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BILL Extends Supplier Payments to Power a Connected B2B Ecosystem and Help Large Enterprise Suppliers Get Paid Up to ~7 Days Faster

Bill

“BILL announced the latest expansion of BILL Supplier Payments Plus. These new capabilities further extend the solution’s ability to automate and intelligently orchestrate payments and cash application for Enterprise Suppliers, streamlining SMB payments, reducing manual work, and supporting enterprise-grade controls. By sitting between buyers and suppliers, BILL absorbs complexity at scale to reduce friction across […]

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The Infrastructure Layer for AI Agents in Institutional Finance

Fireblocks

“We are quickly entering an era where AI agents are executing B2B payments, moving capital, settling transactions, and managing treasury operations autonomously. While the use cases are exciting (think treasury rebalancing, liquidity management, and cross-border payment routing), there’s a gap that the industry is just now starting to uncover: these agents need to be able to move […]

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Meeting Rising AI Expectations and Removing Friction Key to Meeting Needs of B2B Buyers Across Europe

TreviPay

“According to a new European Study 1 of 550 business buyers commissioned by TreviPay , the global B2B payments invoicing and payments network, friction in the B2B buying process in the form of slow onboarding and inconsistent invoicing along with rising expectations for AI-enabled processes are where businesses are experiencing threats to loyalty beyond price.”

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JPMorgan Partners With Mastercard to Launch Virtual B2B Card in Europe

Retail Systems

“JPMorgan Chase’s payments arm has partnered with Mastercard to launch its virtual card in Europe. JPMorgan Payments plans to tap into Europe’s position as the world’s second-largest payments market after rolling out the virtual card in the US. By adopting the JPMorgan Payments virtual card, businesses in sectors such as insurance, healthcare, travel and commercial […]

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TreviPay Announces AI-Powered Growth Center to Help Enterprises Predict Buyer Behavior and Drive B2B Sales

TreviPay

TreviPay, a fully managed B2B payments platform, announced the availability of the Growth Center, a set of capabilities within the TreviPay Client Portal to help identify buyer growth opportunities more strategically and build stronger, longer-lasting supplier relationships. The new Growth Center enables businesses to explore buyer needs, spot trends and optimize key steps in the […]

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B2B Cross-Border Payments: Expert Insights on Faster Payments Adoption Report

Faster Payments Council

“This report published by the FPC Cross-Border Payments Work Group, sponsored by Mastercard, explores the most pressing challenges facing B2B cross-border payments and practical strategies for addressing them. While cross-border B2B transactions remain critical to global trade, many organizations still contend with friction around settlement speed, liquidity management, foreign exchange, compliance, data quality, and fraud risk.”

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The B2B Opportunity in Instant Payments

FRB Services

“Rising B2B transaction volume, increasing digitization of business processes, and emerging payment technology opens the door to shifts in the B2B payment sector. Banks and service providers have the opportunity to provide new payment offerings, including instant payment options, to help businesses move to a more modern, automated payments experience. A new white paper about […]

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TreviPay Launches Pay by Invoice for Issuers Enabled by Visa Credentials

Business Wire

“TreviPay announced the launch of its Pay by Invoice solution for Visa-issuing banks, enabling issuers to capture a greater share of the $58 trillion North American B2B payments market. Through this collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, TreviPay’s order-to-cash automation technology combines with Visa’s commercial payment capabilities to help issuers move fragmented […]

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Visa’s New Data Mandate Could Reshape How Merchants Handle Payments

Payments NEXT

“Visa’s latest initiative, the Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP) is redefining what “good data” means in the payments ecosystem, and every business that accepts corporate or purchasing cards should take notice. The program rewards merchants who send complete, accurate, and detailed information with every commercial transaction. That means cleaner data fields like invoice numbers, tax […]

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N3XT Launches First Fully Blockchain-Powered Bank for Instant, Programmable B2B Payments

Business Wire

“N3XT, a new bank built on blockchain technology to leverage break-through innovation in finance, officially launched, enabling clients to make instant, programmable business-to-business payments in U.S. dollars any hour of the day. N3XT identified the pain points of traditional banking and applied the lessons of the crypto industry to remove friction in the global payment […]

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Alibaba Taps JPMorgan To Build Stablecoin-Like Payments System for Its $35B Commerce Network

Yahoo Finance

“Alibaba plans to launch a tokenized global payment network by December. The system uses a stablecoin-like model and is being developed with JPMorgan’s tokenization technology. The network is designed to streamline cross-border B2B payments using tokenized fiat and AI-powered smart contracts.”

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Paystand Acquires Bitwage to Make Stablecoins Enterprise-Grade for Global B2B Finance

Business Wire

“Paystand, the leading blockchain‑powered B2B payments network, announced it has acquired Bitwage, the leading platform for stablecoin‑enabled cross‑border payouts. The deal positions Paystand to deliver enterprise‑grade stablecoin settlement and FX across its network, which has processed more than $20 billion in payment volume for 1,000+ enterprises and more than one million businesses worldwide.”

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Visa and Transcard Collaborate to Deliver Advanced Embedded Working Capital Solutions in Freight & Logistics

Visa

“Visa and Transcard announced the launch of a next-generation embedded finance platform, designed to power payments and working capital solutions in the freight and logistics industry. Visa and Transcard are also collaborating on agentic initiatives for the B2B segment. This alliance puts embedded credit and working capital solutions in the hands of freight forwarders and […]

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Balance Introduces MCP Server, Enabling AI Agents to Analyze and Manage B2B Payments in Real Time

Business Wire

“Balance, an AI-powered financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, announced its beta release of the Balance Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, enabling customers’ AI agents to directly communicate with Balance’s payments, credit, and receivables APIs. By connecting Balance to Large Language Models through MCP, merchants can unlock real-time buyer intelligence and act on it without […]

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Boost Payment Solutions Empowers Businesses to Navigate Visa's Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP) With Confidence

PR Newswire

“Boost Payment Solutions, a global leader in B2B payments, announced full readiness to support clients through Visa’s newly launched Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP). CEDP represents one of the most significant changes to interchange qualifications in decades, designed to increase data accuracy and transparency in B2B card transactions. CEDP replaces Visa’s legacy Level 2 and […]