PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Square reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter and a brighter revenue forecast for the remainder of the year than analysts were expecting. Visa On Challenging B2B Payments Status Quo. An Amazon affiliate will have a seven-year option of buying up to 14.6 million of Zip’s shares at a fixed price with the agreement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

With companies paying suppliers on strategic schedules, real-time transactions aren’t always necessary — or beneficial — for the B2B payments space. NACHA found B2B payments made up 6 percent of the nearly 2 million same-day ACH transactions that occurred in the first 11 days the service went live. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2016

Corporate treasurers continue to struggle with managing foreign exchange risk and exposure. The research also found that the majority of survey respondents said they lack visibility and reliability regarding their FX forecasts and that this is their biggest challenge to mitigate FX-related risks for their corporation.

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Foreign Exchange Treasury Forecasting Risk Management 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a high note. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the more than $912 million raised by B2B FinTech firms this week. Automation Anywhere. Existing backers, such as Xavier Niel, also participated in the funding. million raised, U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

However, those data attributes are critical when it comes to automatically reconciling incoming and outgoing payments, and for supporting cash flow forecasting. Larger, more established firms may have specific pain points to address, such as foreign exchange (FX) mismatches across several accounts.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

On the consumer side, forecasts for 257 million-plus smartphone users in the region by 2020, according to eMarketer research, mean broad potential for mobile transactions, faster payments and beyond. On the corporate side, initiatives from countries like Singapore are targeting areas like trade finance and cross-border B2B transactions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

A look at some of the latest earnings data from B2B financial services firms doesn’t just provide a glimpse into the health of these companies: It also offers an idea of how corporates are doing too. Its investment bank posted a strong quarterly performance, but its wealth management operations missed forecasts, reports said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

Cross-border operations can expose companies to an array of risks, including foreign exchange risk. “FX Options enable SMEs to predict their cash flow more accurately and develop more reliable business forecasting,” Glendenning stated. Managing FX risk, he continued, is key for a corporate’s bottom line.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

The role of corporate treasurer now expands beyond handling foreign exchange volatility. Over the next three years, 64 percent of executives said cash management and forecasting will be critical in the treasury department as they navigate these risks and concerns. Handling Volatility.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

Globalization has enterprises of all sizes keeping a closer eye on their exposure to risks related to foreign exchange volatility, political changes and the like. But not every firm is prioritizing the use of technology that can provide more sophisticated financial forecasting. “Corporates want to forecast,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

Of course, foreign exchange volatility is a big issue. Foreign exchange fluctuation may be one of the most difficult aspects of international procurement, as even the big guys can rarely get a good grasp of it, Peterson explained.

Foreign Exchange 41

Foreign Exchange Currencies Forecasting Technology 41

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

But technology is changing the foreign exchange trading game, and market volatility may be the only sure thing in this space. This involves treasurers collaborating with their banks and FinTech providers to forecast the direction of the FX market, while maintaining compliance with corporate policy on hedging. Amid the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

These profits are coming from the 3–5 percent foreign exchange fees that banks can charge for conducting a cross-border transfer, often through the costs that get tacked on as a payment moves between corresponding banks. To India, And Beyond . percent growth this year. percent in the three months to Dec. 2015, outpacing the 6.9

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

More than half of treasury departments surveyed by the firm, however, say that a lack of visibility into their corporations’ exposure to this risk, as well as unreliable FX forecasts, are their top challenges.

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Treasury Currencies Risk Analysis Risk Management 40