Interviews

Shared Payments Models Rewrite Economics of Commercial Cards

Shared Payments Models Rewrite Economics of Commercial Cards

When it comes to business-to-business (B2B) payments, it’s easy to get blindsided by the staggering $100 trillion-plus annual transaction volume …
Commercial Cards are King

Commercial Cards are King

In an increasingly interconnected global economy fed by international supply chains, the buying and selling of goods and services increasingly …
Streamlining Payments with Straight-Through Processing

Streamlining Payments with Straight-Through Processing

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, efficiency and quality are essential for staying ahead of the competition. Straight-through processing (STP) is …
Commercial Cards Evolve as Working Capital Takes Precedence

Commercial Cards Evolve as Working Capital Takes Precedence

One of the main trends we have seen that will have an impact in 2024 is redefining the role of …
Rising Interest, a Boost to Commercial Cards as Working Capital Source

Rising Interest, a Boost to Commercial Cards as Working Capital Source

Treasury automation, virtual card adoption, and the financial advantages of commercial cards are reshaping the way businesses manage their working …
Finding the Real Value in Business Payments When Money Movement Is a Commodity

Finding the Real Value in Business Payments When Money Movement Is a Commodity

Technological advancements and a seismic, if in places incremental, shift towards digitization are transforming B2B payments …
Moving B2B Payments' Last Mile into the Express Lane

Moving B2B Payments’ Last Mile into the Express Lane

Over the last decade, the impact of digital capabilities and innovative new ecosystems has taken the payments industry by storm …
Business Email Compromise Scams Are Growing Threat to B2B Operations

Business Email Compromise Scams Are Growing Threat to B2B Operations

Business email compromise (BEC) scams have become a top concern for organizations engaged in B2B transactions, as they target financial …
Commercial Cards Give Firms Working Capital Certainty in Uncertain Times

Commercial Cards Give Firms Working Capital Certainty in Uncertain Times

Business interest in alternative financing solutions is rising almost as fast as interest rates are …
Virtual cards and Boost Payment Solutions: A Secure and Efficient Solution for B2B Payments

Virtual cards and Boost Payment Solutions: A Secure and Efficient Solution for B2B Payments

Virtual cards are now experiencing growing popularity as a means of business-to-business payment, and the integration of these, including the …
Commercial Cards Become Important CFO Cash Management Tool

Commercial Cards Become Important CFO Cash Management Tool

PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023, and what they are …
Companies Tap New Data Insights After Automating Business Payments

Companies Tap New Data Insights After Automating Business Payments

Intractable manual payment processing remains a significant pain point for many organizations, but the more companies experience automated payment processing …
Vendor Concentration Risks Draw Greater Scrutiny Post SVB

Vendor Concentration Risks Draw Greater Scrutiny Post SVB

Living in the past holds organizations back. But as the B2B payments landscape continues to be transformed by ongoing digitization …
Optimizing Commercial Payments in the Digital Age

Optimizing Commercial Payments in the Digital Age

The global adoption of digital payments is increasing, and commercial payments are no exception …
Businesses and suppliers are hurt by inefficient payment processes – but there’s a fix

Businesses and suppliers are hurt by inefficient payment processes – but there’s a fix

Many businesses routinely struggle to pay their suppliers on time, leading to those suppliers wasting precious hours and resources chasing …
Optimize Your Company's Transactions with Boost Payment Solutions

Optimize Your Company’s Transactions with Boost Payment Solutions

Depuis 14 ans, Boost Payment Solutions fait office de référence dans le secteur de la fintech. Passerelle optimisant l’utilisation et …
Boost CEO Says Standardization Key to Digital B2B Payments Growth

Boost CEO Says Standardization Key to Digital B2B Payments Growth

B2B payments will see significant adoption and standardization of digital, integrated solutions in 2023, Boost Payment Solutions CEO Dean M …
Crypto as a Practical Solution to B2B Payments

Crypto as a Practical Solution to B2B Payments

Cryptocurrencies have moved from a speculative asset to a practical one. One area in which crypto can serve and improve …
Canadian Businesses Swap Checks for Commercial Cards

Canadian Businesses Swap Checks for Commercial Cards

Checks remain a key B2B payment method in Canada, but commercial cards are changing that. A driving force behind this …
Virtual Cards Bring Relief to B2B Healthcare Payments

Virtual Cards Bring Relief to B2B Healthcare Payments

As the focus on improving commercial payment flows in healthcare intensifies, virtual cards are increasingly being tasked with taking up …
Rising Interest Rates Spark Supplier Interest in Commercial Card Acceptance

Rising Interest Rates Spark Supplier Interest in Commercial Card Acceptance

The payments pull and tug between buyers and suppliers has long favored those doing the buying, but that’s changing as …
Technology Helps Buyers and Suppliers Meet Economic Challenges

Technology Helps Buyers and Suppliers Meet Economic Challenges

Payment solutions that offer flexibility, automation and reconciliation controls are key to ensuring growth for companies, Rick Kenneally, Chief Technology …
Too Many Industry Sectors Operate in Payments ‘Dark Ages’

Too Many Industry Sectors Operate in Payments ‘Dark Ages’

The last two years may have exposed flaws in the way businesses conduct cross-border commerce, but there’s always room for …
Digital B2B Payment Solutions Provide Flexibility for Buyers and Seller

Digital B2B Payment Solutions Provide Flexibility for Buyers and Seller

Dean M. Leavitt, CEO and founder of Boost Payment Solutions, writes in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022: What the Next Six …
2021 Was the Year of Intention

2021 Was the Year of Intention

Last year gave the payments world a bit of time to step back and regroup from the chaos of 2020 …
Credit Cards See Growth as Part of Global Business Payments Mix

Credit Cards See Growth as Part of Global Business Payments Mix

All eyes are on the supply chain snarls — the logistics headaches that may leave shelves bare during the all-important …
Digitized B2B Payments Will Likely Continue To Grow Post-Pandemic

Digitized B2B Payments Will Likely Continue To Grow Post-Pandemic

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on …
Solving B2B’s Payment And Data Problem

Solving B2B’s Payment And Data Problem

In B2B, you cannot solve the payments problem without solving the data problem. They’re inextricably linked, especially when it comes …