Commercial Cards Changed Gradually, Then Suddenly
Recent events in the corporate card space have driven many banks to a fork in the road.
Pliant in the Press
Payments Are Insurance Modernization’s Missing Link
Money movement affects claims experience, partner ecosystems and operational efficiency, making payments infrastructure a foundation for insurance modernization.
Pliant embracing AI as it expands to US
US corporate credit card market to grow 43.5% over next nine years
Commercial cards are booming. How can banks take advantage?
The commercial card market is expected to double in the next seven years. Fintechs are making inroads, putting banks on the defensive.
Why Card Innovation Has Stalled in B2B Payments
Despite continued demand for modern card programs, innovation in B2B cards has stalled, particularly compared to 5 years ago, leaving a gap that is becoming hard to ignore.
Why B2B Card Programs Are Harder to Scale Than Banks Expect … and How to Solve Them
Banks have spent years modernizing digital account opening, payments interfaces, and customer experience. But in B2B cards, innovation has slowed, even as demand for more flexible commercial card programs continues to rise.
Pliant acquires hi.health to simplify insurance payments across Europe
Pliant, a Berlin-based FinTech focused on modernising corporate card infrastructure, has acquired Vienna-based InsurTech hi.health to streamline and digitise outdated reimbursement workflows within the insurance sector.
Our press releases
Trevium by S4BT and Pliant launch a new generation of corporate travel payments, simplifying finance operations
Trevium, S4BT’s (Solutions for Business Travel) financial technology platform for business travel, and fintech company Pliant have entered into a strategic partnership.
Pliant Partners with Coastal to Power U.S. Expansion
Pliant has announced its official launch in the United States through a strategic partnership with Coastal. The milestone marks Pliant’s entry into one of the world’s largest commercial card markets and accelerates its global expansion strategy.
Six German cooperative banks launch pilot project with fintech Pliant
German cooperative banks Dortmunder Volksbank eG, Volksbank Erft eG, Volksbank Hameln-Stadthagen eG, Volksbank Hohenlohe eG, Volksbank Lübeck eG, and Volksbank Möckmühl eG have entered into a partnership with Pliant as part of a pilot project.
Pliant Appoints Paul Harrald as CFO – Global
Paul Harrald has been appointed CFO – Global of corporate credit card platform Pliant, effective 15 September 2025.
Pliant Closes $40m Series B Funding to Expand to the U.S.
Pliant, a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions, today announced it has raised a $40 million Series B equity round. This brings Pliant’s total funding to over $100 million.
Pliant acquires hi.health and brings its payment expertise to the insurance market
Pliant has acquired the Austrian Insurtech startup hi.health. The acquisition enables Pliant to apply its payment expertise to the insurance sector while also gaining valuable industry-specific know-how.
Pliant Expands Refinancing Capacity to 200 Million Euro, Offering Credit Lines in 11 Currencies
Pliant announces a new strategic partnership with VVRB.
Pliant and Voxel partnership offers seamless payment processes
Pliant has partnered with Voxel, an Amadeus company, to fully integrate our virtual credit card solution with Bavel Pay, Voxel’s B2B payment solution. Together, we offer our customers an even better user experience than ever before. With this close cooperation we are combining two unique solutions for the travel market. Pliant is an industry leader for travel payments as a provider of virtual credit cards and Bavel Pay by Voxel is the B2B payment channel capable of implementing a fully digital end-to-end payment process, achieving an efficient, frictionless and error-free process.
Pliant and Conferma partner on innovative virtual travel payments
Pliant and Conferma have strategically partnered to expand the use of virtual cards for business travel payments, increasing access throughout Europe and enabling corporate customers to seamlessly connect and pay.
Commerzbank expands its credit card offering for business customers
Commerzbank AG is expanding its credit card range for business use.
Pliant announces an €18+ million Series A extension financing led by PayPal Ventures, bringing its total Series A financing to more than €50 million
Company will use the funding to fuel expansion into the UK and other markets outside the EU.
Pliant concludes a successful 2023 with a €33 million Series A extension and €100 million debt facility
Pliant’s Series A financing reaches €33 million upon securing an extension to its original €25 million financing making it the largest Series A in Germany in 2023. In addition, Pliant secured a €100 million debt facility to fuel its own EMI license in 25 countries and 11 currencies.
Pliant secures EMI license and Visa principal membership
Berlin-based fintech Pliant secures E-Money license in Finland and becomes a Visa principal member to facilitate ambitious European expansion.
Pliant raises $28 million in Series A funding round
Pliant announces another significant milestone with the successful completion of its Series A financing round, securing $28 million in capital from existing and new investors.
Caroline Jenke becomes Chief Legal Officer and authorised signatory at Pliant
Caroline Jenke has taken over the position of Chief Legal Officer and authorised signatory of the corporate credit card provider Pliant as of 1 March 2022 and is thus a member of the management. For the Klarna Group, Jenke accompanied the internationalisation process in more than a dozen European countries and created the legal basis for the licence-as-a-service offering for FinTecSystems.
Another milestone towards sustainable innovation: Creditreform companies rely on Pliant earth and Cozero
Getting started with climate protection is a major challenge for companies that have many fixed processes. Creditreform has been supporting this entry into climate protection with its CrefoGreen team for almost two years. Now the group of companies is relying on Pliant earth and Cozero.
Corporate credit card start-up Pliant expands to Austria
The corporate credit card startup Pliant is expanding to Austria, the first foreign market for the Berlin-based fintech. The target group consists especially of companies with high credit card spending, regardless of their number of employees. With its market entry, Pliant becomes the first credit card provider in Austria with fully digital card management, receipt collection and integration into accounting.
Pliant closes its seed round with 18 million euros
Only four months after announcing its first seed round, the Berlin-based corporate credit card provider Pliant closes with existing venture capitalists Alstin Capital, Main Incubator and Saber in the amount of €18 million.
Pliant gets $6.5 million seed funding from Alstin and other investors
Shortly after the market launch of Pliant, venture capitalists Alstin, Main Incubator, Saber as well as Seed+Speed invest 6.5 million dollars.
Berlin FinTech Pliant: First-ever corporate credit card for fully carbon-neutral travel
Climate protection instead of bonus miles - New Pliant earth credit card announced for climate-conscious companies: real sustainability made easy at no costs from July onwards.
Former Google manager Jens Quadbeck becomes CSO at credit card fintech Pliant
Jens Quadbeck, former Google EMEA Lead for Sales Strategy & Operations and previously active in various sales roles in Germany and at the Dublin European headquarters, is now Chief Sales Officer at the Berlin-based corporate credit card specialist. He brings years of experience in building sales and distribution partner teams in European markets.
Pliant and Visa launch Europe's first "Infinite Business" card on the German market
The new premium corporate credit card is tailored to the needs of German SMEs and companies with high turnover. Companies in Germany benefit from completely digital card management, seamless integration with accounting software, an unlimited cashback program and high spending limits.
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