Payments Data news and trends

Software, Not Spreadsheets, Solves Healthcare’s Cash Flow Bottlenecks
Healthcare // October 24, 2024

For smaller healthcare providers, manual processes dominate the back office — and when it comes to reconciling remittances with deposits, pain points emerge that rival any sprain or bruise. Cash flows suffer. Productivity suffers too, because staff are so intricately involved in maintaining and updating...

Payments Data Helps Marketplace Treasurers Juggle Compliance and Cash Flow
B2B Payments // October 10, 2024

The complexities enabling money movement can make life challenging for CFOs and treasurers. If they sit at the helm of marketplace businesses, well, that’s when things get interesting, and where technological sophistication butts heads with the need for simplified use and reporting. While marketplaces and...

3 Reasons B2B Payments Data Is So Valuable
B2B Payments // September 30, 2024

In a digital-first B2B landscape, data is more than just numbers — it’s a secret weapon. And the secret is out: for businesses looking to grow, their B2B payments data can often be an untapped asset. For too long, B2B payments data was treated as...

Bank of America: Collaboration and Innovation Will Drive the Future of Payments
Payments Innovation // May 31, 2024

Payments modernization, depending on the financial services company, will be synonymous with upgrades. But it also needs to be synonymous with innovation, collaboration and business outcomes. As Wally Mlynarski, head of merchant solutions and receivables at Bank of America, told PYMNTS for the “What’s Next...

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Software, Not Spreadsheets, Solves Healthcare’s Cash Flow Bottlenecks

October 24, 2024
For smaller healthcare providers, manual processes dominate the back office — and when it comes to reconciling remittances with deposits, pain points emerge that rival any sprain or bruise. Cash flows suffer. Productivity suffers too, because staff are so intricately involved in maintaining and updating files and other data. Dee Harding, chief product officer at […]

Bank of America: Collaboration and Innovation Will Drive the Future of Payments

May 31, 2024
Payments modernization, depending on the financial services company, will be synonymous with upgrades. But it also needs to be synonymous with innovation, collaboration and business outcomes. As Wally Mlynarski, head...

Billtrust CEO: ‘Staggered Approach’ Sets the Stage for Payments Success With GenAI

February 02, 2024
Sunil Rajasekar, CEO of Billtrust, told Karen Webster that while using artificial intelligence (AI) to make better business decisions, generative AI has the potential to change the very nature of...

The Clearing House Says Mastercard Partnership Fosters Pay by Bank and Other Innovations

January 25, 2024
Innovation begets further innovation.  And the emergence and adoption of real-time payment rails represent a significant advancement in the U.S. payment infrastructure, transforming the way financial transactions occur and benefiting...

Quick Reads
Walmart Files Patent For Blockchain Payment System

April 20, 2018
To store payment data, Walmart may be looking to the blockchain. The retailer drafted two patent applications that reference a platform powered by blockchain technology for vendor payments and digital shopping, CoinDesk reported. The applications were initially filed in October of 2017, reportedly drafted by the same team at Walmart. While the retailer wants to give customers […]