The B2B landscape is transforming with digital payments at the forefront, enhancing efficiency, security, and cash flow management. Key themes include access to capital, cross-border payments, and digitization of workflows. Lama AI and Bridge partnered to expand commercial loans, Adyen and InvoiceASAP launched instant payments for small businesses, and Efficient Capital Labs raised $11 million in Series A funding for cross-border financing. Cumula 3 and Paystand partnered to improve cash flow management for NetSuite users.

Missouri-based construction equipment manufacturer MiTek has bought 111 acres in Pasco County and plans to invest about $80 million to build a nearly 500,000-square-foot facility in Zephyrhills' North Tampa Bay Industrial Park.

Fraud prevention firm Mitek expanded a partnership with payments processor Alogent. The collaboration will see Alogent integrate Mitek’s Check Fraud Defender (CFD) into its Unify deposits automation solution to prevent the rising threat of check fraud, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 21) press release. “According to the annual Federal Reserve Financial Services Survey, in the United States, forms of check fraud including forgery and counterfeiting account for 31% of all bank fraud,” the release said. “In fact, in 2023, check fraud losses surpassed $20 billion and are expected to be even higher in 2024.”