B-to-B payments

Fraud targeting accounts payable departments had been on the rise to begin with, but a new sense of urgency has taken hold in the wake of a recent incident that cost Facebook and Google $100 million.

Cloud computing has boosted P2P and makes it easier for developers to build new businesses and payment technology, says Demetrios Zamboglou, BABB's chief operating officer.

Wirecard’s platform for delivering corporate disbursements is expanding to the Philippines.

Naval Group, an international technology company specializing in naval defense systems, is among the first to complete a cross-border payment through Swift's global payments innovation early adopter program.

Many businesses mistakenly see alternative payment methods as only for consumers, but there are use cases for B2B, argues Pat Bermingham, CEO of Adflex.

This year’s payments industry mergers have exposed numerous corporate, geographic, product and talent gaps, yet perhaps few payment types are more challenging and stuck in the past than health care.

Today’s employees bring their own devices to work, split their time across multiple screens, and can conduct their jobs from anywhere. Business pay has to match that reality, says Billtrust's Flint Lane.

Investment in B2B fintech startups has been ramping up for the past couple of years, and in the next year we’ll start to see businesses reaping the benefits of the fintech wave, says Nvoicepay's Karla Friede.

As both large payment processors and fintechs are attracted to the market opportunity presented as B2B transactions start to digitize, one vendor hopes to stand out with an AI-based workflow.

The technology is too geared toward consumer use and leaves businesses out of the mix, argues Matt Johnner, president and co-founder of BankLabs.