Card Adoption news and trends

Banking On Consumer-Centric Strategies To Spur Virtual Card Adoption
Accounts Payable // January 29, 2020

Flipping paper checks into virtual cards is easier said than done. In the latest Next-Gen AP Automation Tracker, Jennifer Swenson, U.S. Bank’s vice president of corporate payment systems, and Adam Kruis, senior vice president and manager of working capital consulting, share how using data to align...

Top Issuers Embrace FinTech Collaboration For Biz Card Innovation
B2B Payments // November 20, 2019

Much of what commercial card innovators seek to address is a massive pain point for adoption: supplier acceptance. Such was the strategy of JPMorgan in its latest corporate card initiative. However, in this week’s Commercial Card Innovation roundup, it wasn’t the point of friction that...

The Competitive Advantage Of Commercial Card Acceptance
B2B Payments // June 20, 2019

Commercial cards account for only a portion of corporates’ overall spend, as checks stick around and ACH gains ground. However, their market share is on the rise as card issuers develop more robust rewards programs, and the ability to integrate card spend into back-office spend...

How Fuel Cards Hold Fleets Back From EV Adoption
B2B Payments // April 30, 2019

The adoption of fleet cards and electronic payment technologies in the fleet industry supports the sector’s push toward digitization and innovation. However, a new report from Cornwall Insight has suggested that payment technology companies catering to the fleet market may actually be hampering digitization progress for...