Why B2B Payments Are Borrowing Fraud Tactics From Consumer Banking

Fraud prevention in B2B payments has traditionally operated under the simple premise that if something went wrong, there would be time to fix it. But as real-time corporate payments networks, faster settlement mechanisms and digital commerce compress decision windows, finance teams are shifting from fraud recovery to fraud prevention. Findings in a new PYMNTS Data Book “ How Bank-Linked Verification Cuts AR Payment Risk ,” a PYMNTS Intelligence 2026 Certainty Project collaboration with Plaid , r