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Today, we're officially announcing our new product offering, addressing the full transaction lifecycle for B2B brands, distributors, and marketplaces. Check it out here: getbalance.com

For many B2B sellers, the ability to offer terms determines whether a deal moves forward—or stalls. 🎥 Kurt Barnes explains why credit is critical to closing B2B deals, and how teams can offer it at scale. More details > getbalance.com/products/digit… #b2bpayments #b2bcommerce #payments #tradecredit

We’re curating B2B commerce and finance industry highlights every week. Follow 👉 @GetBalance so you won’t miss an update.

🏭 @PYMNTS reveals that manufacturers deploying AI are often seeing productivity dip before gains materialize. An MIT Sloan study describes a “productivity paradox,” where AI layered onto fragmented workflows delivers limited results. Researchers found that gains emerge when firms redesign operating models, standardize data, and retrain workers, capturing stronger returns after the initial adjustment period. pymnts.com/news/artificia…

📊 What’s the latest in B2B this week? From agent managers and inflation risks to B2B ecommerce momentum and AI growing pains in manufacturing—here’s what stood out. 👇👇👇

ACH continues to replace checks in B2B, with volumes up 9.9% YoY. As adoption grows, the real opportunity is faster, simpler, frictionless ACH at scale. Learn how Balance makes it happen > getbalance.com/products/b2b-p… #b2bpayments #b2bcommerce #b2b

Payments modernization, including AR, can reshape the long tail of receivables. Where do you see the biggest opportunity ↓

We’re curating B2B commerce and finance industry highlights every week. Follow 👉 @GetBalance so you won’t miss an update.

📉 Faster decisions are a revenue opportunity. @WestMonroe finds that slow decision-making costs many companies at least 4% of topline revenue. Leaders point to approval layers, skills gaps, and technology constraints as key blockers. The report notes that AI helps most when paired with organizational changes that remove bottlenecks across teams. cfo.com/news/slow-deci…

📊 What’s new in B2B this week? Here’s what caught the Balance team’s attention across finance, manufacturing, and operations in 2026. 👇👇👇

Finance and AR teams, does this sound familiar? 🤔 B2B collections can be messy, with different buyers, blockers, and priorities. That complexity doesn’t always fit neatly into automated workflows. 🎥 Watch why collections automation don’t always work as expected, and learn how to address it > getbalance.com/post/from-auto… #b2bpayments #b2bcommerce #ai #accountsreceivable #agenticar

Welcome Shahar Soudry. 👋 He’s joining Balance as a Data Scientist on our Risk team. With over a decade of experience, Shahar has built ML solutions and led statistical data analysis across fintech and medical domains. He previously held Senior Data Scientist roles at NVIDIA, Stat-Market, and Behalf, bringing deep expertise to our work. Also, he’s been teaching an AI Engineer course recently, which we love. 💙 Excited to have you with us, Shahar! #balance #meettheteam

We’re curating B2B commerce and finance industry highlights every week. Follow 👉 @GetBalance so you won’t miss an update.

🛒 @eMarketer forecasts that U.S. B2B ecommerce sales will continue to rise through 2029, surpassing $3.1 trillion, even as overall growth slows. As digital buying becomes routine, the report highlights marketplace momentum and operational gaps as the main forces reshaping growth, pushing sellers to rethink data quality, internal workflows and channel strategy to stay competitive. emarketer.com/content/b2b-ec…

📈 In this week’s B2B roundup: Digital commerce expands, ACH payments continue replacing checks, and AI-native buyers redefine discovery and vendor selection across APAC. 👇👇👇