B2B Payments

The highly complex payments processes and networks that power $120 trillion in payments flows that move between businesses globally each year. The B2B Payments ecosystem is undergoing a massive digital transformation as corporates move away from paper-based processes and payments methods to digital workflows that more efficiently move money and data between trading partners. These efficiencies give corporates more visibility into their cash position across their supply chain and innovations in accounts payments and receivables are helping buyers and suppliers to align on payments terms and trade credit.

Fed Moves to Give Mutual Banks More Flexibility to Raise Capital

Fed Moves to Give Mutual Banks More Flexibility to Raise Capital
Fed Moves to Give Mutual Banks More Flexibility to Raise Capital
July 31, 2026  |  Banking

The Federal Reserve is seeking comment on a proposal that it said would modernize rules for mutual banking organizations and increase their flexibility to raise capital....

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Bank of America Moves to Buy MDSec in Global Cybersecurity Push
Bank of America Moves to Buy MDSec in Global Cybersecurity Push
July 31, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Bank of America plans to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities in the United Kingdom and globally by acquiring England-headquartered information security specialist MDSec Consulting Limited. Get...

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CFTC Steps In as New York Sues to Shut Down Kalshi
CFTC Steps In as New York Sues to Shut Down Kalshi
July 31, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued to stop New York’s attempt to halt the operations of prediction market Kalshi, which was announced Friday...

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Mastercard and Amex Turn B2B Payments Into a Living Control Layer
Mastercard and Amex Turn B2B Payments Into a Living Control Layer
July 31, 2026  |  B2B Payments

For years, the elevator pitch for B2B payments modernization was speed. Faster approvals. Faster settlement. Faster reconciliation. Faster access to working capital. Get the Full...

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AI Agents Need Rules Before They Can Run Payments
AI Agents Need Rules Before They Can Run Payments
July 31, 2026  |  Opinion

Assigning work to agents and agentic workflows requires clear rules and defined decision rights, Bottomline Global Head of Product Colin Swain writes in a new PYMNTS...

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49% of Credit Unions See AI as an Acquisition Tool
49% of Credit Unions See AI as an Acquisition Tool
July 31, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions have a gift heading into the artificial intelligence era: Their business customers are telling them exactly what to build first. Get the Full...

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Western Union Pursues AI Savings as Falling Migration Hits Revenue
Western Union Pursues AI Savings as Falling Migration Hits Revenue
July 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Western Union is sharpening its focus on digital and artificial intelligence as it faces unexpected headwinds, executives said Thursday (July 30). Get the Full Story...

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Amex Lets Claude Book Corporate Travel
Amex Lets Claude Book Corporate Travel
July 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has launched an agentic integration in Anthropic’s artificial intelligence assistant, Claude, that enables both travelers and enterprise AI...

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