While new payment rails are designed to tackle some of the biggest legacy pain points of the financial services industry, innovative infrastructure is also opening the door to new challenges. From fraud to FinTech exclusion, this week’s Payment Rails Innovation roundup explores some of these...
Neobanks and FinTechs continue to charge ahead with a competitive edge against traditional banks, and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly at the center of the most innovative solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Publicly-traded firms must keep financial accountability and transparency at the forefront of operations. So when enterprise cloud platform provider Fastly went public in 2019, Chief Financial Officer Adriel Lares knew the potential for back-office digitization to support those priorities. Get the Full Story Complete the...
PayFit landed €90 million (approximately $108 million) in Series D funding to further its aim to streamline payroll and human resource management for every European small to medium-sized business (SMB), according to a Wednesday (March 17) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Today in B2B payments, Amazon Business hits a new milestone, and J.P. Morgan Chase’s WePay collaborates on digital supplier payments. Plus, Emburse acquires DVI, Payhawk launches its corporate bill pay service, and Visa and Mastercard press pause on planned interchange fee hikes. Get the Full...
It was Irish playwright G.B. Shaw who purportedly said, “the United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language.” We can now add payments to Shaw’s dictum. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Some of the biggest names in payments and finance, including Mastercard and Chase, are teaming up with FinTech partners to bolster their business credit card offerings in this week’s Commercial Card Innovation roundup. Plus, Ramp lands talent from Stripe, and Clara debuts its SMB card...
The wedding industry was among a handful of markets thrown into chaos when the pandemic hit. With couples canceling their ceremonies left and right, vendors and wedding planners scrambled and hoped for signs of an eventual rebound. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
While the late payments debate is louder in some markets than others, it’s a universal challenge among businesses — particularly small vendors — that struggle to be paid within a reasonable amount of time from their large corporate customers. Get the Full Story Complete the...