Mastercard unveils vision to modernise the global B2B payments market
by Ben Poole
Mastercard Track Business Payment Service is first global open-loop commercial service to simplify payments between buyers and sellers.
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There are three types of suppliers: high volume trading partners, regular suppliers and one-off/occasional suppliers - see figure. Each type requiring different payment solution. Types of Supplier and Payments Source: J&W Associates Copyright © 2011 Paying High Volume Partners Some large… Read more about Paying Suppliers
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