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Challenges and opportunities in the automation of accounts payables

Future CFO

FutureCFO spoke to Marcus Rex, managing director for Asia-Pacific, xSuite, for his perspective on how finance automation in general, and accounts payable in particularly, can help transform finance into a profit centre. Myths around accounts payable (AP) automation. Recurring pain points in accounts payables.

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The new accounts payable department & the future of payables

Future CFO

Manual AP invoicing has been outdated and inefficient for years now, so when business across the globe encountered significant disruptions, companies with digital transformation still on their to-do lists felt the impact on their operations far more than those already using automation. Optimizing cash flow.

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Why Cash Management Is Driving Corporate?s Digital Payments Transformation

PYMNTS

Now that businesses have gotten a taste of what it means to automate workflows like invoicing, accounts receivable (AR) and cash management, they’re likely never turning back. But for accountants and AR departments, this integration strategy can go even further. “How do I manage capital overall?”

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Cash Management, Data Target Procure-To-Pay Process

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In an announcement on Wednesday (April 27), APEX Analytix revealed a four-step cash management strategy to combine data analytics and supplier management tools. Accounts payable and procurement are partnering with treasury to look at cash management more holistically,” the executive said.

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Speed Finds Opportunity In B2B Payments Beyond Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

Instead, taking a look at the latest solutions to emerge on the market shows various applications for speed in commercial transactions, from faster deposits for small businesses, to virtual cards enabling faster invoice payments for suppliers. Chase Accelerates SMB Bank Deposits.

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The smarter way to end-to-end automated invoice processing

Future CFO

Every year about 550 billion invoices are generated and processed, mostly manually, and the cost to business is staggering. Factoids : A poll of 1,485 organizations on the total cost of accounts payables (AP) found participants paying between $2.07 and $10 per invoice. Bottomline – processing invoices costs money.

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SME Cash Management Startups Grab $93M In Funding

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Small business accounting and cash management took home the gold this week, with two startups raising a collective $93 million in funding. The company provides accounting and bookkeeping services to small businesses and claims to be the first to have automated information processing when SMEs upload receipt and invoice images.