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Deals

Billie Raises €30M for Its B2B Invoicing and Payments Platform

July 18 2019

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• B2B

“Founded in 2017 by the same team behind SME online lending platform Zencap, which exited to Funding Circle in 2015, Billie wants to bring to B2B invoicing and payments the same level of convenience seen in B2C payments and e-commerce.”

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COMMENTARY: The Rise of B2B E-Commerce Creates New Technology Openings

July 1 2019

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• B2B

“Nearly half of today’s B2B buyers are millennials, driving a change in purchasing behavior where buyers prefer less interaction with sales teams and more of a shift to self-service. At the same time, many noted direct-to-consumer brands that have built successful B2C business like Casper and Peloton are now turning to B2B strategies to overcome […]

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Deals

Razorpay Lands $75M Funding Led by Ribbit Capital

June 19 2019

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• B2B

“Razorpay has raised $75 million (about ₹525 crore) in its latest round of equity financing, led by financial technology-focused investment firm Ribbit Capital, which will see the Bengaluru-based business-tobusiness payment solutions company double down on its new business lines.”

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Treasurers See Plenty of Use Cases for Real-Time Payments, And They’re Writing Fewer Checks

September 16 2019

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• B2B
• Faster payments

“Corporate treasurers can identify numerous use cases for real-time or otherwise faster payments, but they do worry about transaction security, according to the Association for Financial Professionals. Some 60% of respondents surveyed in the AFP’s newly released 2019 payments study said business-to-business transactions will benefit the most from faster and real-time payment systems, with consumer-to-business […]

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Mastercard Partners With OpenText to Increase Financial Efficiencies in the Supply Chain

July 11 2019

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• B2B

“Global payments technology giant Mastercard announced today that it is partnering with Ontario-based Enterprise Operations Management firm OpenText. The two firms will, according to a press release, collaborate on advancing a connected and scalable digital ecosystem, allowing companies irrespective of size, location or technical capability to build increased trust and security into trading partner relationships.”

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Coupa Partners With PayPal to Offer New Payment Solutions

July 1 2019

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• B2B

“The latest integration enables Coupa Pay users with more flexibility when paying PayPal-enabled suppliers, consequently ensuring hassle-free and secure online payment experience for buyers and suppliers. Coupa Pay solution offers an optimized “one-stop-shop” for the company’s all B2B payment processing and transaction thereby increasing visibility and control. We believe the integration is aimed at providing […]

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Visa and J.P. Morgan Help Businesses Make Payments Faster With Billtrust’s Business Payments Network

August 1 2019

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• B2B

“Visa and Billtrust today announced that J.P. Morgan will utilize Billtrust’s Business Payments Network (BPN) , streamlining the delivery of electronic B2B payments for J.P. Morgan Commercial Card clients. Participating clients will now be able to utilize BPN’s connected platform of suppliers to send and receive digital payments more efficiently and quickly.According to Levvel Research, […]

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Mastercard™ Track to Modernize $125 Trillion Global B2B Payments Market

September 12 2019

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• B2B

“Mastercard launched Track in 2018 as a trade platform to address identity, compliance and payment management needs. As a secure, permissioned repository of more than 210 million registered entities worldwide, the trade directory is a central component to the expanded suite of products and services. Track will now encompass all current and future B2B payment […]

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Companies

American Express Expands Suite of Global Business Payment Capabilities Through Acquisition of Acompaytm

August 1 2019

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• American Express
• B2B

“American Express  today announced it signed an agreement to acquire acompaytm, a best-in-class, digital payment automation platform from ACOM Solutions, Inc. , that helps business customers make supplier payments easily and securely, manage business spend, and improve cash flow.“acompaytm will be the newest addition to a series of B2B payment collaborations, strengthening our accounts payable automation […]

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Discover and JAGGAER Launch B2B Payments Solution

October 1 2019

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• B2B

“The Discover Global Network will support payments on JAGGAER ONE Platform’s vast network of more than 2000 customers and 4 million suppliers in 70 countries. Discover will work with JAGGAER to bring virtual card numbers as a solution in early 2020 followed by other payment method options later that year.”