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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 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 26, 2020

Business-to-business (B2B) payment practices are undergoing some of the most notable shifts as corporate buyers and sellers seek new transaction methods and tools to help them pay and be paid quickly. That means leaving old-fashioned AR methods behind, as many corporate clients no longer want to receive invoices in the mail. . “It

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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.

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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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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.

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PYMNTS

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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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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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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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. B2B Verticalization. To see all prior programming on demand, please visit PYMNTSTV and the B2B channel.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

The Optimizing AP and AR Playbook , a collaboration between PYMNTS and OnPay Solutions , found last month that an estimated nine billion paper invoices are processed every year in U.S. “The ultimate B2B payment is really a virtual card,” he said. “Any strategic CFO will recognize the need for digital transformation.”

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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.

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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. As part of the ongoing B2B Payments PYMNTS TV programming, Alan Koenigsberg , global head of new payment flows at Visa New Business Solutions, and five panelists weighed in on how business payment flows can be redefined.

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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. “The

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

EnKash , a digital platform and payment solution provider, has entered into an alliance with Mastercard to expand the usage and acceptance of commercial cards in India and provide a B2B digital payment automation platform, according to a press release.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

These 16-digit credit card numbers are created for one-time purchases at set amounts, and the convenience, security and speed they provide are allowing them to take hold in the B2B payments space. The following Deep Dive explores how virtual cards benefit B2B payments, especially among smaller firms, which have limited resources.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Considering the complexities of B2B transactions , cash is not a sustainable method of moving funds from a retail buyer to a cannabis brand distributor or wholesaler. But there are other pain points in B2B payments for the legal cannabis market, according to Doug Gordon , executive vice president and head of LeafLink Financial.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

For B2B payments , the pandemic may be the final nail in the coffin of the paper check — and the plastic commercial card, too. Those pain points center around cash flow, manual processes (where employees match invoice and payment data), and the management of suppliers.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Their hesitancy isn’t without reason: CFOs and finance teams can find it a monumental task to overhaul manual systems and processes that have been in place for years — and understanding the first step to B2B payments digitization can be a dizzying task. Strengthening B2B Ties. Expanding The Scope. Monetizing The Virtual Card.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Travel booking company Webjet , based in Australia, has launched a blockchain solution for the hotel industry to manage reconciliation in hotel distribution. According to Webjet, the company tested the solution in-house with its own B2B partners before rolling it out to market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

13), Bill.com said in its report, “ The Rise of Modern Business Payments ,” that accounting professionals now point to ACH payments as the dominant way they pay their corporate bills, with 73 percent noting that they use ACH payments and online banking to pay their clients’ invoices. In an announcement on Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Indeed, business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce is a thriving market that, today, is growing even more quickly as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Estimates from from Frost & Sullivan earlier this year forecast the B2B eCommerce market to hit more than $6.6 But this isn't a trend reserved for the B2C space anymore.

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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 bank also said it is working with HighRadius, which is a part of its Citi Ventures portfolio, to integrate HighRadius electronic invoicing technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

TransferMate Global Payments, the cross-border B2B payments provider, announced Monday (May 20) it inked a deal with Wells Fargo to deliver its Global Invoice Connect platform for U.S. In a press release , TransferMate said its Global Invoice Connect Platform enables U.S. based international businesses.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Billtrust , an accounts receivable (AR) automation and B2B order-to-cash solution company, has announced that it’s partnered with Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI) and integrated it into Billtrust’s Business Payments Network (BPN), to help customers automate the delivery of payments to suppliers around the network, according to a release. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Banks have been playing catch-up with FinTechs in the bid to bring speed to their processes, especially when it comes to B2B payments. She said data can be the glue that helps ensure payments are interconnected and reconciled automatically – and reconciliation can be likened to the “holy grail” of treasury management. Looking Ahead.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, Bectran Business Development & Implementation Manager Dominic Biegel said it is certainly a possibility that the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic could add pressure on businesses to migrate away from paper invoices, or shift their own customers toward electronic payments.

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MAY 12, 2020

The offering provides increased control over payments and enhanced data exchanges, enabling automated reconciliation for suppliers as well as the application of all payment options approved by them, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The payments industry has been talking about the digitization of B2B transactions for years, maybe decades, with not much of a nudge of that needle. In some ways, the lack of digitization is the result of the financial services industry operating on misconceptions about the best ways to ensure that electronic B2B payments gain traction.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We see much more of a blending of financial services, invoicing and payments from the big players," she said in an interview, noting that even technology giants like Uber and Facebook, which hadn't initially entered the market as FinTechs, are stepping into this field. All About Cash Flow.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Digitizing documents is key to optimizing workflows, but when it comes to the procure-to-pay space, not all digital invoices and purchase orders are created equal. XML invoices, which digitize the data on the invoice, are only a fraction of total invoice volume. What It Means to Be Digital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Late payments, invoice disputes and even fraud are all glaring red flags of AR inefficiencies and friction. 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. “The Invoice-to-Cash Optimization.

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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. “This combination increases data accuracy, and shortens payment cycles.” Going Further With Open Banking.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

In the build versus buy debate, particularly within B2B and payments modernization, for at least some companies, the decision rests squarely on the side of “buy.”. The news came against a backdrop where other announcements and activities have illuminated the attractiveness of B2B FinTech as an investment space.

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