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How The Corporate Card Recharted Its Adoption Course

PYMNTS

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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The Commercial Card Embraces A Season Of (Major) Change

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In B2B payments, the commercial card has experienced a dramatic spike in adoption this year as organizations accelerated their digital transformations and, unable to physically enter the office, began to rely on electronic payments to conduct their business. Winter Blues. Spring’s SMB Support. Spring began in dramatic fashion.

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Capital One says credit deterioration has 'run its course'

American Banker

The stable outlook is an indication that — at least for some lenders — the much-feared cycle of cardholders defaulting on their obligations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic may not turn out to be so bad.

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Cognizant Corporate Cards Targeted In Cyberattack

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A cyberattack from Maze ransomware against global business and tech firm Cognizant mostly hit the company’s corporate cards that had been issued to employees, the company told authorities, according to The Times of India. Also, the FBI has been called to assist with finding out the perpetrator.

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How SMBs Rethink Commercial Card Versatility

PYMNTS

With commercial credit cards historically viewed as a payment vehicle for businesses to make one-off purchases for the office or while on a business trip, the small business credit card has yet to catch up to adoption volumes seen by other payment methods like direct bank transfers in the B2B payments space. Opening Access To Capital.

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This Bain Capital-Backed Company Raised $150M To Automate Expense Reports With Smart Company Cards

CB Insights

The round drew participation from Bain Capital, Seedcamp, Stripes Group, Thrive Capital, Creandum, and Kinnevik. Denmark-based Pleo offers smart business cards to automate expenditure reports and make spending easier. Pleo , a business expenditure platform, has raised $150M in a Series C. How’s the company performing?

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Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership

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As reported , Walmart is working with Ribbit Capital to create an as-yet unnamed FinTech that would, the companies said on Monday (Jan. You may be familiar with the fact that Credit Karma (where Ribbit already has an investment) helps users scout for the best credit card deals and loans. As reported late last year , a U.S.

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