While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week’s B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that...
Car buyers want instant access to auto loan disbursements, but there are risks to offering real-time speeds, says Raul Alvarez, director of accounting operations at auto financing provider Westlake Financial. In the Real-Time Payments Tracker, Alvarez explains how pre-transaction verification and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analysis...
B2B payments in the healthcare industry are undoubtedly complex, thanks to the intricacies of coordination between healthcare providers, suppliers and insurance firms. Adding to the headache is the sector’s typical burden of a high volume of transactions that flow via legacy and paper-based processes. Get...
While the corporate treasurer’s fundamental role has remained steady, the treasury function has seen dramatic impacts from a changing market that is increasingly moving toward real time. In pursuit of instant cash management and visibility, treasurers’ modernization efforts have been underway for some time, with...
Given the roller coaster ride consumer finances have been on for the last 10 months, managing risk has become critical for financial institutions (FIs), both in terms of rising fraud counts and in terms of rising consumer delinquencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Marc Metrick said luxury retail could be called “comfort food” for those mired in pandemic-related stress, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
New data from the U.K. Office for National Statistics and the Bank of England show that debit and credit card purchases in the country have fallen 35 percent from what they were prior to the pandemic, according to a press release. Get the Full Story...
Shenzhen will be continuing China’s digital yuan pilot program by issuing the digital currency to citizens, according to a report from XinhuaNet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Russia’s Sberbank could roll out its stablecoin as early as this spring after filing with the Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform, Cointelegraph reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
