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.

Where SMEs Should Rethink Their Priorities

Where SMEs Should Rethink Their Priorities
Where SMEs Should Rethink Their Priorities
July 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Do small and medium-sized businesses have their priorities straight? In some cases, research suggests, business owners are a bit misguided and possibly stuck in the past....

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Western Union SME FX Tool Goes Cross-Border (Again)
Western Union SME FX Tool Goes Cross-Border (Again)
July 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

It’s only been a few months since Western Union Business Solutions rolled out EDGE, a cross-border payments platform for SMEs, but the firm is already...

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With Blockchain, It’s Time For Less Talking, More Doing
With Blockchain, It’s Time For Less Talking, More Doing
July 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

ATB Financial just completed the sending of a payment from its home base of Canada to a bank in Germany in 20 seconds via blockchain....

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Concur Taps T&E Into Virtual Card Tech
Concur Taps T&E Into Virtual Card Tech
July 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards are often discussed in the context of corporate travel, enabling travel managers and employers to have greater control over how much their employees...

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Community Banks’ Leg-Up On The SME Lending Giants
Community Banks’ Leg-Up On The SME Lending Giants
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small community banks may not have the ample resources that Wells Fargo or Bank of America have to develop high-tech, experimental solutions internally. But that...

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Sage’s SME Accounting Chatbot Lands On Facebook Messenger
Sage’s SME Accounting Chatbot Lands On Facebook Messenger
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small business accounting firm Sage is taking a nuanced approach to its services. Reports on Wednesday (July 13) said the company is rolling out a...

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Canadian Bank Completes 20-Second Cross-Border Payment
Canadian Bank Completes 20-Second Cross-Border Payment
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

One of Canada’s largest banks has sent one of the world’s first real-time cross-border payments, it claimed this week. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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HDFC IDs Liquidity Squeeze In SME Supply Chain
HDFC IDs Liquidity Squeeze In SME Supply Chain
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Indian bank HDFC is exploring why small business growth in the country has flattened in the past few years, and one executive at the financial...

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