Vendor Payments news and trends

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,...

HSBC Launches Document-Free Trade Finance Tool TradePay
Accounts Receivable // September 19, 2023

Banking giant HSBC debuted a trade finance offer to help clients pay suppliers. The tool, dubbed TradePay, is an industry-first, document-free trade finance solution that lets clients instantly draw down trade loans, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 19) news release provided to PYMNTS. In doing...

Push to Debit Brings ‘Emotional Relief’ of Faster Payments to Property Management Sector
Faster Payments // September 05, 2023

Property management always has a flurry of activity in the background. Landlords employ and contract with a variety of vendors and suppliers to keep things running smoothly, the grounds maintained, the sinks and toilets unclogged. Tenant turnover — where one renter leaves and another moves...

Melio Debuts Tool to Help Small Businesses ‘Pay Over Time’
SMBs // 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, while their suppliers are still paid on time and in full, according to a Tuesday...

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Push to Debit Brings ‘Emotional Relief’ of Faster Payments to Property Management Sector

September 05, 2023
Property management always has a flurry of activity in the background. Landlords employ and contract with a variety of vendors and suppliers to keep things running smoothly, the grounds maintained, the sinks and toilets unclogged. Tenant turnover — where one renter leaves and another moves in — demands that rooms be repainted, scuff marks erased […]

Transportation Companies’ New Year Wish Is for Accounts Payable Automation

December 27, 2022
A sweeping accounts payable revolution is set to take place over the next three years. That’s according to research in this month’s PYMNTS report, “AP Automation: Transportation Companies Innovate to...

JPMorgan Sees ‘Cash Flow Magic’ Inside Automated Payments

May 13, 2022
Business packed a decade of learning into two years, and for chief financial officers and treasurers, that knowledge can be distilled thusly: Automated payments are better, whether it’s business-to-consumer (B2C)...

How All-in-One Platforms Can Lower the Cost of SMB Payments

April 13, 2022
Through the past several decades, conceptually, B2B payments have been rather simple: Buyers received paper invoices, and suppliers got paper checks. Buyers want to hold on to cash as long...

Quick Reads
Saks Reportedly Misses Hundreds of Thousands in Vendor Payments 

August 05, 2024
Amid a merger worth $2.6 billion, Saks reportedly owes vendors hundreds of thousands. The luxury retailer, which last month announced it was merging with Neiman Marcus, has missed payments to dozens of the brands it works with, fashion industry news source Glossy reported Monday (Aug. 5). “What I don’t understand is how you can get someone to give you a couple of […]

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...

HSBC Launches Document-Free Trade Finance Tool TradePay

September 19, 2023
Banking giant HSBC debuted a trade finance offer to help clients pay suppliers. The tool, dubbed TradePay, is an industry-first, document-free trade finance solution that lets clients instantly draw down...

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,...