European B2B payments FinTech Pliant raised $40 million in new funding. The company’s Series B round brings Pliant’s total funding to more than $100 million and sets the stage for its expansion to the United States, according to a Monday (April 28) press release. “B2B...
Tough times bring people together, and it’s no different across the business landscape. Uncertainty in global markets isn’t just about headline news. It’s about daily operational reality. Tariff wars and shifting trade agreements have put pressure on both pricing and sourcing strategies. Finance must be...
Danish FinTech company Cardlay joined the Visa Ready partner program to help businesses manage their fleet expenses with native digital B2B fleet card management and integrated spend management. The collaboration brings together Cardlay’s spend management solution and Visa’s payments infrastructure, enabling fleet operators to consolidate...
A host of firms are partnering up to launch a digital real-time settlement network called Lynq. A Tuesday (April 22) press release stated that Lynq is scheduled to go live in the second quarter of 2025, following more than a year of development and industry consultation....
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are increasingly serving as a stress test for enterprise agility. The announced U.S. tariffs and ongoing uncertainties surrounding them have reignited cost pressures and supply chain complexities that many businesses had only just begun to recover from post-pandemic. With rates reaching...
There’s a systemic shift happening across the enterprise. Workflows that were once manual, slow and costly are now automated, intelligent and occurring in real-time. It’s a shift that has played out across other sectors, too, but it’s now coming for the back office with intention....
Navigating uncertainty demands an uncompromising approach. Many businesses’ back offices and finance teams are becoming a key source of truth. Driven by the accelerated adoption of digital tools, heightened expectations for seamless experiences, and the urgent need for operational resilience, companies are rethinking how money...
HBX Group is set to start rolling out a B2B payments platform designed for the travel industry. The company, which operates a B2B travel technology marketplace and has a presence in 170 countries, said in a Tuesday (April 15) press release that it will launch...
In times of uncertainty, cash flow isn’t just king; it can be the entire royal court. For decades, payments have been the underappreciated plumbing of commerce, something viewed as essential but rarely strategic. Today, that paradigm has shifted dramatically. Against a backdrop where economic volatility...
