which then gives way to the embedded payment options that link accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) departments — and buyers and […]
April 18, 2022
We often fall in love with imaginary workplaces on TV series from “The Office” to “Succession” without ever giving a thought to how things have changed in the past two...
October 18, 2019
That instant payments have been a significant boon to workers in the gig economy is almost inarguable. A glance at the data demonstrates why. According to a study released jointly...
July 20, 2023
Workforce payments platform Branch announced the launch of Branch Direct, an online instant payment solution that allows companies to pay workers directly to an existing bank account. Commenting on the news, Branch CEO Atif Siddiqi said more companies are making it easier for employees to get paid quickly given the positive impact instant payments can […]
October 06, 2022
Uber is delivering new rewards and faster payments to its drivers and couriers through a partnership with card-issuing platform Marqeta, along with global payments firm Mastercard and workforce payments platform...
April 18, 2022
It’s Monday, April 18 and today is tax day. While you can’t pay your taxes in cryptocurrency, your eCurrency gains are taxable. But if you haven’t sold your bitcoin or...
April 11, 2022
Office furniture startup Branch, which specializes in designs for remote and hybrid workers, raised $10 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the development of new products for...
