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DECEMBER 30, 2020

The B2B payments ecosystem experienced a sudden and dramatic acceleration of change upon the onset of the global pandemic, and its impacts reach far beyond the mere digitization of the B2B transaction. The Coexistence Of Rails. Often, that means the cooperation of multiple rails at once.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

From a lack of supplier acceptance of electronic payments to outdated infrastructure within accounts payable (AP) departments, the B2B payments ecosystem still has much room for improvement on multiple fronts. Moving the needle in the journey away from paper checks isn’t a one-sided battle, either. An Ecosystem Approach.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Today in B2B, Bloomberg broadens its credit risk data pool, and two ERP solutions secure B2B payments integrations. Plus, Everlink strikes a partnership for real-time B2B payments. Everlink, FINTAINIUM Team Up To Offer Real-Time B2B, B2C Payments. Palette Software Integrates With Aptean ERP For B2B AP Automation.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

HashCash Consultants has integrated its HC Corporate Payment features with the existing infrastructure for B2B payments, according to a press release. With the new upgrade, HashCash customers will now have access to real-time document sharing, automation and reconciliation, available instantly through B2B payments, the release stated.

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APRIL 7, 2020

OneStream , which specializes in corporate performance management (CPM) for companies, has a new program that promises to speed up the time it takes to reconcile accounts, according to a press release. The Transaction Matching software goes hand-in-hand with OneStream’s existing Account Reconciliation.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Historically, corporate travel and expense ( T&E ) management has been viewed as an entirely separate function from other B2B payment workflows. As a result, the lines that once separated T&E from other B2B payment workflows are blurring, according to Conferma Pay CEO Simon Barker and Barclays President of Payments Marc Pettican.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

A perfect storm of market shifts catalyzed by the global pandemic has forever changed the B2B payments landscape. Billtrust CEO and Founder Flint Lane highlighted three shifts in particular that are igniting major change in the industry: first, the accelerated digitization of accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP).

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, B2B payments have had to evolve. Yet there’s a wide gulf between considering the great shift to digital B2B payments and actually making the leap. Comdata, she said, has mimicked the flow from claims to invoice to payment to reconciliation.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As Scaffidi recently told Karen Webster, uncovering the B2B value of real-time payments is about understanding the broader culture shift that instant payments technology has introduced to the financial services landscape. Uncovering The B2B Use Cases. If you think about a market like the U.K.,

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This week's roundup of the convergence of accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) takes a look at how B2B payments solution providers are considering both buyers and suppliers as a result of the pandemic. Paymerang Eyes The Supplier's Role In AP. Versapay Eases Payment Pain With AR Tool.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

As Nick Reid , director of B2B Partner Development at Conferma Pay , told PYMNTS, though not new, STP — which routes card payments and data automatically to suppliers and sidesteps manual processes — is increasingly being combined with virtual cards in a bid to level the playing field in B2B payments.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In an announcement , Citi revealed the launch of its Citi Global Connect platform, enabling corporates to accept B2B payments across borders with integrated FX capabilities. The platform integrates cross-border billing, payment acceptance and reconciliation into a single solution. “In

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

To streamline B2B payments, MineralTree company Regal Software unveiled its RegalPay One offering in a Wednesday (Oct. Reconciliation also comes with the offering. The company noted that $27 trillion in B2B payments are conducted yearly in North America, while firms spend $510 billion on manual AP expenses in making those payments.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The reconciliation process is traditionally viewed in the context of financial transactions: Does the value of a company payment match with what the company was billed, and what the company had purchased? Yet the reality is that the reconciliation process is rarely ever straightforward. Beyond Data Matching. Payment Rail Confusion.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

And he noted, too, that the “verticalization” of B2B is upon us. Deploying the right solutions hearkens back to the “jobs to be done” theory of innovation noted by Webster during an earlier B2B webinar. Accounts payable and receivable used to be concrete, separate operations. B2B Verticalization.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

The B2B payments landscape has always been evolving, but change in the industry has never been more acute than right now. But the challenge of igniting B2B payments innovation may not be as arduous as many chief financial officers (CFOs) and others believe, said Josh Cyphers , president of Nvoicepay , a FLEETCOR company alongside Comdata.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

The paper check, the paper invoice, slow accounts receivable (AR) processes and collecting on aging receivables can be difficult for even the most seasoned AR professionals. Within the B2B space, especially, technology can improve payments processes that are time-consuming and error-prone. The problems are analog.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

marked its third anniversary of adopting its open banking framework, making it the leading market to drive the concept of unlocking customers’ bank account data for integration with third-party solution providers. The partnership, which will see the bank adopting its B2B payments platform to finance trade of its corporate customers.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

And as FinTechs continue to challenge banks, but also offer new opportunities within the B2B space, they’re advancing a corollary to the build vs. buy question: How about partnerships? The question is seemingly an eternal one in the business realm: build vs. buy. Where The Banks Are Focused . Sassone pointed to the fact that half of all U.S.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the bid to modernize B2B payments , accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) need to work together. Bloh said that direct connectivity can enable real-time confirmation of invoice information and real-time reconciliation of payments, among other activities. When we look at the offline processes, 99.5

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It’s not that automating invoice generation, banishing checks, automating the cash application process and systematically removing all the manual touches from accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) workflows weren’t unknown concepts among chief financial officers (CFOs) and treasury departments at the time. he explained.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Accountant close management software company FloQast has upgraded FloQast AutoRec, the company’s AI-powered solution to account reconciliation, according to a release. . There’s also progressive matching, which is for companies that want to reconcile accounts ahead of the close.

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MARCH 3, 2020

It’s not difficult for a supplier to tell when accounts receivable (AR) processes are not optimized. In a B2B relationship , establishing a new customer comes with a trove of complexities, from underwriting the client for credit, to establishing payment terms, to mitigating fraud risk. “We A Trusted Relationship.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

APS Payments , which works in omnichannel B2B payments, is integrating tech with enterprise resource planning (ERP) product Sage X3 to allow for quick and secure payments, according to a press release. With APS ClickToPay, companies can have customer invoices paid directly to accounts receivable.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

With B2B payments being an increasingly attractive target for innovators, the landscape is growing crowded as more banks and FinTechs roll out their accounts payable (AP) automation solutions. “I think everybody recognizes that B2B payments are an enormous opportunity in the U.S. The competition is undoubtedly heating up.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

The solution allows for an in-the-moment B2B eCommerce experience natively in Salesforce Commerce Cloud, according to a Wednesday (Oct. Our clients tell us that a B2B experience without the necessary data from their SAP ERP is an incomplete solution,” enosix CEO D.Wayne Poole said in the announcement. 7) announcement.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

B2B payments company Payoneer is one of the latest firms to use this strategy. If you’re a small business, you have to think about how to get a bank account in different markets account the world, so customers in those markets can pay.”. The tool is also a way to promote collaboration in the SME services space, Galit noted.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The latest corporate banking offering by Citi aims to virtualize treasurer accounts for more personalized, streamlined services. 25) that it is rolling out Citi Virtual Accounts for institutional clients. The bank said in an announcement Tuesday (Sept. Citi said it plans to expand the offering into the U.S.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

While 2020 has been a monumental year for B2B payments digitization and innovation, plenty of friction still exists in the way corporate buyers pay their suppliers. A variety of B2B payment tools have stepped up their efforts to address this friction. The Rise Of BNPL. New Payment Models Emerging.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

There’s an imbalance in B2B payments — between buyers and suppliers, and between automation on one side of the cash flow equation and manual, paper-based processes on the other. Aquilina said that’s partly because historically, B2B payments innovation efforts — especially via FinTechs — have focused on buyers. Change Is In The Air .

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Today in B2B payments, European banks grow wary of small business loans, and Xero collaborates on API bank connectivity. Darin Horrocks, senior vice president, B2B, at REPAY, said the company’s aim has been to assist its clients with streamlining and perfecting supplier payments by automating them using one interface. “We

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JUNE 19, 2020

It was a big week for B2B FinTech startups in Latin America. It’s an attractive market indeed for investors, with not one, but two Brazilian B2B FinTechs making this week’s venture capital roundup. Until then, PYMNTS rounds up the most recent B2B FinTech investment rounds below. Authenticiti.

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MARCH 6, 2020

A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. In the meantime, PYMNTS gathered up a shortlist of the B2B FinTechs that were able to secure new funding as backers prepare for their next wave of support. The plan is now open for public comment, reports said. Mailprotector.

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JULY 28, 2020

Although the enterprise continues to accelerate its digitization efforts, chief financial officers keep hitting roadblocks when it comes to modernizing workflows regarding accounts payable (AP) and embracing electronic payments. Strengthening B2B Ties. Expanding The Scope. Monetizing The Virtual Card.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Today In B2B, U.K. challenger bank Tide runs dry of SMB loan funds, while Payer launches an ID verification service for B2B eCommerce platforms. Plus, Just Cashflow collaborates with Railsbank, and HashCash streamlines its B2B payments offering. The yet-to-be-named product will be tested with several B2B merchants.

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MAY 27, 2020

Despite some drawbacks, legacy rails have mounds of potential to tackle a multitude of B2B payments friction points. For payments technology players, finding the opportunities to build upon existing infrastructure continues to open up new doors in B2B payments improvements. Adflex Eyes Card Rails For B2B.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

More and more, B2B payment solutions are focusing less on single end-points of friction, and more on the overall picture of how money (and data) moves from one business to another. That means emerging services are multitasking, easing friction for both accounts payable and accounts receivable. Tipalti Reallocates The Workload.

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