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.

Modern Treasury Wants to Become National Trust Bank

Modern Treasury Wants to Become National Trust Bank
Modern Treasury Wants to Become National Trust Bank
October 05, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Money movement infrastructure company Modern Treasury says it wants to establish a national trust bank. The company announced Monday (Oct. 5) that it had applied...

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AI Targets Trade Finance’s Paperwork Bottleneck
AI Targets Trade Finance’s Paperwork Bottleneck
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed to tackle the document review that determines whether a transaction moves forward, one of the most manual parts of trade...

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Small Businesses Skip the Cross-Border Plumbing Big Companies Can’t Escape
Small Businesses Skip the Cross-Border Plumbing Big Companies Can’t Escape
October 05, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Conventional wisdom says large corporations should dominate cross-border payments. They have global banks, treasury teams, negotiated FX rates, sophisticated treasury management system (TMS) platforms and...

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Businesses Finding It Harder to Predict AI Spending
Businesses Finding It Harder to Predict AI Spending
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Companies are reportedly finding it increasingly difficult to forecast their AI spending. That’s according to a report Monday (Oct. 5) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which...

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Basware Acquires Trustpair for Fraud Prevention
Basware Acquires Trustpair for Fraud Prevention
October 05, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Invoice lifecycle management Basware has completed its acquisition of payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair. “The acquisition extends Basware’s invoice lifecycle management capabilities all the way to the payment...

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Going Global Exposes Payments’ Weak Spots
Going Global Exposes Payments’ Weak Spots
October 05, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With Spreedly’s Nick Daley Selling in another country can force a merchant to find out how much growth its payments...

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OpenPayd Sets Groundwork for 2027 US Stock Market Listing
OpenPayd Sets Groundwork for 2027 US Stock Market Listing
October 04, 2026  |  IPO

Payments infrastructure firm OpenPayd is reportedly setting the stage to go public in the U.S. The U.K. company expects to list on the Nasdaq by...

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China Shutters Nearly 25% of Its Banks Amid Oversight Push
China Shutters Nearly 25% of Its Banks Amid Oversight Push
October 04, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

China has reportedly closed almost 25% of its banks amid increased oversight of smaller lenders. The world’s second largest economy shuttered a record 670-plus banks...

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