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2025 AFP® Digital Payments Survey: A Roadmap for Today’s Businesses

JPMorgan

“With the notable shift to digital payments in full force, the timing has never been better for the latest edition of the 2025 AFP Digital Payments Survey: A Triennial Publication. Conducted by the Association for Financial Professionals® (AFP) and sponsored by J.P. Morgan, this year’s edition dives into the data regarding B2B payment trends, cross-border payments […]

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Over 21 Years, a Massive Drop in B2B Check Payments, Study Finds

Nacha

“Business-to-business check payments have plummeted over the past two decades, new research shows. In 2004, 81% of B2B payments involved paper checks, according to that year’s Association for Financial Professionals Digital Payments Survey. Fast forward to the 2025 edition and that number is down to 26%, a new low. Nacha reported that from 2015 to […]

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Visa's Fleet 2.0: Supercharging B2B Payments [Video]

Procurement Magazine

“Visa’s Fleet 2.0 card – involving 15 different partners – addresses procurement challenges in fleet management, aiming for improved user experience. The introduction of the Visa Fleet 2.0 card is set to enhance procurement flexibility, simplifying fleet management systems and improving operational efficiency. The Visa Fleet 2.0 features include: spend controls, digital onboarding, all-expense coverage […]

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Checkout.com Powers Rail Europe to 8% Uplift in Acceptance Rates and Stronger Fraud Protection

checkout

“Checkout.com is powering Rail Europe’s growth by delivering faster, more secure and reliable payments. Since implementing Checkout.com’s platform, Rail Europe has achieved an 8% uplift in acceptance rates across its B2C and B2B platforms, while significantly reducing fraud and chargebacks – helping millions of international travellers book European rail with confidence.”

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Fortis and BigCommerce Announce Payments Partnership to Simplify Checkout and Accelerate Business Growth

PR Newswire

“Fortis announced a strategic partnership with BigCommerce built to help brands, retailers, manufacturers, and merchants of all sizes grow and innovate without compromise. Through this integration, BigCommerce customers—including mid-market B2B sellers, distributors, service-based businesses, and developers—gain access to Fortis’ embedded payments technology. The solution enables real-time transactions, simplified reconciliation, and next-day funding, while eliminating third-party […]

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TreviPay Powers Walmart Business Pay By Invoice Offering

Business Wire

“TreviPay, a fully managed B2B payments platform, has collaborated with Walmart Business to launch the next phase of the retailer’s Pay By Invoice program. The program enables eligible business customers to access a line of credit with 30-day net terms, powered by TreviPay’s next-generation payments and A/R automation technology. The offering is available for purchases online, in […]

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Mastercard Simplifies Business Payments With Oracle Integration

PR Newswire

“Mastercard has announced the local launch of a new embedded virtual card payment capability, with Westpac becoming the first commercial issuer in Australia to activate the solution for clients using Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The integration leverages Mastercard’s innovative virtual card solution and Oracle’s B2B technology platform to deliver a seamless, secure, […]

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1st Commercial Credit Unveils Vendor Pay Express, Offering Suppliers Early Payments and Buyers Interest-Free Credit

PR Newswire

“Vendor Pay Express, Inc., an affiliate of 1st Commercial Credit, LLC, announced the official launch of its digital supplier payment platform, introducing a new approach to B2B transactions. Suppliers receive early payments, improving liquidity and strengthening cash flow, while buyers can maintain their negotiated net terms and access an unsecured line of credit to cover vendor […]

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Thredd Becomes First Issuer-Processor to Offer Real Time Control Over B2B Travel Payments Through the Mastercard Wholesale Program

Thredd

“Thredd, a leading next-generation global issuer processor, today announced it has become the first to offer its travel agency customers real time payment control through new flexible product codes made possible through the Mastercard Wholesale Program (MWP). This new capability enables Thredd’s customers to better respond to supplier needs based on geography, product type and volume, while […]

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The Future of $40 Trillion in Cross-Border B2B Payments

Financial IT

“Every year, around $40 trillion flows through cross-border B2B payments, forming a significant portion of the broader $194 trillion global payments market, yet the majority still moves on outdated rails. This traditional, inefficient banking infrastructure was never designed for what our global economy demands today. At the heart of traditional cross-border payments is a complex […]

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Fortis Purchases B2B Payments Firm Serve First Solutions

GlobeData

“Fortis, a company that specialises in embedded payment technology, has acquired B2B payments firm Serve First Solutions. Serve First Solutions, as detailed on its website, provides an array of payment services, including processing for B2B cards, retail point of sale systems, e-commerce, and mobile payment solutions.”

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Mastercard Accelerates B2B Payment Automation Globally With Acceptance Innovations

Mastercard

“Mastercard is modernizing supplier reconciliation and streamlining virtual card payments with several new enablers. It’s launching widescale global availability of Mastercard Receivables Manager, its automated solution that makes virtual cards more efficient, secure and cost-effective for businesses to accept. To give payment service providers greater flexibility in how they offer B2B payment innovations, Mastercard is […]

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Cobre Becomes the First Platform to Enable Real-Time Interbank B2B Payments in Colombia [Bre-B]

Business Wire

“Cobre processes over 1.5 billion instant enterprise transactions each month in Colombia. With the upcoming release of Bre-B, the country’s new interoperable payment infrastructure, Cobre expects to double that volume. Cobre plans to grant early access to its customers, a group that includes major retailers, fintechs, and logistics providers.”

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Cobre Becomes the First Platform to Enable Real-Time Interbank B2B Payments in Colombia

Business Wire

“Cobre, the leading platform for real-time business payments in Latin America, unveiled that starting in September, it will become the first participant in Colombia’s financial system to enable instant interbank payments exclusively for businesses. As a long-time advocate of financial digitalization in Colombia, Cobre will accelerate the adoption of the new interoperable real-time payment system […]

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Balance and Alibaba.com Partner to Bring Flexible B2B Payments to SMEs Across the United States

Business Wire

“Balance, the AI-powered financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, announced today the launch of “Pay Later for Business” on Alibaba.com, an embedded financing solution designed to give U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises greater purchasing power and more control over how and when they pay. With this solution, Alibaba.com’s U.S. business users have the option to […]

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