Virtual Card news and trends

Virtual Cards and Super Apps’ Big Future in B2B Payments
B2B Payments // December 02, 2022

With an increasing number of businesses going digital, virtual cards are fast becoming the preferred method of payments in various markets across the world, thanks to their ability to help curb overspending and crack down on the mismanagement of funds. As PYMNTS reported earlier this...

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...

Virtual Card Use, Payment Choice, On the Rise
Digital Payments // March 03, 2022

The global value of virtual card transactions is expected to jump to $6.8 trillion over the next four years — compared to $1.9 trillion last year — and a large portion of that growth will come from business-to-business (B2B) transactions. There are a number of...

Investors Launch Another Corporate Card FinTech Into Unicorn Status
B2B Payments // July 07, 2021

Pleo is the latest corporate card FinTech unicorn thanks to an impressive funding round and a growing excitement in the investor community over the expanding use cases for corporate card technology. This week’s Commercial Card Innovation tracker explores some of those use cases, including a...

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Virtual Cards and Super Apps’ Big Future in B2B Payments

December 02, 2022
With an increasing number of businesses going digital, virtual cards are fast becoming the preferred method of payments in various markets across the world, thanks to their ability to help curb overspending and crack down on the mismanagement of funds. As PYMNTS reported earlier this year, the worldwide value of virtual card transactions is expected […]

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...

Virtual Cards Streamline, Simplify B2B Healthcare Payments

December 15, 2020
The pandemic has left vendors struggling and more concerned than ever that they receive their funds without delay. Buyers, too, are eager for change and need to adopt accounts payable...

Security Demands Spur Virtual Debit Card Adoption

November 27, 2020
More consumers than ever are turning to online shopping channels to meet their needs during the pandemic, but many are also aware that cybercriminals are looking to capitalize on this...

Quick Reads
Klarna Credit Card to Roll Out in US Within Months

April 17, 2024
Klarna has opened its waitlist for the new Klarna Card to all U.S. consumers and said the credit card will roll out over the next few months. The new card, which is already available in Europe, offers flexible payment options both in-store and online, can be used anywhere Visa is accepted, and charges no foreign transaction fees when […]

Virtual Card Use, Payment Choice, On the Rise

March 03, 2022
The global value of virtual card transactions is expected to jump to $6.8 trillion over the next four years — compared to $1.9 trillion last year — and a large...

Affirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store

October 07, 2019
Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is rolling out a new app that will give customers a way to shop at almost any store and split their payments, the company announced in...

Discover To Power Payments On JAGGAER Procurement Platform

October 01, 2019
Payments company Discover has entered a new partnership with source-to-pay solution provider JAGGAER to power B2B payments on the JAGGAER ONE procurement platform. In a press release issued Tuesday (Oct....