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WEX Appoints Jason Hancock Managing Director of International Payments Division
Personnel // June 14, 2024

WEX has appointed Jason Hancock as managing director of its international payments division. Hancock has been with the global commerce platform since 2021, serving as senior director strategy, WEX Travel, and managing director, Travel & Corporate Payments, WEX International, according to his LinkedIn profile. In his...

Are Retail Media Networks Financial Services’ Next Big Move?
Data // June 03, 2024

This year more than 5 trillion digital ads will be shown globally. It’s a staggering number and a testament to the desire of companies from ad giants like Coca-Cola to the smallest Amazon marketplace seller to embrace digital advertising’s promise of getting to the right...

This Week in B2B Innovation: Embedded Experiences, AI and Leverage
B2B Payments // May 30, 2024

Digital is a one-way street. And that street is being populated by B2B firms who aren’t looking back after embracing digital innovation to both compete in new markets while at the same time transform their existing commercial relationships. This digital shift is fostering a more...

The New Operating System for B2B: Payments, Software and Data
B2B Payments // May 28, 2024

There’s no shortage of complexities when it comes to the business relationship between buyers and sellers. There are payment methods, terms, timelines and compliance issues, to name just a few. Add economic uncertainty and high interest rates that make money scarce, and you place additional pressure on...

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Are Retail Media Networks Financial Services’ Next Big Move?

June 03, 2024
This year more than 5 trillion digital ads will be shown globally. It’s a staggering number and a testament to the desire of companies from ad giants like Coca-Cola to the smallest Amazon marketplace seller to embrace digital advertising’s promise of getting to the right customer with the right offer at the right time. For […]

The New Operating System for B2B: Payments, Software and Data

May 28, 2024
There’s no shortage of complexities when it comes to the business relationship between buyers and sellers. There are payment methods, terms, timelines and compliance issues, to name just a few. Add economic...

Digital-First Firms Must Take Page From FinTech Payments Playbook

April 07, 2021
At first, the claim seems to be a bit outlandish. How could every company eventually become a FinTech? But unpack the statement a bit, and it goes from exaggeration to...

Collaborations Help B2B Payments Avoid Future Shock

March 09, 2021
One of the most effective conduits toward future proofing an organization and creating agile B2B payments is through partnerships. Kara Szostek, director of Product Management at WEX, told PYMNTS in...

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WEX Appoints Jason Hancock Managing Director of International Payments Division

June 14, 2024
WEX has appointed Jason Hancock as managing director of its international payments division. Hancock has been with the global commerce platform since 2021, serving as senior director strategy, WEX Travel, and managing director, Travel & Corporate Payments, WEX International, according to his LinkedIn profile. In his new role, Hancock will lead the company’s B2B travel payments […]

Banyan to Add Item-Level Data Capabilities to WEX Virtual Payments

May 02, 2024
Banyan has announced a new partnership with WEX. “As a B2B FinTech whose purpose is to simplify the business of running a business, WEX helps solve operational complexities and streamline...

Booking.com Forms Virtual Card Partnership With WEX

April 25, 2024
Global commerce platform WEX has launched a virtual card partnership with Booking.com. The new arrangement, announced in a news release Thursday (April 25), expands on the two companies’ 11-year-old partnership, with WEX becoming Booking.com’s...

Green Dot Names Marqeta Vet Renata Caine as BaaS Lead

April 15, 2024
Green Dot has named payments industry veteran Renata Caine as its new Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) general manager. Caine previously worked at Marqeta and at the commercial payments division of WEX, the digital bank/Fintech firm said in...