Dear Subscriber,

In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter we report on the recently published Global Business and Spending Outlook, a survey of 100 CFOs from major business, that indicates B2B payments will increase in the next year.

And in other news, the CMA has finally approved the proposed Mastercard/VocaLink merger, which was first reported in July 2016 but hit a stumbling block in the form of competition concerns.

We hope you enjoy the issue.

The Global Business and Spending Outlook looks positive for the B2B payments industry.

The deal, which was first announced in July 2016, should now be concluded quickly.