B2b/page/3 news and trends

Eisen and Checkbook Partner to Streamline Disbursements by Financial Institutions
Disbursements // May 17, 2024

Eisen and Checkbook partnered to help financial institutions streamline payment disbursements and ensure compliance with consumer protection regulations. The companies’ new Disbursement Hub is designed to help financial institutions meet the challenge of the evolving regulatory landscape around account closures and fund disbursements, according to a Thursday (May 16) press release. “Our strategic...

HSBC Bank USA Launches Interest-Bearing Checking Account for Businesses
Banking // May 17, 2024

HSBC Bank USA has introduced a checking account for business clients that combines an earnings credit rate (ECR) with credit interest. The new HSBC Hybrid Checking Account earns interest on every dollar deposited into the account, the bank said in a Thursday (May 16) press release. “Every organization has...

How Compliance Is Shaping the Future of Cross-Border Payments
Cross-border Payments // May 17, 2024

There are over 19,000 tax jurisdictions worldwide — any of which can change in an instant. With new and emerging payment rails, such as instant payments, helping to transform the cross-border space, regulators are increasingly cracking down on businesses in the payment chain to ensure that new technologies...

AI Takes Flight in Airline Pricing
artificial intelligence // May 17, 2024

As travelers pack their bags for summer getaways, airlines are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to squeeze every last dollar from their booking systems. Fetcherr, an Israeli startup, is helping carriers navigate the complex dynamic pricing world with its AI-powered platform. The company’s AI technology uses reinforcement learning models...

Interviews & Exclusives
Lightspeed CEO on Helping Smaller Merchants Challenge Industry Goliaths

May 18, 2024
Profit is the applause a business gets from its customers. So the saying, originally from business author Ken Blanchard, goes. Blanchard’s quip highlights the fact that to successfully navigate marketplace challenges and capture new opportunities, businesses increasingly need to focus on creating scalable solutions for their customers’ top needs. And against the current dynamic operating […]

AI Takes Flight in Airline Pricing

May 17, 2024
As travelers pack their bags for summer getaways, airlines are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to squeeze every last dollar from their booking systems. Fetcherr, an Israeli startup, is helping carriers navigate the complex...

Could ISO 20022’s Data-Rich Messaging Fuel AI Innovation?

May 16, 2024
The best, and most lasting innovations, are those that beget other innovations.  That’s because innovation rarely happens in isolation. The strongest pushes of forward progress frequently build upon existing knowledge, technology...

APAC Middle-Market Leaders Embrace External Financing for Growth

May 14, 2024
We are in the midst of a working capital revolution — one that is increasingly driven by innovation and made more necessary by the macroeconomic backdrop, particularly for those middle-market firms generating annual revenues between $50...

Quick Reads
Eisen and Checkbook Partner to Streamline Disbursements by Financial Institutions

May 17, 2024
Eisen and Checkbook partnered to help financial institutions streamline payment disbursements and ensure compliance with consumer protection regulations. The companies’ new Disbursement Hub is designed to help financial institutions meet the challenge of the evolving regulatory landscape around account closures and fund disbursements, according to a Thursday (May 16) press release. “Our strategic partnership is a crucial step to help financial institutions navigate […]

HSBC Bank USA Launches Interest-Bearing Checking Account for Businesses

May 17, 2024
HSBC Bank USA has introduced a checking account for business clients that combines an earnings credit rate (ECR) with credit interest. The new HSBC Hybrid Checking Account earns interest on every dollar deposited...

Avidbank Taps CorServ to Launch New Commercial Credit Card Program

May 16, 2024
California-based Avidbank has tapped CorServ to help launch a new credit card program for the bank’s commercial customers. Avidbank transitioned from its previous program to CorServ’s Account Issuer program, the companies said in...

Dwolla and Visa Partner on Account Verification for Pay-by-Bank

May 16, 2024
Dwolla and Visa have partnered to make it easier for mid- to enterprise-size businesses to use pay-by-bank to pay and get paid. With this collaboration, Visa’s open banking solutions are...