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Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
B2B Payments // September 27, 2018

In some markets, new entrants into the financial services (FinServ) market went from bank competitors to bank collaborators, seemingly overnight as traditional financial institutions (FIs) realized the potential in acquiring FinTech firms to bolster their own services. However, the competitive spirit isn’t gone, particularly in...

Visa’s B2B Payments Tech Tested In Thailand
B2B Payments // September 26, 2018

Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect, into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. “Visa is proud that we have representation from a Thai financial institution in the...

Visa B2B Payments Tap Into Real Estate Market
B2B Payments // September 13, 2018

Visa‘s next initiative to disrupt B2B payments is focusing on the real estate market. The company is pairing up with Nexus Systems, a provider of accounts payable (AP) solutions for the real estate industry, to streamline supplier payments for joint customers, the companies said in...

UMB Spotlights The Supplier Payment User Experience
B2B Payments // September 10, 2018

Banks continue to make moves in an effort to get their corporate clients off paper. Recent innovations in ACH payments has the payment rail as a new favorite choice for both buyers and suppliers, thanks to its speed and ability to transmit transaction data for...

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Visa Acquires Fraedom For $195M To Expand B2B Payments

February 09, 2018
Visa said Friday that it has acquired Fraedom, which provides — via software as a service —  expense management solutions for financial institutions and business. The two firms have been in partnership for nearly a decade, Visa said in a release. Fraedom’s technology underpins the Visa IntelliLink Spend management platform that is focused on the […]