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.

Funding Circle Gears Up For Fresh Investment

Funding Circle Gears Up For Fresh Investment
Funding Circle Gears Up For Fresh Investment
March 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Funding Circle is getting closer to closing a major deal for its SME Income Fund, the U.K. alternative lending company said late last week. Get...

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Harvesting Financial Data From The Farm
Harvesting Financial Data From The Farm
March 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Farming is one of the most ancient and exacting of human endeavors. Technology, through cloud-based workflow and accounting activity, takes some of the intuition out...

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Investors Balk At Talk Of Alt-SME Lending Collapse
Investors Balk At Talk Of Alt-SME Lending Collapse
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 million worth of venture capital across two...

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For A B2B Payments Revolution, Talk Compromise
For A B2B Payments Revolution, Talk Compromise
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Banks need modern infrastructure, but instead of overhauling their pipelines internally, financial institutions have begun striking strategic partnerships with FinTech and payments innovators. Get the...

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‘Ultra-Late’ Invoices Make Chinese Firms Wait Months For Payment
‘Ultra-Late’ Invoices Make Chinese Firms Wait Months For Payment
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Late payments are often the topic of discussion in the U.K., less often but still prominently so in the U.S. and throughout Europe and Australia....

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Bizfi Plays Nice With Traditional Banks
Bizfi Plays Nice With Traditional Banks
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending is no longer strictly anti-traditional bank. Financial institutions are eyeing alternative finance providers as potential partners, and often, marketplace lenders source their funding...

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MasterCard Boosts SME Payments With Artificial Intelligence
MasterCard Boosts SME Payments With Artificial Intelligence
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

MasterCard is launching a new initiative to link its small business clients with data analytics capabilities and is enlisting the help of IBM Watson Analytics...

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The Bottom Line Of B2B Customer Engagement
The Bottom Line Of B2B Customer Engagement
March 17, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Multiple markets have been looking at how to improve suppliers’ standing with their corporate customers. Amid longer — and later — bill payments and the cost of...

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Global Payments Startup Finds Fresh Funding, SME Attraction
Global Payments Startup Finds Fresh Funding, SME Attraction
March 17, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Cross-border payments are in high demand throughout the globe, especially with consumers that need to send money overseas. But, according to InstaRem, one global payment...

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