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Real-Time Treasury Transformations Define This Week in B2B Innovation
B2B Payments // August 15, 2024

Technology is transforming the B2B space, not at a trickle but a flood of new, digital innovation. From accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) automation to digital payments solutions and fraud detection advances, a new generation of emergent digital solutions and tools could replace...

Walmart Takes AI to Consumers as Amazon Focuses on B2B
Retail // August 15, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues transforming an array of industries, Walmart and Amazon are competing to harness generative AI to enhance their retail operations and customer experiences. Both are using the technology to gain a competitive edge, but their approaches highlight distinct strategies and priorities. Walmart,...

Airwallex Payments Processing Volume Jumps 73% to Break $100 Billion
Payment Methods // August 15, 2024

Payments platform Airwallex says its yearly processing volume has exceeded $100 billion. That marks an increase of 73% year over year, the Australian company announced in a Thursday (Aug. 15) press release. The company also noted it has witnessed increasing volumes across all products, such as payments, FX, payouts...

Amex Small Business Exec Sees Embedded Payments Helping Cash Flow Management
B2B Payments // August 15, 2024

There’s a difference between managing your business’s cash flow, and having it manage you. That difference is something small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) know well, particularly those that find themselves facing working capital issues that pose challenges to their operational stability and potential growth. Navigating...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Hidden Cost of Inefficient Cash Application

August 16, 2024
The key to success for many businesses lies within their finance departments. And the key to success within many finance departments is the embrace of efficient cash application processes. Traditionally, cash application — the process of matching incoming payments to outstanding invoices — was relatively straightforward. “Fifteen years ago, most payments in the U.S. were […]

Walmart Takes AI to Consumers as Amazon Focuses on B2B

August 15, 2024
As artificial intelligence continues transforming an array of industries, Walmart and Amazon are competing to harness generative AI to enhance their retail operations and customer experiences. Both are using the...

Amex Small Business Exec Sees Embedded Payments Helping Cash Flow Management

August 15, 2024
There’s a difference between managing your business’s cash flow, and having it manage you. That difference is something small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) know well, particularly those that find themselves...

Optimizing Bank Relationships Challenges the Real-Time Treasury Executive

August 13, 2024
A strong treasury department sees its banks not just as service providers, but as growth partners. Against that backdrop, the digital transformation of the banking sector is increasingly reshaping —...

Quick Reads
Airwallex Payments Processing Volume Jumps 73% to Break $100 Billion

August 15, 2024
Payments platform Airwallex says its yearly processing volume has exceeded $100 billion. That marks an increase of 73% year over year, the Australian company announced in a Thursday (Aug. 15) press release. The company also noted it has witnessed increasing volumes across all products, such as payments, FX, payouts and issuing, with an annual run rate revenue nearing $500 […]

Corpay Teams With Finzly to Streamline Foreign Exchange Payments

August 14, 2024
Payments solutions firm Finzly says it has launched a partnership with corporate payments company Corpay. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Aug. 14), combines Finzly’s foreign exchange (FX) payment platform and Corpay...

Setpoint Raises $31 Million to Shore Up Credit Infrastructure

August 14, 2024
Credit infrastructure provider Setpoint has raised $31 million in a Series B round. The funding round, led by 645 Ventures, will help fuel research and development, with an emphasis on...

Invoiv.com Launches Cash Management Platform for Small Businesses

August 14, 2024
Invoiv.com has launched a cash management platform designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States and Canada. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform includes accounts payable (AP) and accounts...