B-to-B payments

Billtrust has long relied on its sales force to approach businesses directly with accounts receivable technology, and it's turning to banks to automate more steps in the process of handling payments.

The latest class of the Commerce.Innovated accelerator program run by Silicon Valley Bank and First Data demonstrates a focus on changing industries in addition to streamlining how people pay.

The ability to expedite information with payment, specifically remittances, is the real challenge, writes Mike Fortmann, vice president of Southwest Region for NVoicepay.

Companies and staff should not spend time doing manual work tied to T&E , writes Sunny Manivannan, general manager of Coupa Expenses.

UPS Capital has launched an online business-to-business payments service that will allow transactions licensed by escrow in a matter of minutes, rather than using a letter of credit or other options that can take up to two weeks to complete.

Unless security systems are implemented thoughtfully and provide a comprehensive view of an organization’s end-to-end security position they’re little more than a distraction, writes Luis Rojas, vice president of product management for cyber fraud and risk management at Bottomline Technologies.

With clients seeking a faster way to reimburse employees for expenses, Shoeboxed turned to payments technology provider Dwolla to help create Fetch.

Improving accounts receivable can produce predictable cash flow that can be invested, lead to more innovation and increase overall efficiency, writes Flint Lane, CEO of Billtrust.

The evolution of the workforce away from traditional 40-hour per week full-time staff is making it harder to handle corporate travel expenses.

Much like the consumer retail acquisition market, business payment companies are expanding the appeal of transaction automation by tying it to international growth and value-added merchant services.