Billhop news and trends

Corporate Cards Dig Their Heels Into New Markets
B2B Payments // December 23, 2020

Corporate card innovators are digging their heels deeper into markets in which card penetration is relatively low, with solution providers hoping to link businesses to card benefits like enhanced cash flow management. This week’s look at Commercial Card Innovation finds Mastercard eyeing India, Visa targeting...

SMBs Find Cash Flow Support In Cards
B2B Payments // April 15, 2020

While small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to hustle to secure portions of various federal coronavirus relief funding, the commercial card industry is finding itself in a position to support SMBs and their cash flow needs, too. Whether through accelerating payments to suppliers or by...

FinTechs Take On Payment Rail Status Quo
B2B Payments // April 09, 2020

Although SWIFT revealed plans for its account-to-account functionality last month, the announcement only began making headlines a few days ago. Reports have said the move by the payments messaging company positions the firm take on payments giants Visa and Mastercard. The account-to-account solution aims to...

Visa, Billhop Team Up To Enable Card Supplier Payments
B2B Payments // April 07, 2020

To let companies make payments to their suppliers via card, whether or not the supplier takes card payments, Billhop has rolled out a tie-up with Visa in Ireland. Visa cardholders have a “preferential rate” as part of the arrangement, according to reports. “Our ambition has...

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SMBs Find Cash Flow Support In Cards

April 15, 2020
While small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to hustle to secure portions of various federal coronavirus relief funding, the commercial card industry is finding itself in a position to support SMBs and their cash flow needs, too. Whether through accelerating payments to suppliers or by integrating spend analytics functionality, this week’s look at the latest […]