Enterprise Resource Planning news and trends

Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger
Investments // June 12, 2024

Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. With its automated ledger, Light has reimagined the enterprise resource planning (ERP) concept “from the ground up” to deliver a financial...

How APIs Bridge Modern and Legacy B2B Payment Architectures
B2B Payments // May 27, 2024

Businesses, particularly global ones, exist and transact across fragmented payment ecosystems. Just ask any organization about their cross-border growth plans and how it’s going from a payments perspective: the absence of standardization and interoperability will become immediately apparent. Against a B2B backdrop of a growing trend...

Could ISO 20022’s Data-Rich Messaging Fuel AI Innovation?
Payments Innovation // May 16, 2024

The best, and most lasting innovations, are those that beget other innovations.  That’s because innovation rarely happens in isolation. The strongest pushes of forward progress frequently build upon existing knowledge, technology or infrastructure. Each new innovation becomes a link to subsequent ones, forming a continuous chain of...

Trimble Acquires Flashtract to Expand Connected Construction Technology Ecosystem
B2B Payments // May 08, 2024

Trimble has acquired Flashtract to add construction payment, compliance and lien waiver capabilities to its connected construction technology ecosystem. Flashtract’s technology streamlines the flow of payment and compliance information between construction general contractors and subcontractors, Trimble said in a Wednesday (May 8) press release. Now branded as Trimble Pay, the technology...

Interviews & Exclusives
Beyond the Bank: Bank of America’s Strategic Shift to FinTech Collaboration

July 19, 2024
In a business landscape that moves fast, standing still can be fatal. Digital innovation has sharpened the knife of inertia, and the collaboration between traditional banks and FinTech companies is becoming crucial for competitive differentiation. The partnership between banks and FinTechs allows each party to focus on its core strengths. Banks can continue to offer […]

How APIs Bridge Modern and Legacy B2B Payment Architectures

May 27, 2024
Businesses, particularly global ones, exist and transact across fragmented payment ecosystems. Just ask any organization about their cross-border growth plans and how it’s going from a payments perspective: the absence...

Could ISO 20022’s Data-Rich Messaging Fuel AI Innovation?

May 16, 2024
The best, and most lasting innovations, are those that beget other innovations.  That’s because innovation rarely happens in isolation. The strongest pushes of forward progress frequently build upon existing knowledge, technology...

Payments Find a Home in ERP Systems as Back-End Processes Modernize

March 12, 2024
For enterprises large and small, the back office remains a key component ripe for modernization. And modernizing the workflows that take place, increasingly, involves payments functionality. Recent announcements from larger...

Quick Reads
Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger

June 12, 2024
Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. With its automated ledger, Light has reimagined the enterprise resource planning (ERP) concept “from the ground up” to deliver a financial suite that is designed for today’s multinationals, the company said […]

Trimble Acquires Flashtract to Expand Connected Construction Technology Ecosystem

May 08, 2024
Trimble has acquired Flashtract to add construction payment, compliance and lien waiver capabilities to its connected construction technology ecosystem. Flashtract’s technology streamlines the flow of payment and compliance information between construction general contractors and subcontractors,...

Countsy Debuts Platform to Streamline Back-Office Management

April 23, 2024
Accounting and human resources and finance firm Countsy has debuted an online platform. Announced Tuesday (April 23), countsy.ai is designed to simplify back-office management by providing a centralized place for essential business tools and...

Nuvei Launches Invoice Financing Service Integrated With Leading ERP Systems

April 11, 2024
Nuvei has launched a service that enables merchants to access its Invoice Financing solutions directly within their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. With this service, the solutions have been integrated...