PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

One way to secure funding is to use invoice financing. To that end, Netherlands startup Finturi earlier this month said it had secured $2.2 USD equivalent to help fund its efforts to help companies secure loans against invoices (through linkups with investors) using blockchain and artificial intelligence.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Bank has rolled out its new AP Optimizer, which is a digital tool that works to simplify invoice processing and payments for businesses, according to a press release. Bank, according to the release. Digital invoicing has become popular throughout the pandemic, with WEX Inc. With AP Optimizer, the release stated, U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Bank features will allow freight carriers new B2B payment options such as a new dashboard for better receivables visibility and a way to pay invoices much quicker, according to a June 10 press release. Bank says will expedite things for carriers who work under the typical 45- to 90-day contract pay terms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

19) announced in a press release that it is adding a new solution to its WellsOne Virtual Commercial Card , enabling business customers to digitally pay invoices to suppliers and others. The financial services giant on Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The company has connected its SecurePay payment gateway solution within the accounting platform, allowing for SMBs to generate invoices and receive payment without having to leave QuickBooks. Ensuring businesses can get paid as quickly as possible, and as securely as possible, are two critical components of supporting SMBs amid the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Even so, there’s still plenty of work to be done to raise awareness about how sending or receiving RTP transactions can improve the banking client experience. And lastly, it will be critical to continue to innovate in a way that is still safe and secure. when businesses or consumers need to deliver or receive goods, she said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

What we’re trying to do is leverage open banking to replicate a FedEx or Amazon experience where businesses know where their payment is at any given point of time, so they have real-time cash flow positioning.”. Instead, collaboration and connectivity enabled by an open banking approach will be key. That is a powerful offering.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is looking at making corporate supply chains digital, a report from Pakistan Today stated, with an eye toward more financial inclusion. “It It is the overarching aim of the State Bank to ensure a safe and secure financial system," said SBP Deputy Governor Sima Kamil at a web conference, per the report.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Naveed Anwar, head of platforms and data services, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi Services, explains how banks are becoming more agile by embracing disruptive technologies. Global Finance: Is banking constraining compared to Big Tech? Consumers and corporates alike expect information in real time from banks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Daya Shankar Kushwaha was arrested by tax officers in New Delhi for allegedly using fake invoices worth over Rs 1,200 crore to get tax benefits, according to reports on Monday (Feb. Fake invoices were issued to buyers, who avail the fraudulent input tax credit without actually receiving any goods.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

banks and financial technology firms have worked together to create a set of guidelines to improve the relationship between FinTech startups and financial institutions (FIs). The new guidelines, developed by the British Standards Institute (BSI), aim to address issues that interfere with FinTech firms and banks forming alliances.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 5, 2025

The integration of finance AI chatbots offers several benefits: Automating Repetitive Financial Tasks One of the best uses of finance AI chatbots is automating tasks like invoice generation, payroll processing, and transaction categorization. These chatbots enhance security and build customer trust by alerting users in real-time.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

People’s United Bank Senior Vice President of Treasury Management Cris Sigovitch told PYMNTS that while access to payables FinTech solutions is important, perhaps even more essential is access to a trusted partner that can guide firms toward a resilient and future-proof AP department. . ” Offering the Right Tools.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

One financial institution (FI) that is moving quickly to add digital supports for its clients is PNC Bank. Using digital push payments can also help add security to B2B transactions, thanks to the cybersecurity measures that can be grafted into these processes. Around the Disbursements World.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Without the CFO right down the hall, said Anderson, it’s far more likely that an AP professional won’t take the time to authenticate a seemingly legitimate request to change supplier bank account details, for example. ” $4.13 Million Stolen In Reported Cyber Fraud Crime Ring. In Ireland, police have connected more than $4.13

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

But as David Landsberg , co-founder and CEO of Peasy , recently told PYMNTS , these programs aren’t always effective, and can sometimes create a scenario in which a supplier accepts a steep discount on an invoice without ever actually being paid. Peasy recently launched in the U.K. MineralTree Pairs For Global AP.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

A new report has revealed that invoice fraud cost U.K. Invoice fraud happens when criminals pose as a regular supplier and make a request for their bank account information to be changed, usually via email. Invoice fraud could happen to businesses of all sizes. Even tech giants can be hit with invoice fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

FinTech firms are taking on real-time payments for business-to-business (B2B) use cases – and teaming with banking partners to drive innovation. AvidXchange , for instance, worked with Fifth Third Bank to enhance B2B payments while leveraging the inherent capabilities in the RTP network from The Clearing House.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Open banking initiatives and bank-FinTech collaborations continue to expand in an effort to improve financial services offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Built on the bank-FinTech collaborative model, startup Treasury Prime recently announced a $9 million Series A funding round for its API technology.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Small businesses continue to embrace digital banking. At the same time, digital banks are looking to capitalize on their growing small and medium-sized business (SMB) customer base, with open banking and bank-FinTech collaborations an important part of that strategy. Open Banking Drives Challenger Bank Adoption.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This week's B2B Digest looks at how corporate finance scams come in all shapes and sizes, from employee expense fraud to invoice falsification. 12,600 was scammed from an Australian business via a fraudulent invoice , local reports said. But the BEC scam is not the only kind of business payments fraud plaguing firms today.

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Global Finance

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

By providing immediate cash flow, SCF helps suppliers avoid the pitfalls of traditional loans that can be challenging to secure during economic downturns. This has also led many banks to participate in third-party platforms focused on micro, small, and midsize enterprise (MSME) finance.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Open banking regulations across Europe kicked open the door for a wave of FinTech competition, with consumer-facing personal finance management (PFM) right in the crosshairs of innovators’ efforts. Small businesses and corporate end-users have emerged as powerful drivers of exploring new use-cases for open banking and PSD2 regulations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Chicago-based Signature Bank is rolling out a technology platform called Finrails AP to simplify B2B payments, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. Finrails AP offers businesses a cloud-based accounts payable (AP) solution that automates B2B payments on a secure digital dashboard using numerous payment methods.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

21 percent of business leaders say payment authorization and authentication are requirements when choosing a treasury management platform , a report by Citizens Commercial Banking found. According to the report, business leaders are more concerned about data security than ever before, citing the pandemic as one factor behind the fears.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission recently filed a complaint against Yellowstone Capital, Fundry and their officers, alleging the merchant cash advance companies had been withdrawing funds from small business bank accounts. According to reports, the individual had access to the business’s bank accounts, allowing her to make tax payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

“In Latin America, the infrastructure mainly relies on banks to provide kind of these types of services to the SME segment. Overall, Marco Financial has noted, banks reject 50 percent of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) financing applicants. The platform model offers a process that is a streamlined one compared to the banks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission issues a dire fraud warning. Securities and Exchange Commission in October alone as the SEC warns that cyberattacks against corporations are on the rise. 155 percent more cases of invoice and payment fraud hit organizations from Q2 to Q3 , the latest analysis from Abnormal Security has found.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

With a second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on the way, small businesses have yet another chance to secure much-needed financial relief. Yet the new bill fails to address the gaps that allowed for fraudulent activity among some businesses that had secured PPP loans in the first round of stimulus, the publication alleges.

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CFO Share

APRIL 11, 2024

But many fear remote bookkeeping exposes them to security risks – hackers, fraudsters, and embezzlement – especially if the virtual bookkeeping solutions use employees in foreign countries. Bookkeeping security risks are always a valid concern, especially since internal staff perpetrate 57% of small business fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2021

Cloud-based accounting software solution provider AlignBooks will be working with ICICI Bank , a private-sector bank, to deliver a new, simple digital banking experience for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), CRN India reported. We are delighted to partner with AlignBooks.

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Cash Handling Issues : Missing deposits, discrepancies between sales records and bank deposits, or unauthorised cash disbursements are red flags. Implement Physical Controls : Use secure access controls for inventory and cash storage areas and install surveillance cameras where high-value items are kept.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

It’s one factor in why so few challenger banks have launched in the country compared to markets like the U.K., where challenger banking has flourished in recent years. has been nowhere near other markets like Japan and Switzerland in embracing digital assets within the banking arena, though it’s not necessarily a surprise.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

PYMNTS’ examination of recent cases finds employees falsifying invoices, doctoring checks and faking out companies to steal money from employers. Ten percent of business email domains are protected from spoofing , according to recent Security Boulevard reports. Reports said the former finance director allegedly stole $1.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Xero , a global small business cloud accounting platform, is working with South Africa’s Nedbank to give small- to medium-size business (SMB) clients a digital, application programming interface (API)-enabled bank feed to access financial data, according to an ITWeb report.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The problem with this strategy, however, is that when every company is looking get paid more quickly but pay their own invoices later, B2B buyers and vendors quickly find themselves in a position in which their own cash flow goals contradict each other. Optimizing Payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

Business to business (B2B) application programming interfaces (APIs) are helping smooth the flow of data between companies, including businesses and their financial services software as well as between banks and their corporate clients. Other banking integrations seek to revamp B2B payments.

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