PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions is bringing its accounts receivable (AR) Payer ID solution to more markets around the globe. 6) that Payer ID is now available in 44 countries, as Citi brings the B2B payments tool across North America and Western Europe. The financial institution (FI) announced news on Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In B2B payments, it’s not just the movement of money that’s a pain point for companies — it’s the tracking of that payment and the ability to reconcile those transactions that can be a major headache for both payers and payees. In an announcement on Tuesday (Oct. In an announcement on Tuesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2016

In B2B payments, accounts payable automation is a hot topic, as are the challenges AP professionals face when it comes to paying suppliers and managing the data from those transactions. Nearly half of the companies surveyed by the institution said they still use spreadsheets for AR reconciliation.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Smooth accounts payable and receivable processes depend on the ability to easily access, manage and interpret payments data, but complex workflows and old-school tools can get in the way. Reconciliation Challenges. That information is then easy to process for generating insights and informing cash management decisions. .

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JULY 2, 2020

Often at the center of this initiative is the accounts payable (AP) department — and unsurprisingly for these volatile times, the strategy can turn toward lengthening the days payable outstanding (DPO). Some businesses are only just beginning their commercial card journeys as part of a broader push to digitize B2B payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

Australia’s Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) is urging its members to “future-proof” their businesses as the industry heads toward disruption. Further, industry trends have led the traditional accountant model to become “obsolete,” reports said, meaning accountants have to embrace the more strategic role of advisor. “By

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Although the purpose of digitization in the finance department is, in many cases, to strengthen cash management, the effect of so many siloed systems can actually be quite different. As Berghald explained, that’s because each critical function — from invoicing to payment to accounting — all occur separately from each other.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Cross-border payments, trade finance, smart contracts — blockchain has the potential to disrupt B2B processes, but FinTech players are only beginning to take these concepts onto a real-world stage. For one firm, Finlync , the key to unlocking the potential of blockchain in B2B processes is unlocking the underlying data of that activity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s a service designed around the ubiquity of the paper check, and with checks still a popular payment tool in B2B transactions, lockbox services remain in high-demand. In a macro sense in accounts receivable, it’s this same challenge. “In In a macro sense in accounts receivable, it’s this same challenge.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

After all, money exits a company through more than one avenue, whether it be via the accounts payable department or a firm’s own employees. Many of those pain points are, by now, well-known in the B2B payments space. Understanding businesses’ biggest payment pain points requires a wide line of sight.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2017

Receivable Savvy, an accounts receivable and order-to-cash management firm, wants suppliers to see Same Day ACH as an opportunity to bolster cash flow. 23 and December 31, 2016, more than 13 million Same Day ACH transactions were initiated, with nearly a third of them being B2B payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Researchers forecast mobile payments to account for $1 trillion in transactions next year. Those drivers may support the rise in consumer mobile payments, but economic factors in the Asia-Pacific region have also opened doors for B2B mobile payments to gain traction, too. Earlier this month, MC Payment said it raised $3.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Executives from Payoneer, NCR, FTV Capital and Ingo Money touch upon all of these trends as they tell PYMNTS their own visions for B2B payments next year. Ultimately, these new functionalities will significantly expand the capabilities of B2B marketplaces and enable businesses to be paid in a more timely and efficient manner.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Accounts payable (AP) automation technology presents an obvious benefit to companies of all sizes and industries to boost efficiency and strategize vendor payments. According to Vrishaketu, this is a common occurrence for organizations struggling to automate. ” From Onboarding to Compliance.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Amazon takes advantage of cloud adoption with expanded call center functionality, while Sage collaborates on small business cash flow management. Meanwhile, Aareal Bank launches a new B2B payments platform, Cobase teams up for FX and eCapital acquires a commercial lender. 1) announcement.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Another major hurdle unique to the purchase-to-pay space is the process’s deep touch points with an array of other back-office functions within the enterprise, including vendor management, product sourcing, accounts payable, accounting, inventory management, contract management, manufacturing and distribution, and more.

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APRIL 14, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Sairam Rangachari, global head of Digital Channels and Open Banking, Wholesale Payments at JPMorgan , said treasurers seeking to gain visibility into cash management can find application programming interfaces (APIs) to be a useful (and even critical) tool. Age And Complexity.

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APRIL 12, 2016

Making sure the books add up properly is key to keeping their legal nonprofit status, and that means cash management is paramount. By designating a purchase amount and category, an accounts payable professional can safeguard against fraud or use of a virtual card for an unauthorized purchase. Not-For-Profit.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

More than 40 percent of companies surveyed said they operate with more than five cash management banks; a third said they are working with more than 20 banks. ” “Treasurers are trying to understand how they can do more to manage fraud,” the executives continued.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

As innovators drive forward, however, they can sometimes forget who’s really at the user-end of their technologies designed to combat business payments pain: the accountant. In the current fast-moving climate, accountants have struggled with the manual processes involved with managing their business client’s funds,” he told PYMNTS. “In

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

With so many processes still based on paper, accounts receivable (AR) departments within organizations that are less advanced in their digitization journeys are facing added friction as workers are sent home. The B2B arena certainly continues to see a high prevalence of paper checks in the U.S. Lockbox Data Headaches.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

That’s especially true in corporate accounting, says Beanworks CEO Catherine Dahl. It’s an interesting time in accounting, and there’s a huge change coming,” she recently told PYMNTS, adding that digitization will become the norm, empowering humans to take on more strategic tasks while technology handles the repetitive stuff.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

B2B payments startup ePayRails has announced new funding to focus on further technological development of its Payment Hub. million in Series A funding led by Aspire Fund Management, which provided $2 million. In a press release Friday (Aug. 2), ePayRails said it secured $2.45

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Two accounts receivable companies, REPAY Realtime Electronic Payments and InterProse, are integrating their perspective technologies to enhance accounts receivable (AR) services for joint customers. Last year, REPAY enhanced its accounts receivable offering through the acquisition of PaidSuite, another payments player in AR management.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Joining in that disruption, Onymy Infocomm recently announced news that it has just launched PayBee , a platform that supports B2B payments for both buyers and suppliers, as well as invoice management and transparency into transactions that, according to the firm, can support enhanced cash management for SMEs.

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MARCH 6, 2019

One area where elimination of such processes can be of benefit is treasury management — specifically, reconciliation of transactions and liquidity management. Within that ambition, he said, “the only way to create real-time cash management or trading is to allow all parties to see the same pool of validated data.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

That’s what makes the marrying of front-office finances with back-office finances so valuable for this space, according to Teri Wilson, general manager at restaurant accounts payable technology firm Sourcery. At first glance, the synergies between a point of sale (POS) and accounts payable solution may not appear clear.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Santander said the tool automates payment processing both locally and abroad to support straight through processing, while also connecting corporates to cash flow visibility via its information center, portal and mobile app.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

ING Wholesale Banking has announced a new solution aimed at corporate treasurers in need of managing cash across borders. Dubbed Virtual Cash Management (VCM), the solution, announced on Wednesday (Aug. Virtual bank accounts provide a streamlined way to manage treasury, the company added, through a single digital portal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

But cash forecasting is democratizing to smaller companies thanks to incoming technology, said TreasuryXpress CEO Anis Rahal. He told PYMNTS how forecasting technology is evolving into an incorporated part of the B2B payments process and why that’s a capability SMEs might want to keep an eye on. ” . ”

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