Adoption news and trends

What eInvoicing Standardization Could Mean For AP Automation
B2B Payments // October 25, 2019

As the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to make headway in promoting faster and real-time payments innovation and adoption, the body is simultaneously exploring a less flashy, but perhaps no less important, initiative that could similarly impact the B2B payments landscape. The Federal Reserve Bank of...

SWIFT, Ripple Support EU Blockchain Group Launch
Blockchain // April 05, 2019

A new blockchain association has been created to promote the adoption of the technology across the European Union. The group — the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) — officially launched on April 3 in Brussels and includes SWIFT, IBM, Ripple and around 100 other companies...

Mastercard Pushes Cashless Solutions For Transit Payments
Mastercard // March 22, 2019

Mastercard plans to bring cashless transit solutions to more than 20 U.S. cities in the next few years, the company said on Friday (March 22). “From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro...

CFOs’ Goals For The Year: Act Like ‘Tech Titans,’ Prep For Trade Volatility
B2B Payments // January 15, 2019

Citi‘s latest report on how the corporate finance world plans to navigate volatility in 2019 suggests chief financial officers (CFOs) have a role model toward which to look: the so-called “tech titans.” In its Corporate Finance Priorities report, published this month, Citi Global Perspectives &...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Spend Management Beefs Up Bottom Lines

April 02, 2018
“Does your business want to improve its spend management?” Few CFOs would say “no” if asked that question: Spend management is attractive to companies for obvious reasons, as even successful companies face margin pressures. Yet there can also be some trepidation about the effort it will take to reimagine how spending is handled within the […]

Quick Reads
SWIFT, Ripple Support EU Blockchain Group Launch

April 05, 2019
A new blockchain association has been created to promote the adoption of the technology across the European Union. The group — the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) — officially launched on April 3 in Brussels and includes SWIFT, IBM, Ripple and around 100 other companies and organizations. As a European Commission initiative, INATBA is a “global […]

Mastercard Pushes Cashless Solutions For Transit Payments

March 22, 2019
Mastercard plans to bring cashless transit solutions to more than 20 U.S. cities in the next few years, the company said on Friday (March 22). “From mobile ticketing to digitizing...