Automated Payments news and trends

Paymentus: Surge in Transactions Signals Bill Pay’s Digital Shift
Earnings // May 06, 2024

Paying bills is rarely fun. And it’s not just that — paying bills is also rarely easy, especially as a business.  That’s why, across today’s bill pay landscape, which remains full of manual legacy solutions, whenever a bill gets paid, there is often a more...

Boomers Lead Trend Toward Paying for Necessities With Subscriptions
Payment Methods // April 08, 2024

When you think of subscriptions, an array of products and services likely come to mind.  From streaming services to pet foods to coffee pods to yoga classes, consumers of all ages have embraced subscription payment plans to cover the costs of the items they enjoy...

PayCargo and Rippey AI Partner to Automate Payments in Logistics Industry
Partnerships // February 29, 2024

PayCargo and Rippey AI have partnered to connect artificial intelligence (AI) with both payable and receivable invoices in the logistics industry. By doing so, they aim to connect invoice automation and transaction processing to drive efficiency across the industry, the companies said in a Thursday (Feb. 29) press...

Boost Launches Platform to Digitize and Automate AP Processes
B2B Payments // October 17, 2023

B2B payments company Boost Payment Solutions has launched a platform designed to optimize card-based payments for medium- to large-sized enterprises.  Called Boost 100, this new solution aims to digitize and automate accounts payable (AP) processes, optimize working capital, and provide control and flexibility over card spend,...

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Boomers Lead Trend Toward Paying for Necessities With Subscriptions

April 08, 2024
When you think of subscriptions, an array of products and services likely come to mind.  From streaming services to pet foods to coffee pods to yoga classes, consumers of all ages have embraced subscription payment plans to cover the costs of the items they enjoy on a recurring basis. Three in 10 financially-challenged consumers splurge on […]

Late Payments Push More Businesses Toward AP Automation

June 26, 2023
Business-to-business (B2B) payments are the lifeblood of the modern economy, with businesses spending trillions of dollars on merchandise, services and other goods from their vendors and creditors. Experts estimate that...

Companies Tap New Data Insights After Automating Business Payments

April 24, 2023
Intractable manual payment processing remains a significant pain point for many organizations, but the more companies experience automated payment processing, with the cost savings and valuable data it yields, the...

GoTab: Resistance to Automation Keeps Stadium Payments Stuck in the Past

August 26, 2022
As digital technologies become increasingly advanced, new opportunities are emerging to unify previously disparate ecosystems within one connected payments systems and consumer-facing platform. Noting this opening, restaurant commerce platform GoTab...

Quick Reads
PayCargo and Rippey AI Partner to Automate Payments in Logistics Industry

February 29, 2024
PayCargo and Rippey AI have partnered to connect artificial intelligence (AI) with both payable and receivable invoices in the logistics industry. By doing so, they aim to connect invoice automation and transaction processing to drive efficiency across the industry, the companies said in a Thursday (Feb. 29) press release. The companies also plan to use AI technology to […]

Boost Launches Platform to Digitize and Automate AP Processes

October 17, 2023
B2B payments company Boost Payment Solutions has launched a platform designed to optimize card-based payments for medium- to large-sized enterprises.  Called Boost 100, this new solution aims to digitize and automate...

27% of CFOs Say They ‘Definitely’ Need More AR Automation 

October 05, 2023
Chief financial officers (CFOs) are looking at automation to improve their accounts receivable (AR) processes. Sixty-seven percent of CFOs say their firms “probably” need more automation and 27% say they...

Alma Counts on Numeral for Automated Merchant Payments

May 10, 2023
Buy now, pay later provider Alma has launched a partnership with payments platform Numeral. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (May 10), will see Numeral automating “millions of payments” per year to...