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.

80% of Top CFOs Use Working Capital to Fund Growth
80% of Top CFOs Use Working Capital to Fund Growth
October 22, 2026  |  CFO

At the most efficient growing companies, 80% say their primary reason for using working capital is planned growth. Among the least efficient, just 2% say...

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Smart Contracts Connect B2B Workflows to Real-Time Payments
Smart Contracts Connect B2B Workflows to Real-Time Payments
October 21, 2026  |  B2B Payments

In the commercial payments realm, invoices need validation, discrepancies warrant resolution and someone (or an authorized system) ultimately approve the release of funds. Smart contracts...

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OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has launched a new partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) rival Google. This collaboration brings OpenAI’s frontier AI models and Codex⁠ agentic workflows to Google Cloud’s Model...

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Visa Says New Tools to Protect Virtual Commercial Card Payments From Fraud
Visa Says New Tools to Protect Virtual Commercial Card Payments From Fraud
October 21, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Visa has introduced new capabilities designed to keep commercial virtual card payments safer. Visa Commercial Fraud Solutions are part of a series of new capabilities designed...

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Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management
Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Finance departments have moved quickly to put generative artificial intelligence to work. They’ve been far more cautious about letting AI act on its own. Generative...

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Mercury Integrates AI-Powered Payroll Capabilities Into Entrepreneur Accounts
Mercury Integrates AI-Powered Payroll Capabilities Into Entrepreneur Accounts
October 20, 2026  |  Payroll

FinTech company Mercury added an artificial intelligence-native payroll solution to its offerings so that founders can pay employees and contractors from the account they already...

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Regional Banks Put AI Into Core Operations as Business Lending Grows
Regional Banks Put AI Into Core Operations as Business Lending Grows
October 20, 2026  |  Banking

Third-quarter results from PNC, U.S. Bancorp, Truist, Fifth Third, Regions and KeyCorp show that regional banks are putting artificial intelligence into everyday banking operations, while...

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Payment Data Can Keep Merchants Tied to Their Processors
Payment Data Can Keep Merchants Tied to Their Processors
October 20, 2026  |  Payment Methods

A merchant can negotiate a better payment processing rate and still face an expensive move if its saved customer credentials are tied to its existing...

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Treasury Stablecoin Proposal Draws Questions Over Foreign Access
Treasury Stablecoin Proposal Draws Questions Over Foreign Access
October 20, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Treasury’s effort to regulate payment stablecoins hinges on questions on when a coin has actually been issued, who issued it and how a stablecoin created...

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