Bluechain, a leading B2B payment orchestration platform driving the future of business transactions, has announced a strategic partnership with Visa aimed at transforming the way UK businesses handle B2B payments. Leveraging Bluechain’s intelligent network, the collaboration delivers real-time insights, complete control, and broad payment flexibility.
This partnership introduces a vital infrastructure layer that allows businesses to pay any supplier using Visa cards—even in cases where the supplier does not directly accept card payments. Bluechain manages the full process, including billing, collections, reconciliation, and merchant-of-record functions. The outcome is a more efficient, streamlined B2B payments experience integrated seamlessly with the business tools companies already rely on.
Tim Annis, Co-Founder and CEO of Bluechain says: “We’re building the infrastructure layer that business payments have been missing”. “Visa shares our vision, not just digitising payments, but making them frictionless, visible, and intelligent. Together, we’re enabling businesses to take control of their working capital and reduce financial admin at scale.”
UK businesses manage over £2.8 trillion in annual B2B spend 1, much of it still routed through slow, manual, or siloed systems. Bluechain and Visa are enabling digital transformation across traditionally underserved verticals, including construction, freight, hospitality, and wholesale distribution, where card acceptance has historically been limited or non-existent.
Alessandro Figueroa, Head of B2B Partnerships, Visa Europe says “Businesses need smarter ways to manage payments, and data to make better decisions”. “Partnering with Bluechain brings those capabilities directly into workflows, helping businesses unlock new flexibility, visibility, and efficiency.”
With this partnership, Visa and Bluechain are redefining how businesses pay, get paid, and grow—bringing B2B payments into the same modern, connected world consumers already enjoy.
