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DECEMBER 24, 2020

For years — decades, even — B2B payment leaders and innovators had been talking about the digitization of corporate payments within accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) departments. The coronavirus crisis has accelerated B2B payments digitization to new heights. More Work To Be Done.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

From a lack of supplier acceptance of electronic payments to outdated infrastructure within accounts payable (AP) departments, the B2B payments ecosystem still has much room for improvement on multiple fronts. Moving the needle in the journey away from paper checks isn’t a one-sided battle, either. An Ecosystem Approach.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Travel booking company Webjet , based in Australia, has launched a blockchain solution for the hotel industry to manage reconciliation in hotel distribution. According to Webjet, the company tested the solution in-house with its own B2B partners before rolling it out to market.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This week's roundup of the convergence of accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) takes a look at how B2B payments solution providers are considering both buyers and suppliers as a result of the pandemic. Paymerang Eyes The Supplier's Role In AP.

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APRIL 7, 2020

The program can be used for everything from intercompany transactions, accounts payable and receivable, travel and entertainment (T&E) reporting, bank clearing and lockbox to general ledger cash accounts. The Transaction Matching software goes hand-in-hand with OneStream’s existing Account Reconciliation.

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JULY 3, 2018

New research suggests a vast divide between businesses that have embraced technology and electronic processes in the accounts payable department and businesses that instead prefer to retain those paper invoices and checks. While the gap is wide, researchers noted overall improvement in the perception of the accounts payable department.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

A perfect storm of market shifts catalyzed by the global pandemic has forever changed the B2B payments landscape. Billtrust CEO and Founder Flint Lane highlighted three shifts in particular that are igniting major change in the industry: first, the accelerated digitization of accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP).

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MAY 10, 2017

Visa is teaming up with B2B virtual payments company CSI globalVCard to extend its services to Visa issuers. The tools support reconciliation, instant card issuance through CSI globalVCard’s mobile app, spend control and other AP technologies.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

And as FinTechs continue to challenge banks, but also offer new opportunities within the B2B space, they’re advancing a corollary to the build vs. buy question: How about partnerships? The question is seemingly an eternal one in the business realm: build vs. buy. Where The Banks Are Focused . Sassone pointed to the fact that half of all U.S.

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MARCH 10, 2017

The company said this week that it will roll out an accounts payable solution using a virtual card payment method, a solution, Edenred noted, that “offers security, speed and traceability” for easier supplier payments and reconciliation.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The AFP’s report found new lows in corporates’ use of checks for B2B payments, with more than one-third saying they aim to remain current with new payments technologies. Although new technology is appealing, treasury and finance professionals tend to stick with what works for them, and their vendors,” said AFP President and CEO Jim Kaitz.

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JULY 28, 2020

Although the enterprise continues to accelerate its digitization efforts, chief financial officers keep hitting roadblocks when it comes to modernizing workflows regarding accounts payable (AP) and embracing electronic payments. Strengthening B2B Ties. Expanding The Scope. Monetizing The Virtual Card.

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JUNE 11, 2020

While optimizing back-office functions like accounts payable and accounts receivable can support enhanced cash-flow management, B2B partnership collaboration is also critical to supporting the financial health of an organization. AscendantFX Eases Payment Instruction Hurdles. ”

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

There’s an imbalance in B2B payments — between buyers and suppliers, and between automation on one side of the cash flow equation and manual, paper-based processes on the other. Aquilina said that’s partly because historically, B2B payments innovation efforts — especially via FinTechs — have focused on buyers. Change Is In The Air .

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

And he noted, too, that the “verticalization” of B2B is upon us. Deploying the right solutions hearkens back to the “jobs to be done” theory of innovation noted by Webster during an earlier B2B webinar. Accounts payable and receivable used to be concrete, separate operations. B2B Verticalization.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It’s not that automating invoice generation, banishing checks, automating the cash application process and systematically removing all the manual touches from accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) workflows weren’t unknown concepts among chief financial officers (CFOs) and treasury departments at the time.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, B2B payments have had to evolve. Yet there’s a wide gulf between considering the great shift to digital B2B payments and actually making the leap. Comdata, she said, has mimicked the flow from claims to invoice to payment to reconciliation.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

With B2B payments being an increasingly attractive target for innovators, the landscape is growing crowded as more banks and FinTechs roll out their accounts payable (AP) automation solutions. “I think everybody recognizes that B2B payments are an enormous opportunity in the U.S.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Accounts payable (AP) automation company Tipalti is expanding its reach into the market by partnering with three new B2B companies, which will extend Tipalti’s solutions to their own customers. The enhanced integration aims to strengthen control and communication for both ends of the transaction.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

For years, any attention given to solving B2B payments friction was typically focused on the payer. Yet, as innovators have chip away at friction points, they have recognized the value of incorporating a supplier’s accounts receivable (AR) experience into their solutions. “The person receiving it is just happy to get paid.”

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JANUARY 30, 2020

These 16-digit credit card numbers are created for one-time purchases at set amounts, and the convenience, security and speed they provide are allowing them to take hold in the B2B payments space. The following Deep Dive explores how virtual cards benefit B2B payments, especially among smaller firms, which have limited resources.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Business-to-business (B2B) payment practices are undergoing some of the most notable shifts as corporate buyers and sellers seek new transaction methods and tools to help them pay and be paid quickly. Companies are making significant changes during the COVID-19 pandemic as they work to move past its disruptions and restore smooth operations.

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MAY 7, 2020

Although a recent uptick in B2B payments innovation has accelerated corporates’ migration away from the paper check, old habits die hard, and the legacy payment tool remains a mainstay in the accounts payable (AP) department. “Checks will be around for a while.

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JULY 16, 2020

The evolution of B2B eCommerce has historically been driven by the effort to bring a consumer-like experience a-la-Amazon into the corporate procurement world. Yet using the consumer eCommerce framework as the launchpad for digitizing B2B trade isn’t always going to suit enterprise needs. It’s not an unfounded strategy.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

3) that it has completed its multimillion-dollar acquisition of CPS Payment Services , a B2B payments and accounts payable (AP) automation technology provider. Repay Holdings said on Tuesday (Nov. The centerpiece of CPS’ offerings is the firm’s proprietary AP automation software.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

There is as yet no Venmo or Zelle for the $38 trillion global business-to-business (B2B) payments sector. That’s surprising for several reasons, and here’s a good one: nearly 70 percent of accounts payable (AP) professionals say suppliers value payments speed above all. Out with the Old.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Corporates have growing expectations for faster, more efficient and more secure B2B payments — whether their money is moving from one business unit to another or one country to another. As financial institutions gather for this year’s Sibos conference kicking off in London today (Sept. Payments Speed and Security.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As B2B FinTech firms continue working to break down silos, and ease the numerous friction points of the B2B payments process for both buyer and seller, the opportunities for data integration are vast. B2B payments market. “This combination increases data accuracy, and shortens payment cycles.”

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

New analysis from corporate payments firm Bill.com suggests ACH payments are dominating the accounts payable department. Bill.com researchers found that other digital B2B payment rails are on the rise, too, including 3 percent of respondents who said they are using virtual cards more often than they did last year to pay their bills.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Though credit cards were not originally designed to address the needs of corporate payers, advances in commercial card technology have positioned the payment tool as one that’s gaining traction in the accounts payable department. This, he noted, is Mesh’s entryway to the market of cross-border B2B payments.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Coupa is enhancing its B2B payments solution Coupa Pay with the help of several top players in the payments space. According to Thakur, “this will reduce suppliers’ labor-intensive reconciliation of virtual card payments, increase their operating efficiencies and help them get paid faster.”

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JUNE 26, 2019

Coupa is enhancing its B2B payments solution Coupa Pay with the help of several top players in the payments space. According to Thakur, “this will reduce suppliers’ labor-intensive reconciliation of virtual card payments, increase their operating efficiencies and help them get paid faster.”

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Most companies in other industries have simpler accounts payable (AP) responsibilities because they only need to make B2B payments to several dozen regular vendors, but claims processors do not have that same certainty and stability.

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JUNE 14, 2017

In Visa news, the credit card company is hitting back at rival Mastercard with the rollout of a B2B payments program just days after Mastercard announced its own B2B payments tool. They include virtual cards, accounts payable automation, data analytics and other capabilities, Visa said.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Accounts payable (AP) automation is beneficial, and even necessary, for many businesses still bogged down by paper. B2B order-to-cash solution provider Billtrust recently announced a partnership with commercial payments firm WEX, which will join Billtrust’s Business Payments Network (BPN).

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Considering the complexities of B2B transactions , cash is not a sustainable method of moving funds from a retail buyer to a cannabis brand distributor or wholesaler. But there are other pain points in B2B payments for the legal cannabis market, according to Doug Gordon , executive vice president and head of LeafLink Financial.

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JULY 16, 2019

Some of the largest points of friction in B2B payments today boil down to fragmentation and data silos: Traditionally, there is separation between a process (i.e., There are silos between various platforms like accounts payable, accounts receivable, procurement and treasury management. the function of payment a vendor).

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