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The Commercial Card Embraces A Season Of (Major) Change

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In B2B payments, the commercial card has experienced a dramatic spike in adoption this year as organizations accelerated their digital transformations and, unable to physically enter the office, began to rely on electronic payments to conduct their business. Winter Blues. Spring’s SMB Support.

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The Economic – And Ergonomic – Value Of Commercial Card Optimization

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Leavitt , founder and CEO of Boost Payment Solutions , said commercial card programs are now coming to the forefront of AP departments’ priority lists when delaying payments is no longer the most viable, or effective, cash management option. Optimizing Card Spend.

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Commercial Cards Still Face Adoption Barriers

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Commercial cards have struggled to gain widespread adoption in B2B payments, and new research from Mercator Advisory Group aims to explain why — and how to overcome those adoption barriers. But corporate buyers often prefer cards to obtain rewards points.

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Corporate Cards Tackle Industry-Specific Pain Points

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Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense management. Increasingly, the corporate card industry is also looking at ways to take advantage of the unique challenges in particular industries. Cards Tackle Event Planning Expenses.

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How The Corporate Card Recharted Its Adoption Course

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At the dawn of 2020, commercial cards made up only a fraction of overall B2B payments volume, even as corporates continued their slow-but-sure payments digitization efforts away from the paper check. But in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the corporate card seemed to unlock more value for businesses large and small.

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FinTechs Tout Corporate Cards’ Working Capital Opportunity

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With corporate card products offering an opportunity for businesses to manage their working capital, service providers have explored new opportunities to promote adoption of the payment tool. Some FinTechs are targeting small businesses directly with technology to ease card payment and acceptance capabilities.