{"id":12289,"date":"2019-02-19T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=12289"},"modified":"2019-02-19T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:36:33","slug":"sberbank-yandex-launch-instantaneous-b2b-payment-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/sberbank-yandex-launch-instantaneous-b2b-payment-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Sberbank, Yandex launch instantaneous B2B payment platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Small- and medium-sized businesses will soon be given the opportunity to quickly execute payments via a new business-to-business (B2B) payment platform launched by Sberbank and Yandex. Traditionally, B2B payments need to go through more stages than do payments from private individuals. This process can last 1-3 days. The new platform, however, speeds this process up to near instantaneous by accepting online payments prior to actual fund transfers being executed, essentially making the platform a guarantor for payments.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the new service will not be made available to everyone as only companies with a current Sberbank account can use it. 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Traditionally, B2B payments need to go through more stages than do payments from private individuals. This process can last 1-3 days. 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