PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Legacy payment options like paper are getting nudged out by faster better methods like credit cards, which are more cost-effective for buyers’ accounts payable (AP) teams to send and quicker for suppliers’ accounts receivable (AR) professionals to receive. Configurable And Secure For Remote Treasury.

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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. Cost is only one consideration. Where The Banks Are Focused .

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The digital shift brought on by the coronavirus has caused treasury banks to reprioritize their support of digital payments as consumers and merchants increasingly demand fast, easy and secure ways to get their money. Hernandez touts end-to-end solutions like Mastercard Send as the kind of solution that many treasury banks are adopting.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

FIs looking to recruit and keep corporate customers are working to accelerate clients’ B2B payments, with many finding application programming interfaces (APIs) key to delivering compelling payment solutions that are easy for those clients to adopt. Around The B2B API World. Find the full story in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While optimizing B2B payments is often about combating friction at the moment of transaction, the truth is, the B2B payment experience often happens way before any money is ever actually moved. There are many ways that onboarding a new B2B customer can be a headache for suppliers that sell goods and services online.

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B2B eCommerce B2C Prioritization 105

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In a panel discussion with Karen Webster, six payments, banking and FinTech executives weighed in on the very nature of change that is transforming treasury banking and corporate clients in real time. Morgan Chase ; and Brad Windbigler , head of treasury and investor relations at Western Union. Setting the Stage.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Investors continue to fuel the growth of the B2B technology startup community with another busy week in funding. In total, investors placed nearly $600 million for firms in the B2B payments, T&E, financial management and other B2B spaces. B2B payments FinTech Qolo has announced a $3.8 Modern Treasury.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

For the new B2B Payments Innovation Readiness Playbook: Adapting to Cash Flow Challenges Posed by the Pandemic , a PYMNTS and American Express collaboration, researchers surveyed over 2,200 treasury executives from small to large businesses across several verticals. The Most Problematic Areas. percent), manual processes (49.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the bid to modernize B2B payments , accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) need to work together. Along the journey to modernize payments, corporates should turn to their treasury bank partners as they seek to streamline back-office functions, according to the panel.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

At least insofar as 2020 has shaped up, and especially where B2B payments have been concerned. Every company in the world is wrestling right now with their accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) and they are pondering why they are still reliant on physical checks. Improving the B2B Customer Experience.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

FinTech firm Fiserv is partnering with software company SAP to help worldwide B2B companies streamline payments and improve working capital, Fiserv announced on Monday (Feb. ” SnapPay handles the accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) processes of large and mid-sized companies. .”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Yet for finance leaders of the enterprise, adoption of digital assets poses plenty of risks and challenges, not least of all the inability for their current treasury infrastructures to manage crypto in an integrated and compliant way. But it may not be smooth sailing ahead. We’re not just talking about the digitization of fiat,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The treasury management unit of PNC Bank is joining RippleNet, the firm said on Wednesday (Sept. PNC Treasury Management joined the Ripple cross-border payments network that uses blockchain to facilitate global transactions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Lingering issues of trust and a foggy regulatory climate continue to hold up B2B adoption of faster payments among financial institutions (FIs), but nothing can hold it back. The latest B2B API Tracker gives numerous examples of how this is playing out. What has emerged are exciting new ways to access and monetize banking services.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Bank of America is rolling out three new application programming interfaces (APIs) as it supports the growing demand for up-to-the-moment data and processing in business treasury. Furthermore, those who work in treasury can access reports seamlessly and maximize the potency of their information with a CashPro reporting API.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

I think when the pandemic hit in early March, it really put a gun to the head of many companies by taking what have been Byzantine processes around accounts payable or accounts receivable and moving to much more digital means,” Jay Dearborn , president, corporate payments of WEX Inc. told PYMNTS. And apparently, he’s not alone.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

In addition to steering their organizations through the murky and rocky waters of an economic downturn, treasury departments are securing a place at the decision-makers' table to offer higher-level guidance. Some may say, 'data is the next oil,' but it can't be if the company doesn't have the platform to optimize its use.".

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Treasury Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Prioritization Investments 74

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

In point of fact, most businesses of any size have a hybrid treasury-accounting back office where digital tools and paper instruments coexist. Many businesses still generate paper checks from the setup of their accounting systems,” Michael Reed, general manager of payments at Deluxe, told PYMNTS. Paper Wait.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

With companies paying suppliers on strategic schedules, real-time transactions aren’t always necessary — or beneficial — for the B2B payments space. NACHA found B2B payments made up 6 percent of the nearly 2 million same-day ACH transactions that occurred in the first 11 days the service went live. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Citi is streamlining the cross-border collections process for its corporate treasury clients, the financial institution said Wednesday (Nov. 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.

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PYMNTS

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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JANUARY 14, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts payable to its business banking technology. Citi Taps Khaliq to Lead Treasury and Trade Solutions. Citi Taps Khaliq to Lead Treasury and Trade Solutions. Sweep Raises $1.2

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Recent surveys have found that many bankers and small business (SMB) owners are unaware of how to use business-to-business (B2B) APIs securely and optimally. The February B2B API Tracker explores the hesitancy toward APIs, as well as how third-party providers are using them to provide new business services. Around The B2B API World.

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B2B eCommerce Treasury Banking 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

PYMNTS December 2020 Global B2B Payments Playbook done in collaboration with Worldpay makes a simple, somewhat baffling observation: “Many B2B payments are [still] being made over the same rails that firms have leveraged for decades, utilizing familiar payment tools and being supported by the same pre- and post-payment systems.”.

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B2B Cash Flow Forecasting Invoicing Leverage 71

PYMNTS

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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Accounting Reconciliations Treasury Currencies 75

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Paper checks still remain part-and-parcel of B2B payments for many entities, however, something that can obscure the true state of their cash flow, and that can slow the delivery of funds to waiting employees or suppliers. Digital disbursements therefore appear to be taking a greater role in treasury management.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Reports in Treasury-Management on Wednesday (Jan. 15) said HSBC announced the launch of its Treasury APIs in 27 markets around the world. The APIs are available within ERP systems, treasury management platforms and other portals in use by corporate treasurers today.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Transactions can now be directed via six rails, including checks, cards, SWIFT, treasury, blockchain and digital wallet, the announcement stated. At that time, the company said it first debuted the technology to the international B2B payments sector to bolster the transaction experience with greater effectiveness, safety and dependability.

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B2B Prioritization Treasury Technology 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

One area where elimination of such processes can be of benefit is treasury management — specifically, reconciliation of transactions and liquidity management. However, with technology in place, Rodrigues explained, treasury can be transformed to become the “24/7 investment arm, to support financial and broader goals for global companies.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

SMBs using the WePay platform can now see funds deposited into their Chase bank accounts the same day without extra fees, a feature resulting from JPMorgan ’s acquisition of WePay in late-2017. JPMorgan Chase announced a collaboration with WePay last week to enable faster deposits for small business joint customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

German bank N26 is partnering with financial software firm Eurobase International for its treasury management operations, BobsGuide reported on Monday (Nov. Headquartered in Berlin, N26 will use the Eurobase Siena platform to support its treasury management operations throughout most of the Eurozone, U.K., Switzerland and the U.S.

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Treasury Banking Sales Investments 56

PYMNTS

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. Treasury is very well-positioned to handle all of these activities,” added Sinha. trillion by 2021.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

26) that its corporate treasury APIs and its CitiConnect API platform have processed more than $26 billion for corporate clients. Citi pointed to account balance inquiries, payment status reports and payments as the most popular API calls processed on the platform. Citi announced on Monday (Aug. ”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The last decade of B2B FinTech innovation not only led to an explosion of product options for businesses to manage a variety of processes, including accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP) and accounting. Customer Choice. Scale is required to innovate, but it’s not enough to have a better solution,” he said. “It

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Radius Bank has advanced in its relationship with application programming interface (API) firm Treasury Prime with the rollout of its Commercial API Banking Platform and sandbox testing technology, according to a Thursday (Oct. The Radius API checking account lets business customers use their own operating systems to handle their banking.

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Banking B2B Treasury Cash Management 72

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

B2B technology startups continue to gain valuable attention among venture capitalists. In a recent report , seed investors explored why their focus has turned to enterprise startups as opposed to consumer-facing technology firms after the publication’s analysis revealed that today’s seed investments favor B2B startups over B2C.

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