PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Commercial card innovation continues to make big waves in the accounts payable (AP) department, as corporates and card issuers alike explore new ways to drive business spend on cards beyond business trips or ad-hoc purchases. American Express commercial cards have been a staple for many corporates over the years.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Virtual credit cards are one of the more flexible electronic payment methods available, and the world continues its steady march toward greater digital payment use. They also offer more safeguards against fraud than traditional business credit cards. B2B Virtual Card Purchasing On The Rise. PYMNTS reported that 46.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

small business lender and commercial card company Capital on Tap is collaborating with accounting software company Receipt Bank to launch the Receipt Bank Card, a commercial card solution for small businesses, according to a press release Monday (July 8).

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JULY 2, 2020

Corporates of all sizes and verticals are taking an introspective look at internal operations to pinpoint areas of opportunity for working capital optimization. “On the buyer side, utilizing cards and shifting away from checks, wire and ACH provides a new credit instrument.” Optimizing Card Spend.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Investors backed a range of B2B FinTechs this week operating in areas including accounting, cross-border payments, virtual cards, expense management, cybersecurity and more. In total, more than $68 million in venture capital was announced — but that’s not counting the $130 million round for one U.K. Buckzy Payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. The first was the investment in early December of procure-to-pay healthcare payments company Procurement Partners. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

With businesses large and small increasingly turning their attention toward recovery efforts, the commercial credit card market is exploring ways to help their corporate card holders. Commercial Card, Global Commercial Services, Courtney Kelso in a statement. Neat Debuts Its Visa Card For Small Businesses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses of all sizes are slowly phasing manual expense tools out of spend management strategies. The latest Workforce Spend Playbook analyzes how expense management tools are shifting to provide quicker and more convenient services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in all markets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, Payference Founder and CEO Prashant Kumar said these conflicting B2B payment strategies aren't the only cash flow challenge finance leaders face today. The biggest barrier to cash flow management is putting together the data in a consumable way for executive teams," he said. Optimizing Payments.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Wells Fargo is beefing up its digital payments arsenal with a new service aimed at business customers. 19) announced in a press release that it is adding a new solution to its WellsOne Virtual Commercial Card , enabling business customers to digitally pay invoices to suppliers and others. The financial services giant on Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

From coordinating a team of newly remote workers to assessing new business models, the coronavirus pandemic is drastically disrupting the way organizations run and it is forcing a complete rethink of almost every aspect of operations — payments included. While it’s still early days, Boost Payment Solutions Founder and CEO Dean M.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Cape , a new Australian FinTech made up of professionals in finance, is debuting its new “recession fighting” credit card, powered by open banking and intended to allow access to new functions like buy now, pay later (BNPL), according to a report from AltFi. Common plans offer four-installment payments as ways to buy items.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Japan’s history of mobile payments progress is one of the more curious stories in the field. And yet Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities told Karen Webster. You need to have multiple different networks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The payments digitization push has ramped up for corporates in recent months, with growing corporate card adoption attributed to the pandemic, recent Mastercard data reveals. Lawmakers Eye Expanded Fleet Card Use. Fleet service cards act just like credit cards at a gas station," Rep. Lawmakers in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Walmart has announced it is teaming up with Capital One on a new credit card to be released on Sept. There will be two versions available: the Capital One Walmart Mastercard and the private-label Walmart Rewards Card. The card also gives back 2 percent on restaurant and travel purchases. 24, according to a release.

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JULY 2, 2020

With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. Boost Bolsters BMO Harris Bank’s Biz Cards. Global Cash Card’s Legal Saga Ends. ADP Eyes Payroll Card Adoption Jump.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

At the dawn of 2020, commercial cards made up only a fraction of overall B2B payments volume, even as corporates continued their slow-but-sure payments digitization efforts away from the paper check. But in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the corporate card seemed to unlock more value for businesses large and small.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The virtual card can be a valuable payment solution for the enterprise thanks to the technology's security features and mobility. Yet adoption remains limited, largely thanks to corporates' ongoing use of more traditional payment methods like ACH or even physical cards. Comdata Digitizes Legacy Fleet Payment Tool.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

As B2B FinTechs explore the value of the commercial card, they’re integrating card payment capabilities across more scenarios, from vendor payments to employee expense management. BofA Expands Contactless Biz Card Service. Apple Pay Lands More Commercial Cards. This week the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

EnKash , a digital platform and payment solution provider, has entered into an alliance with Mastercard to expand the usage and acceptance of commercial cards in India and provide a B2B digital payment automation platform, according to a press release. Suppliers will have improved cash flows.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

For the many businesses that have managed to endure the COVID-19 crisis, embracing changes that improve their cash flow and financial flexibility has been critical. A massive bright light has begun to shine on [the timing of payments] process.”. Let’s say you have a supplier that has offered 60-day payment terms,” he said. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

17) Capital One announced news of its Savor Card , a cash back credit card that gives foodies cash back rewards on dining, groceries and general retail purchases. We created the Savor Card to give customers a simple way to earn more when they are doing what we know they love. Card at Capital One.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. BlueTarp targets SMBs with accounts receivable management, cash flow tools, risk mitigation solutions and trade credit financing offerings.

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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. Expensify Links Cards To Booking. Emirates Islamic Launches Cards For SMBs. Wirecard, Payhawk Eye SMB Expenses.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Mooncard, a France-based FinTech that provides businesses with payments cards and expense management solutions, has announced $5.7 Mooncard combines a physical card solution with a digital expense management platform to streamline the spend management process for businesses. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Wells Fargo & Co is seeking to sell its private-label credit card and point-of-sale (POS) financing unit as part of an ongoing strategic review of its businesses. Selling the private-label credit card unit would be a business reversal for the financial services group. Wells Fargo also reported heightened debit card usage.

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APRIL 15, 2020

While small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to hustle to secure portions of various federal coronavirus relief funding, the commercial card industry is finding itself in a position to support SMBs and their cash flow needs, too. Boost Finds A Surge In Corporate Card Interest. WEX Reorganizes Corporate Payments Team.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

According to John Innes, CEO of ACH Processing Company , the complex flow of B2B payments in the healthcare space has several areas of opportunity to not only bring efficiency to the process, but actually provide financial relief to both payers, like third-party administrators (TPAs), and payees, like dental offices and private practices.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

The commercial credit card is increasingly viewed as a critical tool for these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of fast access to credit, but many financial institutions are going further to nix fees on their card programs, including card products for small firms. Comdata Fuel Cards Facilitate Factoring.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As more financial service providers explore how to capitalize on corporates’ growing adoption of commercial cards, firms are looking at the card as a way to round out their products and services with a more holistic offering. Below, PYMNTS takes a look at the latest in commercial card innovation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Despite some drawbacks, legacy rails have mounds of potential to tackle a multitude of B2B payments friction points. For payments technology players, finding the opportunities to build upon existing infrastructure continues to open up new doors in B2B payments improvements. Mastercard Track Business Payment Services Launch.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense management. Increasingly, the corporate card industry is also looking at ways to take advantage of the unique challenges in particular industries. Cards Tackle Event Planning Expenses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. companies, including $75 million landing at one FinTech looking to bolster small business credit card payment adoption.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

When the commercial card first came on the scene, executives thought of the payment tool in limited terms: a piece of plastic their employees could use to make one-off purchases at the office supply or hardware store, buy a coffee while on a business trip or take a client out to dinner. ” Recognizing Commercial Card Advantages.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The creation of credit card infrastructure 60 years ago initially had the consumer in mind, but recent history has shown that investments in card technology are capturing a greater share of the B2B payments market. Leavitt says suppliers are indeed more difficult than buyers to convince of commercial cards’ value proposition.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Although they are vastly different beasts, shifts in the consumer payments ecosystem have significantly impacted the flow of B2B payments. Having multiple providers ensures merchants can still access funds from their card transactions even if one bank provider stops operating in a certain industry or currency, for example.

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