PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect , into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. ” Visa began testing the B2B payments solution earlier this year with UnionBank in the Philippines.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

It was a big week for B2B FinTech startups in Latin America. It’s an attractive market indeed for investors, with not one, but two Brazilian B2B FinTechs making this week’s venture capital roundup. Until then, PYMNTS rounds up the most recent B2B FinTech investment rounds below. Authenticiti.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It was a busy week for B2B venture capitalists who spread their wealth amongst a wide range of B2B FinTechs, with investments totaling more than $164 million. India-based B2B eCommerce company SOLV secured an investment from SC Ventures , the companies announced this week, although they did not reveal the value of the funding.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

B2B payments innovation continued to heat up in 2019, with an ecosystem focused on transaction speed and data integration finding new opportunities to build innovative solutions that address some of the biggest B2B payment friction points. But sometimes, technology that solves one problem can introduce another.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In an interview with Karen Webster, Farhan Ahmad, founder and CEO at B2B payments solution provider Bento for Business , took note of the fact that half of all small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) cite cash flow management as their biggest challenge. In other words, the technology itself does the talking, with finality.

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Spend Management Technology Expense Management Construction 52

Airbase

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

If you’re like most mid-market to early-enterprise companies, you’ve probably built up — or inherited — a number of systems in your financial tech stack to manage spending. Not only do multiple systems cost more, but the modern approach to spend management does a better job. Surprising lessons from a crisis.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As FinTechs and other financial service providers drive commercial card adoption, virtual card technology becomes an increasingly popular focus of innovation initiatives, particularly as corporates demand solutions to support a remote workforce. Barclaycard Debuts V-Card For Expense Management.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

financial executives found that 91 percent were investing in financial technologies intended to help with newly remote operations. The firms were especially interested in deploying automated and advanced learning technologies. percent were considering or currently spending on AP and AR automation. Look Again.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week, however, venture capitalists in the B2B FinTech space went global, hitting Australia, the U.S., Once again, it was a healthy dose of modest funding rounds for a varied B2B FinTech space, and we break down all of the $45.6 The technology can also assess other metrics, like where and how employees spend most of their time.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Digital B2B payments innovations as diverse as machine learning (ML) automation, cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and virtual cards are gaining unprecedented traction as businesses move to build sustainable B2B payments operations outside of th e office.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

It’s a phrase that can cause several types of jobsite headaches — stepping away from a project to hit a hardware store with petty cash, for instance, or calling the boss to gain approval to go over a card spending limit. Spend Management Change. Spend Management Misconception. Time Is Money.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Automated AP solutions, however, can smooth away such frictions. Additional services match purchase orders (POs) with invoice numbers, and automate other processes important to accelerating approval procedures. Around The Next-Gen AP Automation World.

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Technology AP Automation accounts payable Spend Management Solutions 54

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Global spend management cloud solution firm Ivalua has released its new platform to help companies better manage spending and suppliers with visibility and automation, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The marriage of digital spend management to full-throated cross-border B2B payments capabilities is a match made in FinServ heaven, as the reengineering of payments pathways and partnerships after COVID is yielding potent, multifaceted new commerce solutions. B2B Digital Automation Push Is ‘Unprecedented’.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Targeting the freight brokerage and transportation management industry, Arrive Logistics , based in Texas, secured $25 million from investors.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

To provide small companies with accounts payable (AP) automation, Medius is bringing its MediusGo invoice automation product to the American market. Medius has been in the American market for more than a decade, helping SMBs through AP automation as well as spend management technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. This week, two massive deals landed with B2B payments innovators at Fundbox and Tipalti, but they were far from the only players to have secured new funding. Investors at Ice Angles and AngelHQ provided new funding for the company.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . Behind Sysco’s Spend Management Switch To Cards. BNY Mellon On The Two Key Factors To AP Automation . Trackers and Reports. Fun, Cool and Otherwise Interesting.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

At least, that’s what commercial card technology players believe, with this week’s rundown of the latest initiatives in corporate card solutions placing a focus on returning business trip volume. Amadeus B2B Wallet Expands Functionality. Expensify Links Cards To Booking. Wirecard, Payhawk Eye SMB Expenses.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Application program interface (API) technology had a standout year in 2019 as a critical component to enabling the open banking business model, unlocking financial data from silos, as well as facilitating seamless data integration and connectivity, to power a range of financial services platforms. APIs’ B2B eCommerce Play.

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Accounting Insight

JULY 3, 2023

Businesses are able to offer their customers a variety of secure and fast payment options with Chaser Pay, enabling them to get paid faster and reducing the amount of time they spend managing payments.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Indeed, WeWork’s recent troubles have shaken confidence in the tech startup funding environment. However recent analysis from Iron Pillar , as reported recently in the Times of India, suggests that such a slowdown may not be detrimental to the B2B FinTech startup arena. Venture Capital Funding. Cardlay, based in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

In a statement, Neat CEO David Rosa said the card "gives SMEs [small and medium-sized enterprises] the flexibility and control they need over their spending.". Divvy Lands $165 Million For Spend Management Tech. Conferma Pay Eyes The Value Of Straight-Through Processing.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

From a mobile app to beefed-up rewards, the latest solutions are embracing the shift of spend to the card. Expense management and accounts payable (AP) automation solution provider Emburse is rolling out new card solutions designed to help organizations manage their travel spend. Pleo Centralizes Card Spend Data.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Suplari , which works in spend agility, has debuted the next version of its Spend Industry Cloud, which has 175 different automated insights to help predict and manage costs, cash flow and investments, a press release says.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

However, in this week’s Commercial Card Innovation roundup, it wasn’t the point of friction that technology firms were addressing. Visa and American Express (Amex) turned their attention to promoting virtual card adoption as a technology that enables greater visibility and security in B2B transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Supply chain payments company Tradeshift has announced a partnership with Wax Digital, a FinTech offering businesses spend management tools. But our customers have been seeking to extend their collaboration with suppliers on upstream processes, such as sourcing and contract lifecycle management.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

” For banks, providing a spend management and analytics solutions, in conjunction with cloud eProcurement capabilities, can help the FIs identify cash savings. According to Cotter, banks’ top procurement demands often involve technology — procuring IT solutions, software, hardware and the like.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

As more technology emerges to sit between a company’s accounts payable (AP) platform and its vendor’s accounts receivable (AR) portal, service providers are looking to ease friction in a multitude of ways, from accelerating payments and cash flows to easing contract negotiations. Crowdz Pilots Invoice Crowdfunding.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

We break down all the B2B FinTech funding rounds below. ’s AimBrain deploys biometric authentication technology to combat fraud for FinTechs and financial institutions. and Italy, bringing its employee spend management tools into new regions. and Italy, bringing its employee spend management tools into new regions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Digital financial tools saw rapid increases in usage and functionality over the past decade, highlighted by the rising number of consumers who automate their daily bills through online services or track spending through mobile applications. Taxes And The Automation Benefit. That more-measured approach is not necessary, though.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

The company specializes in technology solutions that connect B2B Commerce and spend management procurement applications, including SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, Oracle and more. The firm is working with several partners that offer their own B2B solutions, which integrate their tools into the BigCommerce B2B platform.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

Corporations are bombarded with advice to go digital and automate their business processes, like procurement. Proactis released its Spend Control and eProcurement Technology Survey Summary earlier this week in the wake of a survey conducted at the June 2016 Spend Control Summit, held in the U.K. Where Automation Lives.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

National Australia Bank (NAB) has chosen Eedenbull to integrate its payment and spend management technology for SMB customers. NAB will add Eedenbull’s Q Business platform to its offering to help SMBs track and manage spend, as well as to automate compliance controls. ICICI Adds AlignBooks Technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Plus, Acumatica has introduced features for its Acumatica Cloud ERP technology, including electronic banking feeds. The cooperative said the effort will offer transaction management services. It is anticipated that the next-generation digital platform will harness an application programming interface (API) and cloud technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

In B2B FinTech, spend management is a greenfield opportunity as innovators explore how to help corporates understand the nuances of how money flows out of the enterprise. The many layers of spend management software traditionally have had nothing to do with payments,” he said in a recent interview.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Finaxar Teams With Visa On SMB Spend Management. Coupa Connects With American Express For B2B Virtual Card Payments. American Express is collaborating with Coupa on a new relationship to harness virtual cards for the Coupa Pay business-to-business (B2B) solution.

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