| Trade Finance Disruption With The Bank In Mind Trade finance is a world of friction, with FinTech innovators eager to tackle any number of challenges for international traders. Yet, one of the largest issues with trade finance technology today, explains GTC Founder Jacob Katsman, is that while it eases friction for corporates, it often fails to address banks' own challenges. He speaks with PYMNTS about how to appease both sides to help the trade finance ecosystem make a painless transition to digitization. |
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| Top Issuers Embrace FinTech Collaboration For Biz Card Innovation Bank-FinTech collaboration has become an instrumental strategy in B2B FinServ innovation, with the commercial card market no exception. Most recently, JPMorgan, Visa and American Express all announced initiatives in conjunction with FinTech firms to address commercial card acceptance friction, promote virtual commercial card adoption and develop value-added services to bolster their business card offerings. |
| | SMB Receivables Gap: Breaking The Trade Credit Cycle Playbook™ | | NEW DATA: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Show Interest In Immediate Payments To Boost Cash Flow Add up all the discounts that suppliers offer buyers to get paid early and it would amount to $1.7 trillion. Immediate payments can help suppliers to more cost-effectively bridge the $3.1 trillion trade receivables gap, yet only 13 percent of small businesses (SMBs) have ever been offered the option. In the new SMB Receivables Gap: Breaking The Trade Credit Cycle Playbook, PYMNTS surveys more than 1,000 businesses to explore the need for immediate payments, and quantify â in dollars and cents â how buyers and suppliers see their potential to optimize cash flow. |
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