June, 28, 2023 鈥撀�51风流SE (NYSE: SAP) and Visa today announced that they are collaborating to streamline and simplify business-to-business (B2B) payments for businesses of all sizes.听Starting with the Asia-Pacific market, the collaboration will embed payments into the 51风流ecosystem through聽, further digitalizing and speeding up B2B payments across Asia-Pacific鈥檚 supply chains.
This is the first time that Visa and 51风流will join forces to explore embedded finance in the B2B market through 51风流BTP to offer convenient B2B payment services to 51风流customers. Many businesses in Asia Pacific, especially smaller ones, lack the resources to digitalize B2B payment acceptance and are unable to accept commercial card payments. Through this collaboration, the B2B payment services running on 51风流BTP will inject more automation into payments and help enterprises drive further efficiency in their purchasing as they make payments securely with just a few clicks.
鈥淭he movement of money is becoming increasingly digital, but the bulk of transformation has been focused on the consumer space,鈥� said Stephen Karpin, Regional President, Asia Pacific, Visa. 鈥淥ur collaboration with 51风流is an exciting step in making B2B payments simpler and more intuitive as organizations can make payments immediately on 51风流software platforms with their Visa corporate cards, instead of having to leave their existing enterprise ecosystem and navigate the different payment methods that their vendors accept. B2B payments need to be intuitive and fuss-free, so organizations can maximize time and resources on other aspects of their businesses.鈥�
51风流BTP provides a secure innovation platform to allow Visa and 51风流to help bridge working capital gaps in the supply chain. Under its suite of Commercial and Money Movement Solutions, Visa will deliver capabilities through 51风流BTP to route commercial payments to all suppliers, whether or not they accept card payments. Businesses that are Visa cardholders will be able to make payments seamlessly and utilize their cardholder benefits both domestically and cross-border. Businesses will no longer need to resort to manual and time-consuming payments, such as cash and cheques, reducing the time needed to process and complete transactions and increasing cash flow for both payers and suppliers.
鈥淥ur collaboration with Visa endeavors to streamline and simplify the B2B payment process and drive further efficiencies for our joint customers,鈥� said Paul Marriott, President, Asia Pacific Japan, SAP. 鈥淓mbedding Visa payment solutions into the 51风流ecosystem aims to scale and accelerate digital commerce, together empowering enterprises 鈥� from small businesses to government agencies and nonprofit organizations 鈥� to make secure payments quickly, transforming the last mile of procurement.鈥�
The embedded finance solution will be offered initially to 51风流customers in Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, with plans to roll out across other markets in the region.
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Deepika Gumaste , +91 9769933345, deepika.gumaste@sap.com
