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American Express and Bottomline Partner to Streamline B2B Payments
B2B Payments // July 21, 2026

American Express aims to improve the B2B payments experience for buyers and suppliers with two new offerings, including a new B2B payment feature and automated invoice reporting capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Procurify Deploys Fully Agentic Procurement Platform to Eliminate Manual Buying Processes
B2B Payments // July 20, 2026

Procurify completed the transformation of its mid-market procurement platform into a fully agentic procurement platform by adding three more agents, the company said in a Monday (July 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Forget the Sweater, AI Wants to Pay the Invoice (With a Card)
B2B Payments // July 07, 2026

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The Invoice Becomes the Shopping Cart in B2B Payments
B2B Payments // July 01, 2026

Businesses sent roughly 560 billion invoices in 2024. Fewer than a quarter were electronic. The rest were paper, or PDFs that may as well be paper, generated by one system, keyed into another, chased by phone, and settled weeks (months?) later by check. By the...

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The Biggest RTP Rival Is the Payment System That Already Works

July 22, 2026
Businesses that use real-time payments tend to see more value than businesses still deciding whether they need them at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this […]

Forget the Sweater, AI Wants to Pay the Invoice (With a Card)

July 07, 2026
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Virtual Cards Are Making Paper Checks Look Expensive

June 11, 2026
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The B2B Payments Status Quo Works. That May Be the Problem.

May 19, 2026
Broken systems don’t exist for long in corporate payments. But legacy, “good enough” processes do. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Quick Reads
American Express and Bottomline Partner to Streamline B2B Payments

July 21, 2026
American Express aims to improve the B2B payments experience for buyers and suppliers with two new offerings, including a new B2B payment feature and automated invoice reporting capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to […]

Procurify Deploys Fully Agentic Procurement Platform to Eliminate Manual Buying Processes

July 20, 2026
Procurify completed the transformation of its mid-market procurement platform into a fully agentic procurement platform by adding three more agents, the company said in a Monday (July 20) press release....

Airwallex Challenges Legacy Software With New Billing Solution

May 29, 2026
Airwallex has added a billing solution to its global payments and financial offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Pivot Secures $40 Million to Challenge Legacy Procurement Software

May 21, 2026
Pivot, a software startup developing artificial intelligence for corporate procurement, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday (May 21). The capital injection brings...