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.

What a $13 Million DOJ Case Reveals About B2B’s KYB Problem
What a $13 Million DOJ Case Reveals About B2B’s KYB Problem
September 11, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The next frontier of know your business (KYB) may have surprisingly little to do with knowing whether a business exists. Instead, the governance and operational...

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Visa Direct Targets Cross-Border Trade’s SMB Payment Gap
Visa Direct Targets Cross-Border Trade’s SMB Payment Gap
September 11, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Watch more: PYMNTS On Air With Justin Zhao of Visa Direct and Ran Grushkowsky of MassPay  A small business can find a customer, supplier or...

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AI Agents Need Permissioned Funding Sources. Not Company Bank Accounts.
AI Agents Need Permissioned Funding Sources. Not Company Bank Accounts.
September 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The trillion-dollar question hovering around agentic commerce is why agents would hold money at all. After all, if a multinational eventually operates, say, 10,000 artificial...

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OpenAI Focuses On Investment Banking Ahead of Wider Financial Services Rollout
OpenAI Focuses On Investment Banking Ahead of Wider Financial Services Rollout
September 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has introduced a tailored ChatGPT Work experience designed for financial institutions, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 10) press release. ChatGPT for Financial...

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Nu Partners With Lead Bank to Launch Full US Banking Suite
Nu Partners With Lead Bank to Launch Full US Banking Suite
September 10, 2026  |  Banking

Nu, which has built its digital bank in Latin America over the past 13 years, entered the United States with a full suite of products,...

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Mistral and Cloudera Team to Meet Sovereign AI Demand
Mistral and Cloudera Team to Meet Sovereign AI Demand
September 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

French artificial intelligence startup Mistral teamed with American hybrid data and AI platform company Cloudera, according to a Thursday (Sept. 10) news release. The partnership...

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Intermezzo Raises $10 Million for Payroll Automation Platform
Intermezzo Raises $10 Million for Payroll Automation Platform
September 10, 2026  |  Payroll

Payroll infrastructure company Intermezzo has raised $10 million in new funding. The startup, founded by two veterans of Intuit, automates payroll for human capital management (HCM) platforms, Intermezzo...

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Coinbase and Moov Team to Help Community Banks Embrace Stablecoins
Coinbase and Moov Team to Help Community Banks Embrace Stablecoins
September 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has teamed with payments platform Moov to offer stablecoin capabilities to community banks. The partnership, announced Thursday (Sept. 10), aims to add acceptance, settlement and real-time funding, built directly...

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Ripple Adds New AI Capabilities to Treasury Offering
Ripple Adds New AI Capabilities to Treasury Offering
September 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Ripple has announced an expansion of GSmart, the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities included in its treasury product. Gsmart integrates AI into “the policies, data, and...

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