Middle Market Firms news and trends

Coupa: AI Is Cure for Procurement Fraud Epidemic
Fraud Prevention // February 25, 2025

Procurement fraud has evolved on the back of digitally sophisticated tactics from an occasional business headache into a full-blown financial and reputational disaster for organizations worldwide. It’s no longer just a paper problem; the issue is moving from the back office to the boardroom. “We...

No More Guesswork: How Finance Leaders Mitigate Uncertainty’s Invisible Expenses
B2B Payments // October 23, 2024

If cash is king, uncertainty is the usurper. And from ongoing geopolitical struggles to a dynamic global macroeconomic environment, all the way to election year volatility in the U.S., uncertainty remains an invisible expense on nearly every company’s ledger. Against this backdrop, finance teams are...

PNC and TCW Partner on Loans to Middle Market Companies
Partnerships // May 06, 2024

The PNC Financial Services Group and the TCW Group have formalized and expanded their partnership to develop a private credit platform focused on middle market lending. The companies aim to have $2.5 billion in investor equity capital available in the platform’s first year, and expect investment activity...

Only About 60% of Middle-Market Firms Get Paid Using Virtual Cards
B2B Payments // April 29, 2024

Many middle-market businesses operate in a world of heightened uncertainty, but PYMNTS Intelligence data found that payment solutions such as virtual cards can help mitigate that uncertainty. This is one key takeaway from PYMNTS Intelligence’s recently released edition of the 2024 Certainty Project Report, “Optimizing...

Interviews & Exclusives
81% of High-Uncertainty Middle-Market Firms Delay Tech Initiatives

May 07, 2025
Cybersecurity risks are not merely a cost center for middle-market firms but represent a significant impediment to technological innovation, a challenge amplified dramatically for those operating in environments of high uncertainty, according to a recent report by PYMNTS. The analysis, part of the 2025 Certainty Project, surveyed 60 chief financial officers (CFOs) from middle-market firms […]

Coupa: AI Is Cure for Procurement Fraud Epidemic

February 25, 2025
Procurement fraud has evolved on the back of digitally sophisticated tactics from an occasional business headache into a full-blown financial and reputational disaster for organizations worldwide. It’s no longer just...

Lack of Working Capital Hinders Mid-Market Performance in APAC

April 15, 2024
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region contributed roughly two-thirds of global growth last year. PYMNTS Intelligence recently studied Growth Corporates, or mid-market firms, in the APAC region to determine how they leveraged...

The Cost of Not Knowing Is 4.4% of Revenue for Middle-Market Firms

April 02, 2024
According to PYMNTS Intelligence’s inaugural edition of “The 2024 Certainty Project Report,” uncertainty costs middle-market companies more than $20 million on average, per these firms’ CFOs. The 2024 Certainty Project...

Quick Reads
PNC and TCW Partner on Loans to Middle Market Companies

May 06, 2024
The PNC Financial Services Group and the TCW Group have formalized and expanded their partnership to develop a private credit platform focused on middle market lending. The companies aim to have $2.5 billion in investor equity capital available in the platform’s first year, and expect investment activity to begin in the fall, they said in a Monday […]