B-to-B payments

PayPal is following up on its P-to-P Facebook Messenger service by adding a chat extension that supports invoicing as part of a broader conversation about a sale.

PayStand, a blockchain business-to-business payments platform, has completed a $6 million funding round through BlueRun Ventures.

Modulr Finance, a U.K. payments application interface provider, is providing a service level agreement for business-to-business payments that guarantees automation for high volumes of complex payments at any time.

The most popular P-to-P schemes such as Venmo are still linked to an underlying payment card, meant to benefit “pull” payment incumbents, according to RPGC's Rene Pelegero.

Viewpoint's Henry Ferguson has heard the arguments against digitization firsthand, when checking with advisers who take the temperature of people in the construction industry.

Citigroup is extending a technology program that's designed to cut excess out of international supply procurement.

American Express Canada is launching a digital payment solution that replaces plastic cards with virtual account numbers.

It may seem weird or even risky at first, but e-invoicing not only reduces tax fraud, but also makes life easier for small businesses, writes Diego Caicedo, CEO of Portal Finance.

American Express will become the exclusive issuer of Hilton Honors cobranded credit cards in January, taking over the entire portfolio it previously shared with Citigroup.

Since Zelle's earliest days as the clearXchange network, the banks behind the P-to-P platform have promised that it could have a role in the business world. U.S. Bank has begun the next chapter by offering Disbursements via Zelle.