Finextra

JULY 17, 2025

The startup, founded in 2023, is focused on cash management for SMEs using blockchain technology. French startup Spiko raises $22m Paris-based fintech Spiko has pulled in $22m after completing a series A funding round.

Cross-Border Payments 52

Cross-Border Payments Cash Management Cross-Border Privacy 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Google and Intuit are pairing up to help Australian small businesses (SMBs) get a better grip on cash management. Intuit Australia also announced the results of its latest research, which surveyed 500 accountants and bookkeepers. Reports Wednesday (Sept.

Cash Management 74

Cash Management Small Business Accounts Research 74

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

companies to use eProcurement offerings, as a Levvel Research survey of 400 organizations found that 74 percent of nonprofits did not have such solutions in place. Automated solutions can help nonprofits remain compliant and shift away from outdated practices. Recent data shows these groups are less likely than other U.S.

Cash Management 56

Cash Management IRS Automation Regulations 56

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

Only a small portion (researchers did not reveal exact statistics) said they prefer checks, funds loaded to a prepaid debit card or PayPal to receive their financing. ” Forty-six percent of small businesses were cash-flow negative last year , new Xero research found.

Cash Management 51

Cash Management Small Business SWIFT Non-Bank 51

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

billion every year, collectively, because they spend so much time managing company finances like invoices, employee expenses and financial forecasting. According to research from Soldo, small business employees spend an average of more than four hours a week managing these types of processes. SMEs lose more than $10.2

Cash Management 43

Cash Management Small Business Research Finance 43

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

Accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP says businesses face a balancing act when it comes to cash flow management. Treasurers and money managers need to make the right decisions with corporate money for today, while ensuring the business will be in a good position tomorrow.

Cash Management 40

Cash Management Best Practices Research Accounts 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It has also begun work in stock trading and cash management accounts. There have been 208 SPACs raising over $70 billion this year so far, Reuters reported, quoting SPAC Research, with some companies doing so including United Wholesale Mortgage and Finance of America.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 107

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Cash Management Finance Checks 107

Fintech News

JANUARY 30, 2024

billion, expanding at a CAGR of more than 58% between 2023 and 2027, as indicated by a 2023 study from The Business Research Company. Furthermore, Capgemini’s World Payments Report 2023 revealed that 53% of payment firms are engaging in multiple pilot projects to harness AI across the cash-management value chain.

Payments Trends 120

Payments Trends Digital Currency Cross-Border Payments Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) 120

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Digital Black Friday sales this year hit $9 billion, a 22 percent increase from 2019 figures, according to recent Adobe research. What's more, third-party platforms force sellers to wait to access their revenues, making cash management an even more arduous process.

Finance 142

Finance Small Business Underwriting B2C 142

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2021

California-based Mercury is an online banking platform that offers a suite of financial services such as FDIC-insured bank accounts, physical and virtual cards, and cash management for startups, e-commerce stores, and angel investors, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Become a CB Insights customer.

FDIC 73

FDIC Cash Management Participant Research 73

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

” Over the last decade, researchers found, the role of technology in corporate banking competition has shifted from the race to roll out new digital products and services to digitizing the back office — to make operations more efficient, faster and more affordable both for banks and end customers.

Cash Management 51

Cash Management Treasury Research Authorization 51

CB Insights

MARCH 9, 2023

Others offer tools for bookkeeping, accounts payable or augmented reality automation, cash management, forecasting, tax compliance, procurement, and financial planning and analysis. The post Market Trend Report: Accounting, invoicing, & tax for SMB leaders appeared first on CB Insights Research. Want the full expert post?

Accounts 55

Accounts Cash Management Automation Compliance 55

Clearly Payments

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Federal Reserve’s research highlights the potential benefits of a digital dollar, such as enhancing payment efficiency, reducing transaction costs, and maintaining the global dominance of the U.S. The European Central Bank has highlighted cybersecurity as one of the critical areas of focus in its ongoing research on the digital euro.

Central Bank 105

Central Bank Digital Currency CBDC Cross-Border Payments 105

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Automation’s long march to the present day finds automation grinding out new solutions to cash management issues during a topsy-turvy economic time. Cash Management Moving in Virtual Directions. Back in 1785, a fellow by the name of Evans invented the first fully automated industrial process — a water-powered flour mill.

Cross-Border 61

Cross-Border B2B Automation Cross-Border Payments 61

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

A new report from treasury management technology firm Kyriba and CFO Research Services offered CFOs a chance to lay out their wish lists for their treasurer peers, with chief financial officers pushing the treasury function to embrace a more prominent role.

AFP 46

AFP Treasury Cash Management Treasury Management 46

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

In 2016, researchers at Coversy revealed the majority of U.K. In 2016, researchers at Coversy revealed the majority of U.K. is critical, said Descout, adding that integration and automation across back-office platforms is key to FX management solutions, too.

Risk 69

Risk Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Multi-Currency 69

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

According to industry research, the B2B payments industry moves roughly $550 billion each year, making up roughly half of the $1.2 With hundreds of billions of dollars changing hands each year, B2B banking and payments is a big, big deal. trillion global payments market. .

B2B 76

B2B Same Day ACH API ACH Network 76

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Capgemini Research Institute’s World Payments Report 2025 , published today, reveals an industry set to be reimagined with account-to-account and instant payments. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary edition, the report predicts instant payments will account for 22% of all non-cash transaction volumes by 2028 globally.

Instant Payments 98

Instant Payments Accounts Innovation Non-Bank 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

New research from Asset Benchmark Research suggests ties with regulators and even reputation are not the number one priority for corporate treasurers looking for a cash management provider. Only 13 percent said they decreased the number of cash management solution providers with which they were working.

AFP 43

AFP Cash Management Treasury Liquidity Management 43

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Corporates in particular are struggling with some of these financial reforms, according to research from the U.S. Basel III is a set of voluntary rules that impact banks’ risk management and capital requirements, among other things, and could lead to corporate challenges in accessing bank financing.

Accounts 54

Accounts Cash Management Compliance Regulations 54

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

Stephen Scherr, the chief financial officer for Goldman Sachs , spoke at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum on Tuesday (March 10) and mentioned that the bank could look to acquisitions as a way to grow its current ventures, Reuters reported.

Cash Management 68

Cash Management Credit Cards Facilitators Research 68

Payment Savvy

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For businesses, real-time payments can help improve cash flow, which happens to be one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses today. In fact, research shows that many small businesses fail due to cash flow issues. This can be especially helpful in emergency situations, where every second counts.

Real Time Payments 98

Real Time Payments Payments Risk Cash Management 98

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

That’s according to Capgemini and BNP Paribas, which recently released new research through the 2016 World Payments Report (WPR). Global digital payment volume is slated to hit a new high this year of 426.3 billion transactions. Paris-headquarterd Capgemini, a consulting and technology firm, has headlined the report for the past 12 years.

Payments 73

Payments Fraud Detection Non-Bank Volume 73

CB Insights

JUNE 1, 2021

Agicap , a cash management and forecasting platform for SMEs, has raised $100M in a Series B. The round drew participation from Partech Partners, Greenoaks Capital Management, and BlackFin Capital Partners. France-based Agicap is a SaaS platform that allows SMEs to manage cash flow in real-time.

Cash Management 50

Cash Management Participant Research Posting 50

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Industry experts expect these policies to drive innovation in small- and medium-sized business (SMB) banking, which has struggled from a lack of competition and adequate services for SMB owners, research says. Open banking enables data sharing between financial institutions (FIs) and third-party solutions.

Small Business 46

Small Business Cash Management Advisors Research 46

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Nordea research, a quarter of corporates say their largest payments challenge is a lack of standardization across formats between banks — and 60 percent said this is one of their top three challenges. This creates a potential deadlock: Do banks risk losing business by insisting on using their own formats?”

ISO 20022 77

ISO 20022 ISOs B2B Message Standards 77

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Corporate treasurers are exploring AI for their own cash management and forecasting needs, while AI is also being explored among both traditional and alternative finance players for risk mitigation and underwriting purposes.

AI 77

AI Finance Risk Mitigation Accounts 77

Stax

APRIL 11, 2024

You may also hear the term Cash Management System (CMS) in your research. A cash management system focuses on the big-picture health of your cash flow, while a payment management system handles the processing of individual transactions.

Payments 88

Payments PCI DSS Compliance Processors 88

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

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. For suppliers, cards can support faster payments and similarly offer transaction data for accounting and cash management purposes.

Commercial Card 43

Commercial Card Card Issuer B2B Issuers 43

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

According to PYMNTS research , Robinhood was No. Also last year, Robinhood expanded its offerings to include cash management services that would let customers earn interest on cash that had been placed in their Robinhood accounts, but had not yet been used to purchase securities. employees transfer to the U.S.

Finance 60

Finance Cash Management FinTech Authorization 60

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Volt’s licence will enable it to evolve its cash management product, Connect, from which virtual accounts will now be issued to merchants. Volt , the global real-time payments platform, has secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Real Time Payments 52

Real Time Payments Cash Management Payment Initiation Reconciliation 52

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 31, 2023

“According to research from the European Central Bank (ECB), Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) instant credit transfers currently account for only 14 per cent of all conventional SEPA credit transfers. . Companies will increasingly move cash management (forecasting, visibility, etc.)

Global Payments 124

Global Payments Online and Mobile Banking Alternative Payment Methods Instant Payments 124

The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In addition, revisit cash management and other controls, acquire adequate cyber insurance coverage, and develop contingency and recovery plans in case a cyberattack does happen. Research potential partners, including software providers, MSPs, consultants, and others, assessing their reputations, financial soundness, and track records.

Technology 130

Technology MSPS Small Business Data Security 130

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

The company cited research from Below Research that found 70 percent of SMBs say they would use a cash flow management solution if it were offered by a bank, representing a gap between what small businesses want and what they get from their banks.

Credit Union 49

Credit Union Small Business Cash Management Research 49

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

IBM X-Force, the cybersecurity intelligence and research unit of IBM, has reportedly discovered a cybercriminal ring operating out of Ukraine targeting Canadian businesses. Our research has identified serious gaps in corporate defense, including vulnerabilities hidden with third parties and their subcontractors.

Phishing 45

Phishing Treasury Cybersecurity Credential 45

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Researchers released the statistic this week to highlight the growing issue of late B2B payments in the U.K. And it creates significant cash management issues for these businesses, the research found: A fifth of SMEs surveyed said cash flow issues have led them to lose contracts.

Finance 43

Finance Research Cash Management B2B 43

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The solution is integrated into Gappify’s cloud accounting software and can complete various tasks related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and other cash management functions, the company said. The company announced news on Wednesday (Sept.

Accounts 45

Accounts Bots Cash Management Automation 45