Accounts Payable Automation

Finance leaders used to joke that accounts payable (AP) was where innovation went to die. Then, seemingly overnight, AP became one of the most aggressively optimized functions in the enterprise. A ...

Companies may be chasing automation, but late payments and cash flow strain are pushing a deeper shift in how finance teams think about modern payables. The persistent drag of manual processing ...

Uruguay-based FinTech Prometeo on Thursday (Dec. 4) introduced Name Match, a new ownership-evaluation feature within its Bank Account Verification API designed to improve payment accuracy and reduce fraud for businesses ...

The advertising and media industry has spent the past decade reinventing almost everything about how it reaches audiences. Except, remarkably, how it manages the money behind the work. Creative production ...

Finexio and RipplePoint have formed a strategic partnership to offer hospitality operators an integrated accounts payable (AP) automation and expense analytics platform, the companies announced Tuesday (Dec. 2). The move ...

Mastercard and L’Oréal have partnered to offer a credit card designed specifically for the beauty industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. The L’Oréal Mastercard BusinessCard was issued first in Mexico ...

Small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) have traditionally been defined by their uphill battle to access credit. Approval odds were uncertain, and lenders could make or break an enterprise’s ability to ...

Watch more: The SMB Fast Lane: Big Credit Needs, Bigger Growth Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) rely on credit as a safety net and catalyst for growth. They need cards that match ...

Even the most successful card issuers cannot rest on their laurels. Sustained excellence demands continuous innovation and an expanding array of offerings to keep end users engaged and loyal. The July 2025 ...

PNC Bank has launched a partnership with spend/expense management platform Extend. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 10), is aimed at offering new payment capabilities to PNC’s commercial clients. “By enrolling their existing ...

For years, embedded finance was shorthand for retail convenience. It included buy now, pay later buttons, one-click checkouts and rideshare wallets. This year marks a turning point, however. The same technology ...

Uncertainty rippling through the economy, from the government shutdown to trade tensions, is putting pressure on every industry. Few feel it more acutely than healthcare. Hospitals and providers face thinner margins, ...

American Express is expanding its 18-month-old partnership with travel and expense software provider Emburse. The expansion resulted in the addition of two new features, including American Express virtual card issuance and ...

Coupa added a new virtual card solution to its spend management platform. The new Coupa Card is embedded natively within Coupa Pay, enabling organizations to manage supplier payments and employee expenses ...

Accounts payable (AP) has spent much of its history buried deep in the back office, with staff consigned to the tedium of typing invoices, auditing purchase orders, and cutting checks. PYMNTS ...

For years, companies have looked to virtual cards to trim payment delays and prevent fraud. But 2025’s data shows something deeper: virtual cards are no longer just about faster settlements. ...

TranscendAP said Thursday (Oct. 30) that it secured venture funding to accelerate the growth of its artificial intelligence-driven accounts payable automation software. The firm’s funding round was led by Rittenhouse Ventures ...

Even as artificial intelligence reshapes corporate finance and payments move in real time, one of the oldest habits in business continues to delay billions in payments. Paper and manual based friction, ...

The golden rule of business is that operational inefficiency can cost enterprises both their time and their money. It’s the golden rule of business payments, too. But unlike the consumer payments space ...

Mastercard has expanded its solutions in B2B payments by adding tools that provide simple connections and smarter controls. These solutions are designed to make B2B payments as simple as those in ...

Working capital is no longer just a buffer for struggling firms. It’s becoming a growth engine for forward-thinking and strategic finance teams. And according to findings from the 2025/2026 Growth Corporates Working Capital ...

For the past few years, the business landscape has been defined by two words that rarely coexist comfortably: uncertainty and innovation. Across sectors, volatility in supply chains, capital costs and customer ...

Late payments and cash flow unpredictability remain among the most pressing challenges for businesses, with nearly half of B2B invoices in North America still paid late. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence ...

Virtual cards remain stuck in neutral for many businesses — not because buyers lack interest, but because supplier acceptance still lags. Supplier skepticism is a perennial obstacle. Costs and legacy ...

Payments processor Thredd has expanded its partnership with card/payment/foreign exchange specialist OFX. After launching in Australia, Canada and Europe, OFX is extending its reach into the U.S. and parts of the Asia Pacific region, ...

SAP Taulia has enabled automation of the use and acceptance of its virtual cards by integrating Boost Payment Solutions’ straight-through processing technology. The automated B2B payment experience delivered by this collaboration ...

The relationship between corporate chief financial officers and treasurers and their banks has always been central to business growth, but it is entering a new era. Executives expect more than basic ...

This has been an unusual year, one that has rewarded companies ready to move quickly on unexpected opportunities. As 2025 moves toward its fourth quarter, there’s an enthusiasm for what comes ...

Mastercard and payment gateway provider HyperPay have partnered to issue commercial cards in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The commercial cards will be launched in Saudi Arabia and ...

Payments processor Thredd has expanded its partnership with card program company Reap. With this collaboration, Thredd will provide the infrastructure upholding Reap’s physical and virtual card programs, allowing the company to ...

For all the talk about artificial intelligence and instant payments, the biggest change reshaping how businesses pay each other may be happening in accounts payable. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Virtual Mobility: ...

The B2B payments landscape presents a massive opportunity for digital transformation. The global B2B payments market is projected to grow to $213.28 trillion by 2032, according to market studies provider Fortune ...

Thredd has rolled out a new real-time payments offering for its travel agency customers. The issuer processor announced Tuesday (Aug. 12) that it has become the first to offer these customers “real time payment ...

Eazy Financial Services, which does business as EazyPay, has become the first acquirer in Bahrain to adopt Mastercard Receivables Manager. The company will use this solution to help merchants in Bahrain ...

Watch more: B2B Payments-as-a-Service Recasts AP as Revenue Generator, Uncertainty Navigator When times get tough, it can be tempting to view back-office functions like accounts payable (AP) as targets for cost-cutting. But ...

Boost Payment Solutions and FIS have partnered to facilitate accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) automation for enterprise customers. This collaboration will enable FIS customers to streamline B2B virtual card ...

Mastercard has introduced a pair of solutions designed to enhance virtual card use. The company on Tuesday (July 29) announced it had launched “widescale global availability” of Mastercard Receivables Manager, an automated solution aimed ...

Navan announced Tuesday (July 29) that it has partnered with American Express to offer unique virtual card numbers with embedded expense controls for U.S. business and corporate cards. When travelers make ...

Instant payments are set to disrupt B2B transactions as businesses adapt around their speed, WEX President of Corporate Payments Eric Frankovic writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting ...

Mastercard has teamed with self-service payment portal Pay4You on a spend management solution for European companies. The collaboration, announced Monday (July 7), employs Mastercard’s Virtual Card Network (VCN) technology, and is designed to guarantee card acceptance, ...

AI-powered platforms can eliminate friction and prevent fraud in accounts payable systems, Edenred Pay General Manager Alex Hoffmann writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of ...

Expensify has expanded the international support offered by its financial management app for expenses, travel and corporate cards. “Now companies everywhere can handle expenses, cards, reimbursements and more — entirely within ...

Capchase acquired Vartana to accelerate the product roadmap and market expansion of its tech-powered vendor financing offerings. The acquisition brings together Vartana’s vendor financing platform and Capchase’s vendor financing for B2B ...

Medius has added embedded payments to its accounts payable (AP) automation and spend management solutions. The company’s new Medius Payments solution builds upon its existing Medius Pay solution and introduces straight-through payments ...

By any measure, 2025 is shaping up to be “Hot Tech Summer.” Particularly for FinTechs, where Circle and Chime have notched heady gains in a short period of time. With the ...