commercial payments

Small Businesses Face Uphill Battle in AI Race, Says AI Index Head
Small Businesses Face Uphill Battle in AI Race, Says AI Index Head
April 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Small and medium-sized businesses will struggle to keep pace with tech giants like OpenAI in developing their own artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to a...

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Finix Launches Tool to Onboard Merchants for Payment Acceptance
Finix Launches Tool to Onboard Merchants for Payment Acceptance
April 17, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Full-stack payment processor Finix has launched a solution that allows businesses to onboard merchants for payment acceptance in a streamlined way.  The new Merchant Underwriting solution also ensures...

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PayPal Leads $19 Million Series A for B2B Card Platform Pliant
PayPal Leads $19 Million Series A for B2B Card Platform Pliant
April 17, 2024  |  Investments

B2B credit card platform Pliant is planning to expand after raising $19 million. The funding round, announced Wednesday (April 17) was led by PayPal Ventures and brings the Berlin-based Pliant’s...

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Flatpay Raises $48 Million to Expand POS, Payment Solutions Offering
Flatpay Raises $48 Million to Expand POS, Payment Solutions Offering
April 17, 2024  |  Investments

Flatpay has raised 45 million euros (about $48 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its offering of point-of-sale (POS) systems and payment...

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NCR Voyix Warns on Instant Payments Adoption Delays
NCR Voyix Warns on Instant Payments Adoption Delays
April 17, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments have enjoyed optional status up to this point. But they are quickly becoming an essential competitive factor for financial institutions (FIs), especially in...

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Report: Rippling in Discussions on Funding Round, $13.4 Billion Valuation
Report: Rippling in Discussions on Funding Round, $13.4 Billion Valuation
April 16, 2024  |  Investments

Rippling is reportedly in discussions to raise $870 million at a valuation of $13.4 billion. This round would include a $200 million injection of capital and...

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Can Legacy B2B Payments Coexist With ISO 20022 Migration Strategies?
Can Legacy B2B Payments Coexist With ISO 20022 Migration Strategies?
April 16, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Traditional B2B payments, with end-to-end processes frequently characterized by delays and complexities, remain stubbornly intractable.  But with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta highlighting on Monday...

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Emagia Launches B2B Payments Orchestration Platform for Global Enterprises
Emagia Launches B2B Payments Orchestration Platform for Global Enterprises
April 16, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Emagia has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to streamline business-to-business (B2B) payments orchestration for global enterprises. GiaPay is available as a stand-alone solution or...

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Finmid Raises $37 Million to Enable Embedded Financing in Europe
Finmid Raises $37 Million to Enable Embedded Financing in Europe
April 16, 2024  |  Investments

Finmid has emerged from stealth and announced it has raised 35 million euros (about $37 million) to expand its embedded financing solution to businesses across...

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