State of B2B Payments: Asia Pacific
by CTM News Team
APAC's diverse markets and economic pressures are sparking a B2B payments revolution.
Paying Suppliers
Background
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…
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