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.

US B2B Startups Blow Their International Competition Out Of The Water
US B2B Startups Blow Their International Competition Out Of The Water
June 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

It isn’t clear whether venture capitalists in the U.S. are shying away from alternative lending startups due to the recent controversy within the space, but...

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Supplier Risk, Spend Management Prove Critical For Banks’ Procurement Needs
Supplier Risk, Spend Management Prove Critical For Banks’ Procurement Needs
June 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Not all verticals are created equal when it comes to the procurement process. Priorities in managing procurement will range from cost of the software to...

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As Compliance Burden Grows, Tech Acts As Salve
As Compliance Burden Grows, Tech Acts As Salve
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Financial professionals have their hands full with regulations and mandates from the government and any other number of entities, a list that grows as supply...

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When SME Self-Sufficiency Turns Self-Destructive
When SME Self-Sufficiency Turns Self-Destructive
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-size enterprises face an uphill battle in becoming successful companies, and while the U.S. often prides itself on the concept of pulling yourself...

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SEC Goes After ‘Fraudulent’ Invoice Financing Firm
SEC Goes After ‘Fraudulent’ Invoice Financing Firm
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

In what lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission described as a case that “presents an emergency,” the U.S. regulator moved to shut down a Miami-based...

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Aussie Lender Kikka Grabs $1.5M
Aussie Lender Kikka Grabs $1.5M
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alt-lending market may be struggling in the U.S., but in Australia, investors are giving the market a boost. Kikka Capital secured new funding from...

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Why UK SMEs Could Soon Be Locked Out Of ePayments Scheme
Why UK SMEs Could Soon Be Locked Out Of ePayments Scheme
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Hundreds of small businesses in the U.K. may soon be unable to make electronic payments via the Bacs payment system, the payment scheme warned, as...

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Lyft’s Game Plan For Corporate Travel
Lyft’s Game Plan For Corporate Travel
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

As of last April, ridesharing app Lyft accounted for 1 percent of corporate use of this kind of service. It’s by no means a threatening...

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Wells, Xero Safeguard SME Data Exchange
Wells, Xero Safeguard SME Data Exchange
June 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

As Wells Fargo continues to push its way deeper into the SME market, the bank has just announced a collaboration with global small business accounting...

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