PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

As a globally recognized leader in B2B product innovation, WEX sets a standard in the industry with their market-leading technology capabilities, agility in the marketplace and people-first culture,” said Aquilina. The new team’s focus will be on the $27 trillion domestic B2B payments market. He also previously worked at U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. Envoy Group.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This week’s round-up of the latest innovations in payment rails for B2B payments shows a key focus on real-time transactions and embrace of emerging, faster payment rails. Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. Transcard Embraces Track for Real-Time B2B Payments. Volante Explores the Real-Time B2B Value Prop.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Xavier Ginesta , chairman at Voxel Group , which focuses on B2B payments, said that friction exists for B2B payments within the travel space — but that friction can be eased with eBilling and ePayments. He said that technology can help relieve some of the pain points of B2B travel payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

In many ways, the rise of crypto and digital currencies like Bitcoin aims to address some of these issues, empowering payers and payees with a way of bypassing the “middleman” of the inter-banking system for faster transaction speeds. Choice, he said, is key to guiding corporates toward a digital currency ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has made a $550,000 strategic investment to go toward SatoshiPay ‘s development of a B2B cross-border payments solution and its digital wallets, according to a press release. Meinhard Benn , SatoshiPay CEO, said the new developments came from the increasing demand for B2B solutions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Payment innovators are embracing the opportunities to mix payment rails old and new in search of business-to-business (B2B) solutions that can tackle longstanding friction. Visa To Use Card Rails For Digital Currency B2B Payments. Dollar Coin (USDC) on the ethereum blockchain.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

Tackling B2B payments friction is a journey, but when corporates take their transactions global, finding a remedy for cross-border B2B payments is a much more complicated process. ” Tackling B2B payments on a global scale calls for collaboration, McCarthy explained. “There’s just so much inefficiency.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

It was a difficult week for businesses getting hit with cyberattacks, with foreign currency company Travelex among the most high-profile of recent cases.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Visa embraces the USDC digital currency for corporate payments. Visa Teams With Circle on USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card. Visa will provide a credit card that allows companies to make and receive payments with the digital currency once Circle graduates from Visa’s Fast Track initiative.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

To streamline B2B payments, MineralTree company Regal Software unveiled its RegalPay One offering in a Wednesday (Oct. 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. 14) announcement.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) has partnered with cross-border payment network Thunes in order to bring mobile wallet money transfers in local currencies to members, according to a press release. UNFCU, which holds billions in assets and serves over 120,000 members worldwide, recognizes the need for U.N.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Payment Tracker will allow mid-cap and small- to medium-sized business (SMB) clients of iBanFirst working with B2B transactions to track payments in the same way consumers track parcels, the release stated. While it was initially developed for foreign currency payments, it can also work with eurozone (SEPA) transfers, the release stated.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

CurrencyWave , a Leeds-based cross-border payments firm, has launched a new multi-currency account to help remove borders from paying in foreign currencies for smaller firms, a report from Business Up North states. For example, if a U.S. In addition, the funds would also be able to get to the recipient much more quickly.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Visa and Mastercard each made headlines in the payments infrastructure and cross-border realms, eyeing digital payments and B2B payments. As reported earlier in the week, Visa launched B2B Connect , a network focused on enabling financial institutions (FIs) to help their clients make B2B payments across borders.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

With nearly $90 million in new funding landing at B2B FinTechs this week, investors showed off a diverse range of focuses, from procure-to-pay to small business payments. The company helps B2B businesses manage product information on their sales channels in support of commerce digitization. million in new funding for U.K.

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PYMNTS

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. That’s especially when B2B payments cross borders and currencies, she said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Initially, the technology will be made available for B2B transactions, specifically to address the demands of cross-border payments. Mastercard has filed for more than 35 patents in blockchain technology and invested in the Digital Currency Group , which incubates cryptocurrency like bitcoin and blockchain-related companies.

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PYMNTS

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. And, users can access Level 3 B2B processing, offering greater payments controls and lower rates, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Visa will provide a credit card that allows companies to make and get payments with the digital currency via the card once Circle graduates from Visa’s Fast Track initiative. As it stands, the payment firm has onboarded 25 digital currency wallet companies with its Fast Track program such as Cred and Fold. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Visa partnership offers users secure, cross-border payments in multiple currencies while taking advantage of Airwallex’s competitive foreign exchange rates. Starting now, Australian Airwallex users can distribute virtual payment cards in multiple currencies to pay suppliers instantly. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

With a move that opens a B2B payment gateway to China , Harbour & Hills (H&H) Financial Services Limited said it has acquired a controlling stake in Global Envoi Limited (GEL). dollars, as well as other currencies, to many destinations such as Korea, Indonesia and India. H&H provides clearing services in U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

That’s especially true for larger corporates, where large volume, high dollar value transactions have been gaining traction, especially in B2B settings. The vision has always been a traditional currency with the liability of a central bank that could run on the public internet and underpinned by blockchain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Through a collaboration with J.P.Morgan Chase, ClearBank will connect its business customers to multiple currencies as well as FX pricing information via application programming interface (API) integration, which will also link users to treasury and liquidity management solutions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

“Today, we are making a significant investment to build this market and with highly differentiated offerings providing both private and business clients the opportunity to choose a long-standing industry expert as their payments and FX currency partner.”. or in other countries. or in other countries.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

No one payment rail can solve every point of friction in B2B payments. Although the solution was initially designed for migrant workers to move money abroad more easily, the mobile app, which uses a QR code to facilitate global payments, could address global payments friction in a B2B context as well, the companies said. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

As accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) operations continue to converge for many organizations, buyers and suppliers are increasingly acknowledging the value of using each other’s technology platforms to promote stronger B2B relationships. Peasy recently launched in the U.K. Esker Adds Credit Tech To AR Platform.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Between the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency clearing the way for financial institutions (FIs) to embrace stablecoin, and The Clearing House's latest real-time payments (RTP) push, new payment rails continue to gain traction. According to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Mexico, Nigeria and Tanzania.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

The June PYMNTS.com B2B API Tracker™ , a collaboration with FI.SPAN, looks at the various API solutions companies are developing to reduce the friction involved in cross-border trade. Here’s a Snapshot of Some Recent Notable B2B API News: The past few weeks also saw some notable developments in the remittance market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

B2B payments innovators and Warren Buffet have something in common: They are both obsessed with rails. Making B2B Payments Rails Hot. Today, a host of innovators are making B2B payments rails sexy again too. Last Thursday in New York, we had that debate, live, as part of the closed-door B2B Payments Summit hosted by PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With $521 million raised this week among B2B FinTech startups, the industry continues to prove its appeal among venture capitalists. MaxWholesale. MaxWholesale targets India’s kirana stores, connecting the small, mom-and-pop retailers to a digital wholesale platform to restock their inventory.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Strength in global consumer spending — along with double-digit cross-border gains and traction in B2B payments — marked third-quarter Mastercard results released Tuesday (Oct. percent year on year, edged analysts’ estimates slightly, though management noted that revenue on a currency-neutral basis, and excluding items, was up 17 percent.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

B2B payments technologies can be seamlessly integrated into businesses’ existing back offices with minimal disruption, and it’s an achievement that has not only opened the door for smaller firms to adopt technology, but has led more businesses to buy — not build — when developing their digitization strategies.

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Strategic Treasurer

MAY 18, 2023

Session 86 Coffee Break Session: What Is Digital Currency? In this episode, Paul Galloway and Jason Campbell discuss digital currency and its implications for treasury professionals. Series Episodes The post 86: What Is Digital Currency? Crypto has been gaining popularity in the past decade.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Ripple partnered with Currencycloud in July to facilitate global B2B payments and money transfers. In turn, Ripple can tap Currencycloud’s B2B cross-border payments expertise. Earlier last month, Ripple announced plans to introduce a loan product that would enable its users to tap XRP digital currency for cross-border payments.

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