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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

B2B payments and international money transfer company B2B Pay has announced plans to become a regulated financial institution, and is looking to investors to fuel its growth. bank Barclays announced support for B2B Pay as part of its Tel Aviv Barclays Accelerator program. In 2016 U.K.

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JULY 8, 2020

To provide platform clients a greater ability to grow and be transparent with global payments, cloud banking company Mambu and B2B cross-border technology firm Currencycloud have joined forces with an integration, according to an announcement.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Visa has announced that it will sell cross-border payments company Earthport’s foreign exchange (FX) business to Pollen Street Capital’s Currency Holdings, according to a report. That’s B2B Connect.”. “If These are really all the little ingredients that are swirling around as part of this particular acquisition.”.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, ClearBank has begun offering multicurrency bank accounts through an application programming interface (API), and LoanDepot is considering going public. ClearBank Introduces Multicurrency Bank Accounts. EVO Rolls Out Express Deposit B2B Push Payments With Visa Direct.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

For years, any attention given to solving B2B payments friction was typically focused on the payer. Yet, as innovators have chip away at friction points, they have recognized the value of incorporating a supplier’s accounts receivable (AR) experience into their solutions. “The person receiving it is just happy to get paid.”

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has begun offering multi-currency bank accounts using an API, according to a press release. Beginning in the fourth quarter this year, the bank will allow users to access over 30 multi-currency accounts.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

ClearBank Dives Into Multicurrency Accounts Via API. clearing bank ClearBank is introducing multicurrency bank accounts for businesses to move funds based on foreign exchange prices in real time. In the U.K.,

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Though credit cards were not originally designed to address the needs of corporate payers, advances in commercial card technology have positioned the payment tool as one that’s gaining traction in the accounts payable department. This, he noted, is Mesh’s entryway to the market of cross-border B2B payments.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This new financing will help us to accelerate the development of the company both in terms of products, with the addition of local currency accounts, payment card, integration with accounting software, and geographically, as we will target new markets in South-East Asia,” Statrys Founder and CEO Bertrand Theaud said in the announcement.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

However recent analysis from Iron Pillar , as reported recently in the Times of India, suggests that such a slowdown may not be detrimental to the B2B FinTech startup arena. Finland’s Enfuce announced more than $11 million in new funding for its B2B financial services offerings, with Maki.vc leading the investment.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

When it comes to global business travel forecasts for 2024, the good news is that airfares look set to stabilise across key routes around the world, said B2B travel platform American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) recently when releasing its Air Monitor 2024 report.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

In a move that lets small businesses take card payments and monitor income, accounting platform Clear Books has integrated with Stripe. The connection enables small businesses with a Clear Books account to take invoice payments by credit and debit card, according to an announcement.

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APRIL 7, 2020

This has resulted in business-to-business (B2B) offerings such as mobile apps that help provide small business owners better overview and management of their companies’ bank accounts, as well as their accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR). Around The B2B API World. Read the full story in the Tracker.

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MARCH 5, 2019

WorldFirst is looking to expand its B2B payments position through an acquisition of CurrencyVue, the company said on Monday (March 4). CurrencyVue offers a foreign exchange risk management platform that integrates with companies’ existing ERP and accounting systems. and the U.K.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

UnionPay International is expanding its support for cross-border B2B payments through an integration with wholesale eCommerce market Yiwu Market, based in China. According to a press release issued on Monday (Jan. Exports made up 80 percent of that volume. market and allow tourists from China visiting the U.S.

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MAY 24, 2016

And among those selected is a B2B payments company, the outlet said on Monday (May 23) following a visit to the launch of the Accelerator program in Tel Aviv. Among them is B2B Pay, which provides free International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) for companies exporting into Europe.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Across Asia, an ongoing boom in global eCommerce volume, coupled with a convergence of market conditions, has made cross-border B2B trade a booming business — and a potentially lucrative one for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the biggest challenges in cross-border trade for any kind of business relates to foreign exchange.

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MAY 12, 2017

The cross-border B2B payments market, on the other hand, is fraught with friction, despite being much larger in size — accounting for nearly 80 percent of global cross-border payment revenue, according to a 2016 report by McKinsey & Company. Struggling with frictions. Take Forex payments, for instance. Taking an API approach.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Cambridge Global Payments , a FLEETCOR firm, and Beanworks Solutions are continuing their collaboration to bring together solutions and offer a full accounts payable (AP) offering to clients, which can streamline their payable workflow spanning between buying and payment for firms that have international business, according to a Tuesday (Nov.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

However, with cloud storage and computing a requirement for many businesses, with the surge of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and with B2C services like Amazon Prime embracing the B2B opportunity, recurring B2B electronic payments are an increasingly complex challenge for these service providers and the businesses paying them.

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MAY 1, 2018

B2B payments is at the center of efforts to innovate by FinTechs, banks and others, but corporates’ business-to-business payment processes remain complex, erroneous and a deterrent to growth. The vast majority (91 percent) said they used the Bacs system to make their B2B payments, though half said they used SWIFT more than four times a month.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

CSI Kick Start, a FinTech incubator operated by corporate payments company CSI globalVCard, said it has officially kicked off its second year of searching out B2B payments innovators. The company said Thursday (Jan.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

More than $874 million in fresh funding landed at B2B startups this week across a range of market segments and geographies. See all of the latest B2B fundraises below. million in the B2B eCommerce startup, MENAbytes reports said. Funds and accounts advised by T. SaaSOptics. Clix Capital.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

PayPal has only recently launched its B2B payments services through a few partnerships aimed at facilitating invoice payments. Now, the company is taking a solo approach to the space with the rollout of a new service aimed squarely at freelancers and B2B sellers. Reports on Wednesday (Aug.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

It was another stellar week for B2B FinTech startups, which announced a collective $191.8 B2B Payments. B2B payments automation firm Nvoicepay revealed a $10 million investment Wednesday (Oct. million in venture capital and growth equity investment this week. PayCommerce. ” SME Banking. . ” SME Banking. IbanF irst.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

It’s the reason why paper checks remain a constant in B2B payments: Although businesses may not particularly like them, organizations already know how to send, receive and reconcile them. B2B innovators have a choice when they decide to search for a better way to move money between corporates. Work With What You’ve Got.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

This month’s Deep Dive explores the frictions currently afflicting the B2B cross-border payments and P2P remittances spaces, as well as the solutions being developed to accelerate transactions and reduce pain points. International B2B Payments Pains. Limited connections between FIs can cause delays and higher costs as well.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Disruption is hitting both the B2C and B2B arenas, and while it would seem they are two opposite ends of the spectrum, these ecosystems share commonalities in the kinds of trends that force sellers to modernize their market strategies. B2B eCommerce sales in the U.S. alone are expected to hit $1.2 trillion by 2021.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Investors backed a range of B2B FinTechs this week operating in areas including accounting, cross-border payments, virtual cards, expense management, cybersecurity and more. Below, find the latest in B2B venture capital funding. FinTech gearing up to launch small business banking services. Back Office. The company raised $1.75

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Foreign exchange solutions company OFX is expanding its services in the U.K. 13) that its Global Currency Account is now available to importers and exporters in the U.K. According to OFX, businesses buying and selling internationally would typically have to open bank accounts in multiple jurisdictions.

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JULY 10, 2019

The service automatically extracts data from invoices, PDFs and other trade documents and automates accounts payable while storing payables information for reconciliation and accounting. The invoice processing solution augments Cambridge Global Payments’ existing offering of global payments and foreign exchange management solutions.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

And because of that, the report says, the import supply chain can move onto standard open account terms, with Indian banks or international partners working on funding to make sure exporters are paid at shipment while importers pay later. PrimaDollar, which has already launched in the U.K. The market there is different than in the U.S.,

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MAY 31, 2016

Foreign exchange rates. The platform extends across parent company BitGold’s customer base, including consumers and enterprises, and runs the gamut of B2B payments across supply chain, services-oriented relationships and, importantly, across borders. Paper checks. Settlement times.

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MARCH 8, 2019

8) that it will acquire global cross-border money transfer company Transfast, which works with both P2P and B2B payments. The addition of Transfast adds to our leading position in meeting business, government and consumer payments needs – whether B2B, P2P or other flows. Microsoft disclosed on Friday (Mar.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It may be an open road for open banking as, three years after the rollout of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), bank-FinTech collaborations and new initiatives unlocking bank account data continue to flourish. But it may not always be smooth sailing ahead. business customers, the FIs revealed.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Old-school business-to-business (B2B) transaction methods like sending and waiting on checks and physical invoices are more difficult to stick with now that many offices are closed and financial teams are working from home. How B2B Sellers Overcome International AR Challenges. trillion worth of sales by 2024. About The Playbook.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Yet as cross border trade picks back up, the foreign exchange and global payments needs of businesses will intensify. FXPress entered the market with a focus on cross-border payments and foreign exchange services. Beyond Payments Initiation. “But payments is just one side of the equation,” noted Conibear. .

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