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.

Pay.com Raises $28 Million to Bring Rewards Platform to US

Pay.com Raises $28 Million to Bring Rewards Platform to US
Pay.com Raises $28 Million to Bring Rewards Platform to US
August 24, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s Pay.com is launching in the U.S. as PayRewards after raising $28 million in a Series E round, bringing its total capital raised to $70...

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SEC Rulemaking Is Giving Corporate Finance a New Crypto Hurdle Rate
SEC Rulemaking Is Giving Corporate Finance a New Crypto Hurdle Rate
August 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency’s biggest enterprise problem isn’t its volatility and unpredictable returns. It’s that the risk of digital assets, spanning both the balance sheet and the compliance...

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UPS Invests $2 Billion to Future-Proof Global Supply Chains
UPS Invests $2 Billion to Future-Proof Global Supply Chains
August 24, 2026  |  Supply Chain

UPS plans to invest a total of more than $2 billion into its international, healthcare and supply chain businesses between 2024 and 2028, an executive...

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UK FinTech Funding Drops to Lowest Level in Decade
UK FinTech Funding Drops to Lowest Level in Decade
August 24, 2026  |  Investments

U.K. FinTech investments have reached a 10-year low amid an overall jump in funding. British financial technology firms took in around $2.5 billion during the...

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Helcim Raises $38 Million to Fill Small Business Banking Void
Helcim Raises $38 Million to Fill Small Business Banking Void
August 23, 2026  |  SMBs

Helcim, a payments company focused on Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $38 million in new funding. The Calgary startup’s Series C round will help...

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Fifth Third Backs Payload’s Embedded Payments Expansion
Fifth Third Backs Payload’s Embedded Payments Expansion
August 21, 2026  |  Investments

Payload has secured a strategic investment led by Fifth Third to expand its embedded payments platform, Payload said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. Payload was founded in late 2019,...

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Standard Chartered and HSBC Complete First Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledger
Standard Chartered and HSBC Complete First Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledger
August 21, 2026  |  Blockchain

Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first interbank transaction executed on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, Standard Chartered said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. This live cross-border transaction demonstrated...

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Instant Payments Unlock Working Capital by Allowing Treasury to Pay Later
Instant Payments Unlock Working Capital by Allowing Treasury to Pay Later
August 21, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

The unexpected advantage of instant transactions for B2B firms is not faster payment but removing settlement float from payment terms. Real-time settlement does not merely...

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