Corporate payments are at an inflection point. A combination ofnew market entrants and emerging technologies is creatingdisruption and driving change in the way organizations pay otherorganizations. Established banks have responded by innovating.Several new solutions, such as the RTP network from The Clearing House, arebeginning to experience widespread adoption.

For businesses facing myriad payment pain points, new solutionscan help provide quicker, more transparent, and more cost-effectiveways to serve clients. That's why many corporate finance executiveshave shifted their focus from considering what is possible tomaking concrete plans for what, when, and how to implement emergingpayment technologies. This is one of many developments that weidentified in the report “The Future of Payments—A CorporatePerspective.”