Melio news and trends

Is B2B Ready for a Real-Time Payments Overhaul?
B2B Payments // December 13, 2023

Real-time payments have the potential, and the promise, to overhaul all corners of commerce. The recent introduction of the FedNow® System is only the latest entrant in the instant payments realm, and the new rails take their place alongside the six-year-old RTP System offered by...

Melio Adds Real-Time Payments to B2B Platform
Real-Time Payments // December 13, 2023

B2B payments platform Melio added real-time payments to its suite of offerings. The new service lets payors deliver funds instantly to vendors, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 13) press release emailed to PYMNTS. It also lets businesses hold onto funds for as long as possible,...

FinTech IPO Index Gains 5.1% as MoneyLion Leads Earnings Season Surge 
Fintech Investments // November 17, 2023

The last few names are coming in with their earnings reports — and while September’s quarter end seems long ago and far away, investors largely cheered the FinTech IPO names that disclosed results. The FinTech IPO Index was up 5.1% this past week.   MoneyLion Leads...

BILL Denies Reports of $1.95 Billion Melio Deal
Acquisitions // November 09, 2023

Financial operations platform BILL is dismissing reports that it wants to buy Melio Payments. “Although BILL’s general policy is not to comment on market rumors or media speculation, BILL is not pursuing any such acquisition at this time,” the company said in a news release...

Interviews & Exclusives
FinTech IPO Index Gains 5.1% as MoneyLion Leads Earnings Season Surge 

November 17, 2023
The last few names are coming in with their earnings reports — and while September’s quarter end seems long ago and far away, investors largely cheered the FinTech IPO names that disclosed results. The FinTech IPO Index was up 5.1% this past week.   MoneyLion Leads the Pack MoneyLion was 22% higher through the past five […]

Instant Payments Ease Money Flow Pain Points for SMBs

November 10, 2022
Pre-pandemic and pre-inflation, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were already grappling with managing cash flow. As Aharon Levine, head of payments at Melio, noted in a recent interview, part of...

Digital Payments Keep Suppliers Happy, Give Main Street Businesses Cash Flow Flexibility

July 22, 2022
More choice, more flexibility — and the Main Street economy can thrive. Matan Bar, co-founder and CEO of B2B payments firm Melio, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that though we’re living...

New Data Shows Main Street Businesses Rebuilding for Post-Pandemic Economy

April 21, 2022
With 130,000 permanent closures in 2020, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) suffered economic impacts early on in the pandemic. Today, the SMBs that typically drive economic growth in small towns...

Quick Reads
Melio Adds Real-Time Payments to B2B Platform

December 13, 2023
B2B payments platform Melio added real-time payments to its suite of offerings. The new service lets payors deliver funds instantly to vendors, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 13) press release emailed to PYMNTS. It also lets businesses hold onto funds for as long as possible, and not have to pay days in advance of an […]

BILL Denies Reports of $1.95 Billion Melio Deal

November 09, 2023
Financial operations platform BILL is dismissing reports that it wants to buy Melio Payments. “Although BILL’s general policy is not to comment on market rumors or media speculation, BILL is...

Fiserv and Melio Partner to Help Banks Serve Small Businesses

October 23, 2023
Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has partnered with Melio, a B2B payments platform, to help financial institutions streamline accounts payable and receivable for small businesses....

Melio Debuts Tool to Help Small Businesses ‘Pay Over Time’

August 01, 2023
B2B payments platform Melio has debuted a tool to help small businesses access capital. The company’s Pay Over Time product lets small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) pay vendors and business bills in monthly installments,...