CFOs are asking more of their B2B payments. And for the first time, B2B payments can deliver. Digital innovations like virtual cards and embedded payments have transformed accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) from back-office functions into a dynamic cash flow management engine. But...
SAP has launched a program to help businesses integrate artificial intelligence (AI) agents into their operations. The German software giant’s “Autonomous Enterprise” initiative, announced Tuesday (May 12), focuses on a new unified platform and specialized tools intended to automate end-to-end tasks across various corporate functions....
Cross-border payments app Remitly Business is now generally available to small and medium-sized businesses in Canada. This expansion follows the offering’s launch in the United States in the second quarter of 2025 and its later expansion to the United Kingdom and Canada with limited availability,...
Watch more: Need to Know With Mastercard’s Marc Pettican In a world where companies are being pressured to do more with less, payments data is emerging as an underleveraged asset. At least, that’s the case for those companies whose accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable...
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Zenskar’s Apurv Bansal Here’s something most people in finance don’t talk about. The billing systems that run the back office were built for a world that doesn’t really exist anymore. These typical toolkits, the ERPs, revenue recognition platforms and billing...
In a business environment defined by uncertainty, financial control is no longer just something appealing operationally. It is becoming a measurable competitive advantage. This is driving a rethink of virtual cards as purely payables tools and innovation. While VCNs represent a smarter, more controlled way...
Enterprise services can change forever in an instant, at least in today’s digital era. On Monday (May 4), businesses from mid-market to Main Street and the Fortune 50, potentially witnessed such a change. The change, visible in announcements from Amazon, Anthropic and OpenAI, signaled the...
Billtrust has added a self-service payment experience and a cash forecasting tool to its B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software. These tools are designed to accelerate collections, improve buyer payment experiences and provide AR teams with earlier cash flow visibility, the company said in...
Digital transformation has evolved what were once tactical, back-office workflows into strategic levers. And chief financial officers are among the biggest beneficiaries of this new playing field. Across accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) functions, the operational layers surrounding corporate payments are becoming margin-sensitive...