PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

"The Amazon experience" is now a worn-out catchphrase in the world of B2B eCommerce. But B2B eCommerce is not the same beast as B2C. The core difference between B2B and B2C is that in B2B, the individual researching and buying has a job to do,” King said. It's also accelerated the digitization of B2B sales.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket works in a B2C role in which it ships goods to individuals, and also a B2B role by supplying grocery stores, meal kit startups and other companies, TechCrunch reported. The news is in line with the trend of the year as delivery companies garner investments while the pandemic makes dining out risky.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As the B2B commerce landscape innovates, it is continually after that "Amazon-like" experience forged in the consumer commerce world. But for B2B vendors and suppliers, the unique needs of corporate customers cannot be ignored, making a consumer-like buying experience particularly complex. Pricing Complexities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Separately, research finds B2B payments as the key driver behind surging instant payments volume in the years ahead. In addition to the expanded Accelerate program, Mastercard is also embracing blockchain for B2B use cases. B2B Payments To Drive Instant Payments Adoption. European Union Next To Ease Crypto Adoption.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Salesforce has rolled out its new Revenue Cloud product, which will work to simplify B2B purchasing for customers, according to a press release. According to PYMNTS, Salesforce also introduced a way for sellers to offer new online B2C sales systems in a matter of weeks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

B2B payments company Viewpost just released a curious report: a survey on consumer payment habits and trends. According to Viewpost CEO Max Eliscu, B2B payments often follows in the same footsteps as B2C. Why would a corporate payments company want to dive into the world of consumers?

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Menzies

JULY 27, 2022

B2B means that you are selling your products to other businesses rather than B2C which is selling directly to individual consumers. Moving your B2B business online can help you reach new customers but can also serve your existing clients better. Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Moving customers online.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Developers are increasingly exploring how to address some of the biggest B2C payment friction points in the market, most notably the pain of renters making monthly payments to landlords, often via paper check or clunky, fee-heavy online payment portals.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The rise of the gig economy and new business-to-consumer (B2C) models have expanded corporates’ global disbursement needs, which come with their own unique set of challenges. ” Examples of B2C payments are vast: Magats pointed to Citi working with clients in the airline industry, which must issue baggage vouchers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

As B2B eCommerce accelerates its technological innovation, and as adoption grows, it continues to look toward the world of B2C to implement optimized end-user experiences – for both the buyer and the seller. Extending trade credit directly at the point of sale is a major opportunity for B2B sellers to similarly drive up sales.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

The process of B2B procurement between diamond vendors and jewelry retailers is often stuck on legacy processes like phone calls, emails and paper check payments, creating the same kinds of bottlenecks and inefficiencies that plague other markets. A B2B eCommerce Evolution. B2B eCommerce operations, dubbed Jewel Fleet.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

With B2B eCommerce proliferating, the market is rapidly evolving to make way for new business and payment models in response to customer demand. We're in the golden age of B2B eCommerce," he told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Along with the adoption of B2B eCommerce came the proliferation of different kinds of buying models. "A

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While optimizing B2B payments is often about combating friction at the moment of transaction, the truth is, the B2B payment experience often happens way before any money is ever actually moved. There are many ways that onboarding a new B2B customer can be a headache for suppliers that sell goods and services online.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The companies that have disrupted small businesses’ front office by developing technology at the point of sale have more opportunities than with just B2C transacting. But taking advantage of B2C transactions at the front can lead to more insight than simply cash-in, cash-out, Marhamat explained.

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Accounting Insight

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2024, businesses will expect the convenience of B2C experiences in B2B, causing a shift in payment options By Sarah-Jayne Martin , ICA Global AR Practice at Quadient Accounts Receivable. This level of convenience has long been available in B2C experiences with contactless payments and online shopping, but B2B has been slow to adapt.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2020

Corsair Capital has agreed to acquire B2B credit and payments provider MSTS , purchasing the company from World Fuel Services Corp. MSTS will remain a standalone business, which will give it the kind of position it needs to keep growing along with the B2B payments market, the release stated. according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Sales order management company Aleran Software rolled out its OneMart B2B online shopping technology, according to a Thursday (Oct 1.) Sayyah said Aleran Software’s clients requested an easy and cost-efficient website builder that was scalable and created for B2B online shopping. announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Increasingly, business-to-business (B2B) companies working in the field and along supply chains are servicing their corporate customers, and seeking ways to accept payment upon delivery of goods and services. What B2B Businesses Need. Benefits For Payers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

FastTrack, as such, has everything a company needs to build a B2B commerce solution, according to LiveArea. FastTrack Commerce reduces complexity, speeds implementation and minimizes risk and cost for B2B companies ready to deploy an enterprise-class platform for a fixed price and in a short timeframe.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

And here we are, millennia later, exploring space and streaming Netflix, yet over 40 percent of business-to-business (B2B) payments are still made by paper — the same “technology” that replaced clay tablets. After all, B2B eCommerce will be a $1.1 Where’s the Trust? China’s eCommerce titan Alibaba is capitalizing on that.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The B2B commerce arena is moving online at record speed as more business buyers seek to procure products and services the way they do in their personal lives. But, he said, the company’s B2C platform was not equipped to handle the unique needs of B2B commerce. A Growing Demand. A Hybrid Approach.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

The company said in a press release Tuesday (March 12) that, along with a slew of partners, it has launched BigCommerce for B2B to provide B2B sellers with resources to more efficiently sell online.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As well, more personalization seems likely to come to the business-to-business (B2B) side of the equation. Part the push for B2B personalization comes from the fact that many B2B participants are simply getting younger, and are bringing their desires and expectations for personalization into the B2B realm, at least according to one report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2020

In the inaugural edition of the B2B Workforce Spend Playbook: A Guide To Modernizing Everyday Spend , in collaboration with Conferma Pay , PYMNTS examines how the long-term transition to a remote workforce is affecting individuals’ ability to pay for the goods they need to work, eat, sleep, exercise and perform all their normal activities from home.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

While 2020 has been a monumental year for B2B payments digitization and innovation, plenty of friction still exists in the way corporate buyers pay their suppliers. A variety of B2B payment tools have stepped up their efforts to address this friction. The Rise Of BNPL. New Payment Models Emerging.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Taulia , a B2B FinTech startup, made headlines this week thanks to reports that the company is raising funds from Ping An Insurance Co. The anticipated $60 million in new funding would go toward product expansion as Taulia continues to grow its offering to accelerate B2B payments between corporate buyers and suppliers. Sayari Labs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Interest in faster payments is also on the rise for corporates, though their adoption of real-time payments won’t look the same as it does in the B2C world. Uncovering The B2B Use Cases. Real-time payments aren’t just an opportunity for consumers to send and receive money more quickly. If you think about a market like the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

The idea started in the B2C world, but it wasn’t long before online sellers were asking about its use for B2B — at least, according to Chris Tsai, co-founder and CEO of Resolve , in a new PYMNTS interview. B2B Version. B2B, in some respects, is the stubborn mule of the digital economy. trillion by 2020.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The business-to-business (B2B) buying experience has changed; there’s no doubt about that. The business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce landscape has had a massive influence on corporate buying habits, from sourcing through payments. ValueSelling research released last week found half of B2B sellers won’t make cold calls at all.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

To that end, in Europe, Czech firm Nulisec has debuted an online B2B marketplace focused on European retailers — geared toward improving sales and procurement processes. We see huge potential in the digitization of B2B payments and the potential for it to further de-risk online transactions and power wholesale trade,” he said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The capabilities to unlock bank data and integrate new services into emerging FinTech platforms via API integrations is a FinTech trend that hasn’t ignored the B2B payments arena. However, B2B payments are not the same as B2C, largely thanks to high transaction sizes and volumes, as well as expanding fraud risks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

FinTech firm Fiserv is partnering with software company SAP to help worldwide B2B companies streamline payments and improve working capital, Fiserv announced on Monday (Feb. “Improving working capital is a top priority for most businesses,” said Suhas Gosavi, senior vice president of B2B payments and eCommerce at Fiserv.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As well, more personalization seems likely to come to the business-to-business (B2B) side of the equation. Part the push for B2B personalization comes from the fact that many B2B participants are simply getting younger, and are bringing their desires and expectations for personalization into the B2B realm, at least according to one report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

The complexities and demands of B2B eCommerce can be significantly greater than those of the consumer digital shopping realm. While that characteristic can be an argument for why it is imperative that B2B commerce goes digital, it’s also one of the biggest reasons why the industry is struggling to make progress.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

B2C businesses rely on attaining high volumes of low-value transactions and thus need tools to help them quickly onboard new customers and retain existing ones. B2C companies must ensure a complementary payment experience is in place as they work to cater to the increasingly popular subscription sales model.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Allow us at PYMNTS to do our own small part in that ongoing effort, and apply that quote to the world of B2B customer experience — and the never-ending push to build a better digital ecosystem around that concept. Data, of course, is the biggest driver in all these real and looming improvement in the customer experience, whether B2B or B2C.

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