Corporate Card news and trends

U.S. Bank Launches Cards to Meet Small Business Rewards Demand

September 28, 2026
45% of SMBs Want to Reduce Cash Use
SMBs // September 10, 2026

Small businesses that rely heavily on cash could offer banks a receptive audience for business credit cards, provided those cards solve everyday problems with costs and cash flow. That’s the opportunity identified in “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash...

How Generative AI Is Driving Spend Management Innovation
Artificial Intelligence // March 09, 2023

The viral success of ChatGPT points to the huge potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to be a major game-changer for businesses. In the spend management space, for example, Jamie Anderson, chief revenue officer at U.S.-based global spend optimization firm Emburse, said AI could...

EMEA Daily: UK Renews Crypto Hub Offering
Europe // June 15, 2022

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, the U.K. restates its wish to become a global crypto hub, while an EU official calls on Europe’s parliament to adopt new crypto trading regulations. Also, pan-African VC fund Launch Africa raises $36.3...

Digital Commercial Cards Make the Great Reengagement Easier for Corporate Road Warriors
Travel Payments // May 13, 2022

For business travelers, 2019 is looking more and more like a high-water mark. We may all be looking forward to being face to face in the age of vaccinations, as COVID-19 case counts are well off peaks. Companies want to keep vendor relationships intact, and...

Interviews & Exclusives
45% of SMBs Want to Reduce Cash Use

September 10, 2026
Small businesses that rely heavily on cash could offer banks a receptive audience for business credit cards, provided those cards solve everyday problems with costs and cash flow. That’s the opportunity identified in “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a February 2026 PYMNTS Intelligence report produced in […]

How Generative AI Is Driving Spend Management Innovation

March 09, 2023
The viral success of ChatGPT points to the huge potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to be a major game-changer for businesses. In the spend management space, for example,...

Digital Commercial Cards Make the Great Reengagement Easier for Corporate Road Warriors

May 13, 2022
For business travelers, 2019 is looking more and more like a high-water mark. We may all be looking forward to being face to face in the age of vaccinations, as...

Quick Reads
U.S. Bank Launches Cards to Meet Small Business Rewards Demand

September 28, 2026
U.S. Bank has launched two new small business credit cards that are designed to deliver “straight-forward rewards” on everyday business purchases, the bank said in a Monday (Sept. 28) press release. The new U.S. Bank Business Essentials Visa Card has no annual fee, offers unlimited 2% cash back on everyday business purchases, offers up to […]

FinTech Jeeves Raises $180M Series C at $2.1B Valuation

March 22, 2022
FinTech infrastructure platform Jeeves raised $180 million in a Series C funding round led by China’s Tencent that puts the startup’s valuation at an estimated $2.1 billion, according to a...

Square Launches Free Business Debit Card

January 17, 2019
Square announced Thursday (Jan. 17) the Square Card, a business debit Mastercard aimed at helping businesses manage cash flow. In a press release, the payments company said Square Card users get...

Amex Biz Gold Card Offers Flexible Repayments

November 08, 2018
American Express announced on Thursday (Nov. 8) the launch of its new Business Gold Card, which comes with four times Membership Rewards points on the top two categories that the...