citybiz covered Alternative Payments’ acquisition of Delmar Insights from the perspective of New York’s growing fintech ecosystem, positioning the deal as a strategic move that creates the first platform to unite AI-powered payments automation with purpose-built business intelligence for B2B services companies. The business publication emphasized how the acquisition transforms Alternative Payments’ offering from a payments automation solution into what the company describes as “the financial operating system for B2B services companies,” highlighting statements from CEO Baxter Lanius about delivering AI tools that don’t just provide better data but “proactively identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and enable action before problems arise.” The coverage positioned the acquisition within the context of Alternative Payments’ recent $22 million funding round and rapid growth trajectory, noting how the company has established itself as a leader in bringing financial innovation to industries historically overlooked by traditional fintech providers.
The citybiz piece detailed how the combined platform addresses longstanding fragmentation in B2B services operations by integrating Delmar Insights’ advanced benchmarking and analytics engine with Alternative Payments’ proven automation workflows. The publication emphasized the practical implications for business owners and finance leaders, noting that companies can now automate receivables and payables while simultaneously analyzing real-time operational and financial trends, customer behavior patterns, and industry benchmarking data within a single unified system. The coverage highlighted statements from Delmar Insights founder Danny O’Hanley about Alternative Payments having “redefined how companies automate payments and brought financial innovation to the forefront,” with the acquisition enabling both companies to deliver AI-powered insights that help businesses operate with greater confidence while maintaining the 40-50% faster payment processing that has become Alternative Payments’ hallmark performance metric.
