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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation

PYMNTS

New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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Nearly Half of All Cross Border Payments Will Be Instant by 2028 Reveals Juniper Research

The Fintech Times

The adoption of digital payments is rapidly developing markets to the point that the value of B2B payments are set to grow by 40 per cent by 2028, from $89trillion in 2024 according to research from Juniper Research , the market research firm. This was restricting digital access and innovation.

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Billtrust Teams Up With Visa to Extend Business Payments Network (BPN) Collaboration

Fintech Finance

Billtrust , a B2B order-to-cash and digital payments market leader, announced that it has extended its collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to support its Business Payments Network (BPN).

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Global Data Reporting Pioneer Kani Payments Gets Ready for ISO 20022

Fintech Finance

Kani Payments , the disruptive global data reconciliation and reporting pioneer, today announces it is ready to support the ISO 20022 global messaging standard ahead of the November 2025 implementation date.

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What New Payment Rails Miss About Solving B2B’s Remittance Challenge

PYMNTS

B2B payments’ innovation trajectory continues to accelerate as more end-point solutions emerge to improve the vast number of friction points in the industry. Achieving this goal in improving B2B payments means moving beyond the transaction itself. It’s no longer just about the payment,” he told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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Mastercard Embraces Existing Rails To Drive B2B Payments Value

PYMNTS

Matching the payment mechanism to the project has been a thorn in the side of global procurement since the days of the spice trade. Driving B2B Payments' Evolution. Often, the payment method replacing paper is ACH payments, a substitution Anderson said will be accelerated by RTP. Maybe ACH ? Or maybe even fast ACH?

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Why Faster Payments Isn’t The Answer To Accounts Receivable Delays

PYMNTS

With faster payments functionality beginning to take off in the U.S., the outlook of how accelerated transaction times might impact B2B payments and, more specifically, the issue of late payments to suppliers, remains unclear. “We see faster payments coming into the U.S. In the U.K., In the U.K., This week, the U.K.