April 19, 2024
The AP/AR Modernization Mandate: From Self-Assessment to Better B2B Payments
Modern technology makes modern business strategies possible. And with the news on Thursday (April 18) that Mastercard is bringing its commercial cards to mobile wallets, gaining a competitive edge by...
April 19, 2024
Why the World’s Biggest Buyer Relies on Online B2B Marketplaces
Digitization is increasingly revolutionizing the B2B landscape with streamlined procurement processes, and even better payments workflows. Don’t believe it? Look no further than the U.S. government, the world’s single largest...
April 18, 2024
Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million to Expand Financial Well-Being App
Wagestream, a financial well-being app focused on frontline workers, has raised 17.5 million pounds (about $21.8 million) in a funding round. That total includes an investment of 7 million pounds...
April 18, 2024
AffiniPay Expands Payment Processing Solutions to Puerto Rico
AffiniPay has expanded the availability of its payment processing solutions for attorneys and accounting professionals to Puerto Rico. These solutions, LawPay and CPACharge, are already used by more than 80,000 law and accounting firms...
April 18, 2024
Regulations, Innovations and AI Define This Week in Big Tech
Big Tech companies, including Meta, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, aren’t getting any smaller. Not only do these businesses represent many of the world’s most valuable public companies by market capitalization,...
April 18, 2024
WorldFirst Launches Cross-Border Payment Solution for B2B Trade
Digital payments platform WorldFirst has debuted a solution to help small businesses speed cross-border payments. WorldTrade, announced Thursday (April 18), is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that procure products from suppliers based...
April 18, 2024
Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets
Continuing the industry’s migration of business payments and expense management to digital platforms, Mastercard announced today (April 18) that it is bringing its commercial cards to mobile wallets. The move comes in...
April 17, 2024
Digital Payments Turn the Tables on Check Scams
Despite the prevalence of digital alternatives, checks continue to be a preferred payment method for many organizations. PYMNTS Intelligence research underscores this trend, revealing that checks constitute a significant portion...
April 17, 2024
PayPal Leads $19 Million Series A for B2B Card Platform...
B2B credit card platform Pliant is planning to expand after raising $19 million. The funding round, announced Wednesday (April 17) was led by PayPal Ventures and brings the Berlin-based Pliant’s total Series A financing to...
Sixty Percent of Startups Using Cards Credit Them With Business Success
Business cards offer numerous benefits to small businesses over other financing, including easier qualification, significantly higher credit limits, and perks such as cash back, travel and mileage-earning rewards. The latest “B2B and Digital Payments Tracker®” explores why 63% of small business owners using cards as their primary startup funding attribute their success to this method of financing.