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.

Real-Time Payments Give Banks a Commercial Account Retention Tool

Real-Time Payments Give Banks a Commercial Account Retention Tool
Real-Time Payments Give Banks a Commercial Account Retention Tool
August 20, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Business-account retention has traditionally depended on a web of services that become embedded in a company’s financial operations. Real-time payments (RTP) are giving banks another...

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OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027
OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027
August 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI “will be a public company in 2027,” if not sooner, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told employees Wednesday (Aug. 19) during an all-hands meeting,...

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Home Depot and Lowe’s Battle Over the Housing Market’s Maintenance Economy
Home Depot and Lowe’s Battle Over the Housing Market’s Maintenance Economy
August 19, 2026  |  Earnings

Second quarter results from Home Depot and Lowe’s offer perhaps the clearest evidence yet of how a prolonged period of elevated mortgage rates is changing...

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Boston Fed Economists Say Tariffs Not Main Cause of 2025 Inflation
Boston Fed Economists Say Tariffs Not Main Cause of 2025 Inflation
August 19, 2026  |  Economy

Tariffs alone cannot explain the persistence of 3% inflation in 2025, three Federal Reserve Bank of Boston economists wrote in an article posted Wednesday (Aug....

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The Finance Stack’s Great Unbundling Has CFOs Asking What They Need to Own
The Finance Stack’s Great Unbundling Has CFOs Asking What They Need to Own
August 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The bigger the company, the more sprawling its back office tends to be. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are supplemented by treasury management software, accounts-payable...

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Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition
Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition
August 19, 2026  |  Banking

Data monetization and real-world asset tokenization company Datavault AI is set to acquire Wyoming financial institution BankWyse. “This acquisition adds the final piece to Datavault AI’s data...

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How Physical AI Is Changing Invoicing, Working Capital and Trade Finance
How Physical AI Is Changing Invoicing, Working Capital and Trade Finance
August 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The robots aren’t just coming. They are already here, across factory floors and logistics yards. North American companies ordered 8,940 robots worth $622 million in...

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Goldman Finds Entry-Level Workers More Vulnerable to AI Displacement
Goldman Finds Entry-Level Workers More Vulnerable to AI Displacement
August 19, 2026  |  Economy

New Goldman Sachs research suggests industries with greater artificial intelligence (AI) exposure could be rethinking their hiring options. The impact of AI varies according to...

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