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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The latest data from Nacha found a new record-high growth rate for adoption of ACH payments , with B2B payments showcasing a surge in adoption of the legacy payment rail that has recently turned to technologies that can augment the service, from the movement of transaction data with an ACH payment to the deployment of Same Day ACH.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In a market ecosystem where Instagram influencers are a new norm in advertising, and where corporate sponsorships are diversifying throughout the digital ether, businesses’ vast network of strategic B2B partnerships is getting even bigger, and more complex. From Discovery To Payment. Slashing The AP Ambiguity.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As B2B FinTech firms continue working to break down silos, and ease the numerous friction points of the B2B payments process for both buyer and seller, the opportunities for data integration are vast. B2B payments market. Going Further With Open Banking. “In addition to card and ACH/wire requirements, the U.S.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Palette Software has connected its accounts payable (AP) automation cloud technology with Aptean ERP , according to a Monday (Nov. Enterprise business software firm Aptean offers targeted enterprise resource planning (ERP), compliance and supply chain management solutions to firms throughout the globe, according to the announcement.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Accounts payable (AP) automation company Tipalti is expanding its reach into the market by partnering with three new B2B companies, which will extend Tipalti’s solutions to their own customers. The enhanced integration aims to strengthen control and communication for both ends of the transaction.

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MAY 8, 2020

When the pandemic arrived in early 2020, a preponderance of B2B payments was still being made by paper checks, along with all the messy precursors to those checks, from Excel spreadsheets to outdated accounts payable (AP) systems to – no disrespect – the U.S. Postal Service. Delivering on CX.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

However, participation from the traditional financial services sector isn’t necessarily a requirement when it comes to crypto adoption, even in the B2B payments market, according to BitRail Co-founder and Vice Chairman Cameron Chell. BitRail doesn’t yet operate in the B2B payments space. ” Confusion, Doubt Remain. .”

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It also offers accounts payable (AP) automation that controls vendor account data, while harnessing biometrics and machine learning for the purposes of identity verification and compliance.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Any organization, small or large, private or public, must handle the pressures of compliance. “The risk exposure varies greatly,” the senior manager of fund accounting strategy for Abila told PYMNTS. Abila recently rolled out updates to its nonprofit accounting software offerings with these trends in mind.

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MAY 31, 2019

based B2B FinTechs led the way in this week’s investment roundup, with more than $212 million in new funding falling in the hands of startups targeting a range of enterprise operations. Accounts payable, cloud migration, Big Data and even legal management for startups raising new funding were all targeted among investors.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Corporates have growing expectations for faster, more efficient and more secure B2B payments — whether their money is moving from one business unit to another or one country to another. As financial institutions gather for this year’s Sibos conference kicking off in London today (Sept. Payments Speed and Security.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Call it the yin and yang of B2B payments — inseparable and contradictory opposites. Buyers want to hang onto payables, saving cash in the till until the very last minute. Suppliers, of course, want to collect on receivables outstanding, getting cash into accounts for goods and services provided.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. Investors include the nation’s largest B2B eCommerce platform IndiaMart, while India Quotient and Axilor also participated.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

We’re covering two weeks’ worth of B2B venture capital funding, and across the board, India has come out on top. But the largest venture capital funding round went to an accounts payable automation firm in the U.S. But the largest venture capital funding round went to an accounts payable automation firm in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Business-facing FinTechs have trailed behind innovation-targeting consumers – so looking back a decade ago, at the mere early rumbles of an eventual FinTech boom, it’s perhaps unsurprising that B2B FinTech was hardly a blip on the radar. A Challenging Remedy for Obvious Pain Points. Finding the Sweet Spots.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Medius has long provided companies with technologies related to the accounts payable (AP) workflow. Companies that harness Medius AP can begin taking digital invoices with support for compliance with local rules, according to the announcement.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Accounts payable automation company AvidXchange is strengthening its position in the banking and financial services sector through the acquisition of BankTEL, the company said Tuesday (Aug. AvidXchange has reached an agreement to acquire BankTEL Systems, which provides accounting technology to banks.

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JULY 3, 2019

Accounts receivable departments are often hospitals’ first lines of defense for maximizing days cash on hand, but when cash flow trickles to a drip, the ramifications are felt all the way through to accounts payable. Unfortunately, accounts payable automation in the healthcare sector is far from ubiquitous.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

For years, accounts payable has had a reputation for being slow, manual and inefficient. A report released by the B2B payments company this month, conducted by TechValidate Market Research, found that the majority of companies are still depending on manual processes in their accounts payable routines.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

Venture capital firm Augmentum Fintech has placed nearly $9 million in three B2B FinTechs, reports this week said. Reports in Business Leader said that Augmentum provided funding to challenger small business bank Tide , B2B payments firm Previse and business information provider DueDil. The company provided $3.8 million in U.K.-based

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

-based FinTech specializing in facilitating payments for small business accountancy firms, is partnering with BIN (bank account identification number) sponsor Moorwand to further streamline the payments experience for accountants and bookkeepers. In a press release issued Tuesday (Dec.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

ReadSoft Online, the release stated, is Kofax's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool for invoice data extraction and automating accounts payable (AP) services. That has allowed banks and other financial institutions to cut processing times, boost compliance and increase productivity.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Investors diversified their funding to B2B companies this week, hitting several areas of corporate finance including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and supply chain management. B2B Payments. Find out who. AP Automation. The company announced $4 million in funding this week led by Eileses Capital.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Regardless of the reason, these methods can pose problems, including reduced spend visibility, making it difficult to both track and enforce policy compliance and to perform back-office functions, such as reconciliation and reimbursement as well,” said GBTA Foundation Director of Research Monica Sanchez in a statement when the report was published.

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JUNE 28, 2020

Billtrust , which works with B2B order-to-cash solutions and accounts receivable automation, has expanded its tools to boost email billing, expand digital payments and accelerate cash flow, according to a press release. The company’s new solutions will help to aid remote workers during the pandemic, according to the release.

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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 24, 2018

The big B2B venture capital news of the week was Augmentum Fintech’s trio of investments, signaling the company’s focus on the B2B FinTech market — but it wasn’t the only firm targeting this startup space. Augmentum Fintech announced its investment in Tide at the same time it revealed two other B2B FinTech targets.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Since automation technologies have taken some of the burden of monotonous activities away from accountants, the profession has exchanged some of its anxiety about robots replacing their jobs with support for enhanced functionality and efficiency — though, not entirely. “This is such new territory for everyone.”

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Identity verification solution provider Acuant has teamed with accounts payable (AP) automation company Tipalti to automate essential services in payment and transaction monitoring, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 15) announcement.

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JULY 3, 2019

Their collaboration aims to address procure-to-pay regulatory compliance and fraud risks, the firms said. ” Microsoft Dynamics has expanded its integrations with accounts payable and procure-to-pay functions in recent years.

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JULY 23, 2020

GEP , which works in procurement and supply chain strategy, has launched its new accounts payable (AP) solution, which will help automate AP services through cloud technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), according to a press release.

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JULY 2, 2020

Often at the center of this initiative is the accounts payable (AP) department — and unsurprisingly for these volatile times, the strategy can turn toward lengthening the days payable outstanding (DPO). Some businesses are only just beginning their commercial card journeys as part of a broader push to digitize B2B payments.

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MARCH 15, 2016

American Express is targeting its latest accounts payable solution toward corporate spend policy, and to help businesses remain compliant, the credit card giant is enlisting the help of SAP Ariba. dollar drove many of the challenges facing the company as of late.

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MARCH 4, 2020

The boom in B2B FinTech has introduced a flurry of new solutions and platforms from which corporates and small businesses can choose. For example, he pointed to multinational corporates’ need for tax provisioning and transfer pricing solutions to promote efficiency and compliance across borders. The ERP’s Role in a FinTech World.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

After all, money exits a company through more than one avenue, whether it be via the accounts payable department or a firm’s own employees. Many of those pain points are, by now, well-known in the B2B payments space. Understanding businesses’ biggest payment pain points requires a wide line of sight.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

With speed being the most obvious value proposition of real-time payments capabilities, it’s not difficult to imagine that corporate payers would be eager to embrace faster payments functionality in their accounts payable (AP) departments. And for many firms, that’s exactly what they’re beginning to do. ”

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