PPRO and HighRadius aim to simplify European B2B payments
by Ben Poole
Integrated solution targets speed and accuracy upgrades to the B2B payment process
Payments - Disbursements
Background
Making payments is the inevitable consequence of making purchases and an essential and integral part of the financial supply chain. A payment is the transfer of value from one party, a person or…
Read moreNordea extends we.trade blockchain platform to SMEs
by Graham Buck
Nordea is opening up the co-developed platform to smaller businesses after pilot customers used it for the first live trades last July.
Tips for treasury & payments
by Jack Large
Useful ’How to’ tips in Treasury Alliance Group’s “Clearing the Fog - The State of Treasury and Payments Technology” report
US financial institutions anticipate faster payments demand
by Graham Buck
While most see demand for faster payments underway, only a minority have put a strategy in place a survey suggests.
Dutch group Volt offers single access point to open banking
by Graham Buck
The Netherlands-based open banking specialist promises access to more than 4,000 Europe banks via a single API.
MAS, Bank of Canada blockchain trial promises cross-border payment gains
by Graham Buck
The successful experiment by the two central banks could make cross-border payments faster and more efficient.
Real-time payments arrive in Saudi Arabia
by Graham Buck
The newly-launched platform is a partnership between Vocalink and a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Sberbank Croatia picks Token.io to progress open banking
by Graham Buck
The Russian bank’s Eastern Europe subsidiary is integrating Token OS into its banking infrastructure to achieve PSD2 compliance.
Seventeen UK companies rapped for late payments
by Graham Buck
Rolls-Royce, Balfour Beatty and Persimmon are among those suspended or removed from the government’s Prompt Payment Code.
Amazon Pay enters India’s P2P payments market
by Graham Buck
Despite an already crowded market, the online giant believes that the country still lacks an efficient money transfer service.
Stripe’s billing product makes debut in Europe
by Graham Buck
The US online payments platform provider says that Stripe Billing can help European businesses of all sizes get paid faster.
BNP Paribas, LianLian Pay partner on China e-commerce business
by Graham Buck
The partnership will offer integrated collections solutions for e-commerce that consolidate online sales and offline mobile collections
Visa and Wave accelerate cash access for smaller businesses
by Graham Buck
The collaboration will enable Wave customers to receive money in real time.
India’s NPCI bank consortium examines blockchain
by Graham Buck
The National Payments Corporation of India will review the potential of distributed ledger technology to improve digital transactions.
European fintechs marshal forces on PSD2 issues
by Graham Buck
The European Third-Party Provider Association is a non-profit body to represent them on Payment Services Directive issues.
Facebook pulls plug on P2P service in UK and France
by Graham Buck
The service that enables money transfers via Messenger in both countries will be discontinued from June 15.
Some late payment practices in UK are despicable
by Jack Large
Lloyds Bank analysis of government report reveals what is happening; new solutions are needed
Western Union partners with Philippines fintech on cross-border payments
by Graham Buck
The US financial services giant will integrate Coins.ph’s mobile wallet into its cross-border payments platform.
Blockchain is not dead, just consolidating
by Jack Large
You ain’t seen nothing yet
US payments fraud at record high, AFP survey shows
by Graham Buck
More than four in five organisations reported incidents in 2018, reports the Association for Financial Professionals.
Payments: everything tracked; inevitable partnerships; block chain; AI collections
by Jack Large
Faster, transparent and traceable payments from Swift; markets are different; SAP partnerships; block chain; card payments; third part
Who will win payment race to build “OS for money”?
by Jack Large
Alipay - huge mobile payment app; Apple’s new credit card + Apple Pay ewallet; Curve ewallet links to both credit and debit
Taulia adds AI capability to its supply chain platform
by Graham Buck
The working capital solutions provider says that the new technology aggregates a range of data on supplier behaviour.
Global payments - are you ready for e-wallets?
by Jack Large
Worldpay’s Global Payments Report: 140 online payment methods as e-wallets taking over, and cash at point of sale overtaken by cards