PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

Researchers champion digital payments as a way to combat the security, speed and efficiency problems associated with paper checks. The research, also published by the AFP for its 2016 Electronic Payments Survey , found a 1 percent increase in the use of paper checks for B2B payments compared to levels seen in 2013.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

In some cases, research suggests, business owners are a bit misguided and possibly stuck in the past. Researchers last week found evidence that SMEs remain committed to growth and value their relationships with traditional banks. One-third of SMEs cite staffing as their top challenge , found research by Vistage Worldwide.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) released its 2016 Electronic Payments Survey earlier this year and found that use of paper checks in B2B payments actually rose 1 percent compared to 2013 levels. About 44 percent of payments received are in the form of a paper check too, the report noted.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Citing the 2016 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, SunTrust attributed that figure to the use of non-electronic payments processes. Researchers found that companies want 40 percent more of their payments to be sent electronically so they can be processed faster, reduce costs and streamline workflows.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

In the context of the rollout of Same Day ACH, as well as new research that found companies have actually increased their use of the paper check in the last three years, the payment rail choice isn’t always easy. The data makes that glaringly clear.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Uber is investing globally in UberEATS, and GrubHub’s stock price has increased by almost 65 percent so far in 2016. Morgan Stanley Research found that, as of 2015, approximately $210 billion worth of food is ordered for delivery or takeout annually. UberEATS and GrubHub, however, are growing. supermarkets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

Research from Atradius released in 2016 found that risks down the supply chain are 75 percent higher than they were pre-financial crisis. According to Payoneer research released last year, 75 percent of small businesses said they turned down an international business deal because of the risk of non-payment. Payment Shifts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

Data from NACHA and the Credit Research Foundation (CRF) found that cards account for just 11 percent of B2B transactions, while accounts receivable professionals expect that figure to grow just 1.5 Nearly a third of businesses said their commercial cards were targeted by fraudsters in 2016. percent by the end of the decade.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

With the B2B eCommerce market towering over B2C’s in terms of transaction value — Forrester Research estimates the U.S. market will grow from $889 billion by the end of 2017 to $1.2 trillion by 2021 — the business-to-business payments market is primed for disruption.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2017

In the latest PYMNTS Data Digest, we look at the research on what’s “up” with SMEs — like optimism and borrowing levels. Its small business cost index, released in conjunction with the Centre for Economics and Business Research, found that the 3.2 percent increase marked in February 2016.

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