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Fleet Operators Tap ‘On Demand’ Working Capital Solutions to Fuel Strategic Priorities
Working Capital // April 11, 2025

In a sector caught between regulatory pressure and technological disruption, fleet and mobility companies are redefining how they manage working capital. According to the newly released “2024-2025 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: Industry Factbook,” published by PYMNTS Intelligence in collaboration with Visa, fleet and mobility...

Treasurers Embrace Bitcoin and Gold as Capital Allocation Enters Innovation Era
B2B Payments // April 01, 2025

Today’s capital allocation landscape demands an increasingly strategic approach from treasury leaders. As the global economy continues to shift, standing up an effective capital allocation framework is no longer about simply managing liquidity. It’s about creating resilience, optimizing investment returns, and ensuring operational efficiency. And...

First Citizens Bank and Sixth Street Partner on Equipment Financing
B2B Payments // February 05, 2025

First Citizens Bank and global investment firm Sixth Street have launched a new platform designed to provide flexible capital equipment financing solutions to middle market companies. Dubbed Sixty-First Commercial Finance, the platform is a joint venture between Sixth Street’s Asset Based Finance platform and First...

‘We’re Not Just Cash Custodians:’ CPG Treasury Chiefs Call for Greater Strategic Integration
B2B Payments // January 31, 2025

The old adage is that two heads are better than one. And in the corporate realm, let’s extend that sentiment a bit — to one where several departments, collaborating with one another, rather than operating in silos, are better than … well, just about anything...

Interviews & Exclusives
Fleet Operators Tap ‘On Demand’ Working Capital Solutions to Fuel Strategic Priorities

April 11, 2025
In a sector caught between regulatory pressure and technological disruption, fleet and mobility companies are redefining how they manage working capital. According to the newly released “2024-2025 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: Industry Factbook,” published by PYMNTS Intelligence in collaboration with Visa, fleet and mobility businesses are leveraging working capital solutions not only to weather […]

‘We’re Not Just Cash Custodians:’ CPG Treasury Chiefs Call for Greater Strategic Integration

January 31, 2025
The old adage is that two heads are better than one. And in the corporate realm, let’s extend that sentiment a bit — to one where several departments, collaborating with...

Why SMB Optimism Will Likely Carry Over Into 2025

January 23, 2025
The year 2024 began as a question mark for the smaller firms that are central to Main Street communities and that power the U.S. economy as a whole. Inflation, of...

Top Performing Middle Market Firms Use Working Capital as a Strategic Tool

September 22, 2023
All businesses face surprises from time to time — where unplanned, emergency expenses crop up. And of course, having the capital on hand — working capital, that is — can...

Quick Reads
SPACs Riding $4 Billion Wave as IPO Market Struggles

April 17, 2025
With the IPO market struggling, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are enjoying a comeback. That’s according to a report Thursday (April 17) by Bloomberg News, which notes that the so-called “black check” industry has seen a busy year thus far, with investors putting together $1 million just this month in spite of President Donald Trump’s market-rocking trade […]

First Citizens Bank and Sixth Street Partner on Equipment Financing

February 05, 2025
First Citizens Bank and global investment firm Sixth Street have launched a new platform designed to provide flexible capital equipment financing solutions to middle market companies. Dubbed Sixty-First Commercial Finance,...

9fin Raises $50 Million for AI-Powered Analytics Platform for Debt Capital Markets

December 02, 2024
London-based 9fin has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to build the next generation of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytics platform for global debt capital markets. The...

UK’s FCA Announces Proposals, Rules to Strengthen Capital Markets

July 26, 2024
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed new rules on publishing a prospectus, raising capital and regulating secondary markets, and finalized new rules on investment research. These rules aim...