PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Some firms have better adjusted to new digital tendencies than others, especially when it comes to keeping track of B2B payments and spend management. Many of the tools that have traditionally been used to track payments and manage spending have now fallen out of step with what businesses currently need in today’s digital environment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

In Australia, the commercial card market is one example of how bureaucracy and legacy process have stifled access to important SMB financial services, despite a continued surge in banking innovation and digitization. “People don’t just want a physical credit card to swipe at the shops,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Infineon Technologies , which works as a semiconductor manufacturer, is doing away with employee identification cards at its Germany headquarters and instead implementing a new smart card solution that combines office building access and Mastercard contactless payments capabilities, according to a FinTech Intel report.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 23, 2017

They manage the Fintech Istanbul program, and are the powerhouse behind many of the innovations we’ve seen in Turkey from mobile wallets to contactless payments. We may describe Turkish banking sector as strong, innovative, modern and well-regulated. million credit cards, 118.3 debit cards and 1.7

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap . According to the latest edition of the Innovation Readiness report, only 22.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

However, figures show that a majority of executives are in the midst of digital transformations, where 83 percent of financial services executives surveyed say that they’ve innovated with payments technology this year. Aquilina said virtual cards are poised to eclipse other commercial card form factors over the next few years.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

While quick-service restaurant (QSR) managers and customers might view the same menu, they might not always be on the same page when it comes to technology and innovation. However, a look at recent data found that many QSRs are not exactly quick to implement customers’ preferred innovations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As demand increases for digitally-driven money management solutions, Mastercard has expanded its Digital-First Card Program in North America. Consumers also have fast digital access to card information, including the 16-digit number, CVC2, expiration date and customer service information. and increasingly, also for commerce.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The time and effort lost manually filling in information, sorting through receipts and documents to track down missing details and ensuring each claimed item falls within companies’ standards stresses workers as well as the expense managers who must check each field. Bringing Innovation to a Traditional Industry.

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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

JULY 8, 2019

These days, no matter how creative, innovative and disruptive an idea a financial services player may have, the reality is they don’t have a lot of time to sit around developing it. It was a solution designed, according to DeRosa, for companies with innovative roadmaps that need fast, flexible support.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

said John Elliott , head of open banking at banking and wealth management group Investec. What we are seeing [is] continual innovation in terms of services and offerings for corporates and for individuals that are being built utilizing open banking rails.”. Open Banking Prevents Data Exposure. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

It was in this environment that interest began to spike in digital everyday spend solutions: virtual cards, spend controls and analytical tools that could help companies provide digital options to manage their day-to-day expenses and reduce the frustration, paperwork and manual effort required to submit expense reports to finance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

A majority (55 percent) of corporate professionals identified real-time payments as their top B2B payment service priority, according to the Real-Time Payments Innovation Playbook. With innovation comes new challenges. The real estate market also recently saw innovations. Security vs. Friction. B2B Payments Across Industries.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

There is also the chance (please no, not this time) of some hassle with payments, such as the corporate account or card not going through, or maybe, on the travel agency side, a software glitch or another problem that adds friction and frustration to an already long travel day. Innovation Challenges. Innovation Willingness.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Three major Japanese players in technology, payments and banking will run a joint trial to determine how well a new blockchain-based identity verification system operates across companies and industries, the firms announced Thursday (Oct. million card members and $321.6 billion in 2019 transactions.

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PYMNTS

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. Virtual cards can improve accounts payable (AP) processes, benefiting both buyers and suppliers by streamlining day-to-day payments, and providing greater control over cash flows.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Commercial cards account for only a portion of corporates’ overall spend, as checks stick around and ACH gains ground. However, their market share is on the rise as card issuers develop more robust rewards programs, and the ability to integrate card spend into back-office spend management and analytics platforms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

A new proposed service by the payments provider would let parents create spending accounts attached to debit cards for their teenage children, giving them more flexibility in spending at an early age, as opposed to just handing them a few dollars. Venmo is not the first company to inch in on the debit card market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Mastercard Track Card to Account Transfer, the release says, will let businesses use commercial cards to pay suppliers even if the suppliers don't take card payments. The new payment facility will help to boost cash flow management and automate payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

the digital payment and open banking provider based in Redwood City, California, has hired Jonathan Vaux as general manager of its European operations, the company announced on Wednesday (Sept. He has helped to craft systems used throughout the industry, the company added. i2c Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Payments Canada is teaming up with Mastercard’s Vocalink for clearing and settlement for the country’s new real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR). Mastercard’s Vocalink’s clearing and settlement solution supports Payments Canada requirements, including ISO 20022 and the Bank of Canada’s risk management standards. “As

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Although CU members want innovation in member loyalty and rewards, most credit unions are not delivering these programs up to the desired standards. Credit union members’ high expectations when it comes to loyalty innovation do not necessarily make or break their banking relationships. Loyalty Innovation Strategies .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Payments and cash flow can be the difference between life and death for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), This also applies to expense and spend management, which have a massive impact on cash flow. small businesses said managing travel expenses and payments is a stressful process. Not only that, but 24 percent of U.K.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In addition, SmartPesa is rolling out an Android point-of-sale (POS) system, and South Africa’s Mugg & Bean (M&B) is launching support for Samsung Pay. Vipps, which offers the BankAxept national payment system, is owned by banks in Norway, and processes eight out of 10 card purchases made in stores in the country.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The patient, McCarthy noted, has become the largest payor in the entire healthcare system. This means providers — doctors who likely went to medical school with the goal of treating patients — have been thrust into the unfortunate job of being accounts receivable (AR) managers and bill collectors. But it doesn’t have to get worse.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Merchants may also look to payments orchestration platforms to help them manage compliance needs.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A biometric payment is a point-of-sale technology that authenticates payments by pairing a payment card with a physical identifier of the cardholder. Both Visa and Mastercard rolled out pilot biometric payment cards in 2022. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The company announced in February that it would acquire the expense management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm that already underpins Visa’s IntelliLink Spend Management platform, designed for commercial and small business (SMB) customers. Microsoft, KPMG Enter SMB Management. Square Links Up With Handshake.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Visa , in response to the rising demand for safer ways to travel, has expanded its partnership with Cubic Transportation Systems to offer contactless payments for public transportation services in over 500 cities, according to a press release. Now, with the expanded partnership, they intend to reach more people with the contactless systems.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As Nick Reid, director of B2B partner development at Conferma , said in an interview with PYMNTS, virtual cards can help eliminate those hidden costs. After all, he added, it takes time to establish buyer and seller relationships, such as the process of collecting supplier bank details and other data that needs to be loaded into ERP systems.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Virtual cards have been spreading across the B2B payment space because of their cost-saving benefits for both companies and suppliers. These cards’ account numbers correspond with certain vendors, and have predetermined spending limits, enabling accounts payable (AP) professionals to better manage expenses, control cash flow and fight fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Commercial cards remain only a fraction of the B2B payments space, but FinTech firms, banks and other financial service providers continue to develop new solutions aimed at boosting adoption. For companies like SmartEquip and Unified Payments Group , that means introducing new ways to lift the burden of suppliers accepting cards.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The volume and frequency of money and data in typical business practices continue to increase, yet some businesses are still using manual, paper-based expense reporting systems that can lead to costly mistakes. These systems are only becoming more frustrating for workers, especially as the working world’s average age creeps steadily downward.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

It was once the case that innovation — no matter the industry — took time. Thus, when it comes to payments, the name of the game is innovation on the fly. Innovation in real time, you might say, is key in bringing new technologies and new methods to markets. Judicious planning. Trial and error. How to scale with speed?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2016

When it comes to payments innovation, the problem with banks and other large financial institutions (FIs) isn’t a lack of interest or aspiration. The modern consumer is digital in many ways: in how they shop, pay, interact with brands and manage their finances. Payments Innovation At Scale . Not having control no longer works.

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