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The Invoice Becomes the Shopping Cart in B2B Payments
B2B Payments // July 01, 2026

Businesses sent roughly 560 billion invoices in 2024. Fewer than a quarter were electronic. The rest were paper, or PDFs that may as well be paper, generated by one system, keyed into another, chased by phone, and settled weeks (months?) later by check. By the...

Virtual Cards Are Making Paper Checks Look Expensive
Accounts Payable // June 11, 2026

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Airwallex Challenges Legacy Software With New Billing Solution
B2B Payments // May 29, 2026

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Pivot Secures $40 Million to Challenge Legacy Procurement Software
Artificial Intelligence // May 21, 2026

Pivot, a software startup developing artificial intelligence for corporate procurement, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday (May 21). The capital injection brings the New York-based firm’s total funding to $70 million since its inception in 2023. Get...

Interviews & Exclusives
Forget the Sweater, AI Wants to Pay the Invoice (With a Card)

July 07, 2026
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Virtual Cards Are Making Paper Checks Look Expensive

June 11, 2026
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The B2B Payments Status Quo Works. That May Be the Problem.

May 19, 2026
Broken systems don’t exist for long in corporate payments. But legacy, “good enough” processes do. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Commercial Cards Put Float Back on the Table

May 04, 2026
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Quick Reads
Airwallex Challenges Legacy Software With New Billing Solution

May 29, 2026
Airwallex has added a billing solution to its global payments and financial offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

Pivot Secures $40 Million to Challenge Legacy Procurement Software

May 21, 2026
Pivot, a software startup developing artificial intelligence for corporate procurement, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday (May 21). The capital injection brings...

Finexio and RipplePoint Launch Integrated AP Automation for Hospitality

December 03, 2025
Finexio and RipplePoint have formed a strategic partnership to offer hospitality operators an integrated accounts payable (AP) automation and expense analytics platform, the companies announced Tuesday (Dec. 2). The move...

CoPlane Raises $14 Million to Build AI-Native Software That Adds Automation to ERPs

November 25, 2025
CoPlane raised $14 million in a seed round to build artificial intelligence-native software that integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and automates core finance and operations processes. Get the...