commercial payments

This Week in B2B: Automation, AI, Embedded Finance Reinvent Corporate Backbones
This Week in B2B: Automation, AI, Embedded Finance Reinvent Corporate Backbones
May 22, 2025  |  B2B Payments

In the not-so-distant past, the B2B world ran on manual processes, spreadsheets and trust built over handshakes. Supply chains were static, finance departments reactive, and...

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US Business Sentiment Improves Despite Ongoing Tariff Pressures
US Business Sentiment Improves Despite Ongoing Tariff Pressures
May 22, 2025  |  Economy

American business activity and sentiment improved in May but remain muted amid ongoing tariff turmoil. That’s according to the S&P Global flash May composite index, released Thursday (May 22)...

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Jobless Claims Drop by 2,000, Showing Resiliency in Labor Market
Jobless Claims Drop by 2,000, Showing Resiliency in Labor Market
May 22, 2025  |  Economy

The job market remains resilient amid economic uncertainty, analysts said Thursday (May 22) after government data showed a decline in initial claims for unemployment insurance....

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OpenFX Raises $23 Million for Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Platform
OpenFX Raises $23 Million for Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Platform
May 22, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

OpenFX has emerged from stealth and announced that it raised $23 million in initial funding for its real-time cross-border payments platform and settlement network. The...

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Straight-Through or Shut Out: The Automation Reckoning Facing B2B Suppliers
Straight-Through or Shut Out: The Automation Reckoning Facing B2B Suppliers
May 22, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Across the multitrillion-dollar global B2B market, the future of payments is arriving faster than many expected and putting pressure on suppliers to keep up. Being...

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Ant International Helps HSBC Hong Kong Offer Tokenized Deposits
Ant International Helps HSBC Hong Kong Offer Tokenized Deposits
May 22, 2025  |  Banking

Ant International has teamed with HSBC on the bank’s tokenized deposit service in Hong Kong. The service is designed to support treasury management via real-time, “always-on” Hong Kong...

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Ryder’s Quiet Logistics Arm Now Drives Half Its Revenue
Ryder’s Quiet Logistics Arm Now Drives Half Its Revenue
May 22, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Not long ago, supply chain management was viewed as the silent, dusty backbone of commerce. Essential, yes, but hardly worthy of mainstream attention. Then came...

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Tradeverifyd Raises $4 Million for Supply Chain Risk Management Platform
Tradeverifyd Raises $4 Million for Supply Chain Risk Management Platform
May 21, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Supply chain risk management platform Tradeverifyd raised $4 million in new funding. The financing, from SJF Ventures, will help Tradeverifyd invest in its go-to-market team...

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With Bitcoin at Record High, Smaller Banks Face Urgent Crypto Decisions
With Bitcoin at Record High, Smaller Banks Face Urgent Crypto Decisions
May 21, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

New rules for cryptocurrency could be around the corner in the U.S., and in many ways the industry is already preparing for its fully-mainstream debut....

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