PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

This stumbling block to innovation is often visible in accounts payable (AP) departments, Corcentric SVP of Sales Daniel Andrew told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Manual, paper-based invoicing systems are objectively worse in every metric when stacked against automated, digital AP systems that leverage straight-through processing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Purchase, invoice and transaction data are invaluable to the journey of digitization and automation, but organizations are increasingly recognizing that the value can only be realized if that data can integrate seamlessly across platforms. “This combination increases data accuracy, and shortens payment cycles.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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. FinTechs Move Money To Vendors Faster.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The Playbook also calls out “three-way invoice matching — in which staff must compare invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes,” and the frustrations that brings, but automation can reduce these stresses by matching these invoices automatically. Platforms Streamlining Mass Payables.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

21 percent of business leaders say payment authorization and authentication are requirements when choosing a treasury management platform , a report by Citizens Commercial Banking found. million was stolen from one company via accounts payable (AP) fraud , the Chicago Tribune reported. 45 percent of U.S.

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Future CFO

JULY 16, 2020

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Businesses of all sizes struggle with capital management, regardless of whether they employ staff or seek out third parties to handle their cash flows, accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) processes and other related tasks. Factors Affecting Working Capital Needs. Automating Capital Management.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

As treasury management becomes increasingly digital, a bank’s corporate banking clients face challenges when it comes to modernizing treasury workflows. The vast majority of treasury organizations want simple, tech-driven solutions that don’t require them to go out and make use of new products. Many-To-Many Markets .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We discover a basic truth upon reading PYMNTS November 2020 CFO’s Guide To Digitizing B2B Payments done in collaboration with Comdata : many treasury operations need digital triage. B2B invoices generally take 37.4 Corporate Treasury Needs More Love. are still conducted with checks.”. APIs Fostering Connectedness.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

With a focus on its broader treasury management offerings, People’s United is adding MineralTree’s invoice-to-pay solution and FIS’s integrated payables technology to streamline business clients’ accounts payable processes. Five Star Bank Taps Corserv Card Tech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts payable to its business banking technology. Plus, Medius collaborates on invoice management, TravelPerk acquires NexTravel, and Sweep lands funding for T&E tools. 13) announcement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

With pressure mounting for the enterprise to digitize, accounts payable automation is seen as a crucial part of achieving greater efficiency, cost savings, visibility into spend and strengthening of vendor relationships, to name a few benefits. But when it comes to money, businesses may be reluctant to hand the reins to a third party.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

If at that time, someone would have asked Citi Managing Director and Global Head of Domestic Payments and Receivables Anupam Sinha how long it would take for corporate treasury organizations to fully embrace digital , he said his answer would likely have been something along the lines of, “Don’t hold your breath.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

There will also be automated responses to vendor and supplier inquiries about invoice payment status, approval status and short pay issues, the release stated. Intelligent Planning helps boost accurate cash flow predictions, which in turn can bolster sustainable growth through well-placed strategy, the release noted.

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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. Modern automation and integrations can make it unnecessary to swap between many different applications.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Lisa Lansdowne-Higgins, vice president of business deposits and treasury solutions at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), recently told PYMNTS that these three disruptors have a significant opportunity to shake up accounts payable processes thanks to the impact they have on data. Open Banking.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Handling accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), cash flows and other capital management tasks is an inescapable reality for almost every business that deals with inventory and sales, but these commonplace processes are fraught with obstacles.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Finrails AP offers businesses a cloud-based accounts payable (AP) solution that automates B2B payments on a secure digital dashboard using numerous payment methods. percent of AP professionals would like to implement electronic invoice solutions, 35.8 Payments are facilitated using virtual Visa commercial cards, ACH and checks.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

Between treasury management, accounting, invoicing, cash management and all the other money tools corporates have access to today, it’s a wonder CFOs can keep their heads on straight. It’s changed the game, not only for corporate clients but for the FinTech players developing and offering these treasury solutions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Yet, as innovators have chip away at friction points, they have recognized the value of incorporating a supplier’s accounts receivable (AR) experience into their solutions. That’s because AR and accounts payable (AP) processes are intrinsically connected. “The person receiving it is just happy to get paid.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The scenario of frazzled buyers negotiating extended payment terms — in many cases having to choose who gets paid and who doesn’t — has made the whole “invoice to check to envelope to swirling vortex of the unknown” thing absurd. Configurable And Secure For Remote Treasury. Who has the time for this anymore?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

PayJunction Debuts Digital Invoicing for Virtual Terminal Clients. Payment processing technology developer PayJunction has rolled out a digital invoice function for companies that harness its virtual terminal offering, according to a Thursday (Jan. 7) announcement. Fides Expands Connectivity for Finance Professionals.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

There’s simply no longer the time or bandwidth for manual accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR). Such modernizations could help financial departments process invoices more quickly and easily.”. Since there’s no way back, the payments industry is now cutting new pathways. The poll of 325 U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Such legacy payment methods are usually tied to paper-based invoices and manual tracking and reconciliation procedures, which impede payments from being processed in a timely manner. Suppliers whose invoices have not been paid quickly may deliver another invoice, leading buyers to mistakenly pay for two.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We have deep dives on the financial health of Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), digital accounts payable (AP), and GoodRx ’s initial public offering (IPO). . Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation technology firm MineralTree Inc. 23) after the firm had an IPO at $33 per share.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

So are paper invoices that precede them. In point of fact, most businesses of any size have a hybrid treasury-accounting back office where digital tools and paper instruments coexist. There is no debating the speed and accuracy of digital accounts payable (AP) and AR tools versus paper and the postal service.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

This challenge often emerges with small businesses (SMBs) that are not large enough to fit into a bank’s corporate and treasury services unit, and are, therefore, forced into being serviced with consumer-targeted products. The financial services space often encounters the conundrum of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

To automate accounts receivable (AR) for mid-sized companies, HighRadius has rolled out its RadiusOne A/R Suite. The eInvoicing and collections app, for instance, automates collections, payment acceptance and eInvoicing for quicker conversion of outstanding invoices to cash. Currently, the network has millions of active businesses.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Corporate treasury technology company HighRadius is rolling out a new cash flow forecasting solution developed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. HighRadius said that legacy strategy is “crippling corporate treasurers from making confident short-term and long-term debt and investment decisions.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The paper check, the paper invoice, slow accounts receivable (AR) processes and collecting on aging receivables can be difficult for even the most seasoned AR professionals. Shields noted that accurately predicting anticipated invoice payment dates can have ripple effects throughout an organization. “No The problems are analog.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Invoice and purchase order manipulation, company credit card abuse and fraudulent use of company checks all surface as cautionary tales for corporates’ internal financial processes. consumers in the first half of 2019 , according to new analysis from Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee. 777 million was stolen from U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Solution providers in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) are increasingly servicing not only their corporate customers, but their customers’ own business partners with their technologies. At what point in the workflow can I prevent an invoice from going past due in the first place?”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Separate research from Coveware found companies paid an average of $84,116 to recover their files in Q4 2019, reports said, adding that public entities accounted for about one-tenth of 2019’s cases. Analysis of BEC complaints filed in 2019 found that BEC scams accounted for nearly half of the $3.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2016

Accounts payable departments can use the strategy set to identify dynamic discounting opportunities, optimize their payment terms, streamline reporting and data capture and access supply chain finance. Accounts payable and procurement are partnering with treasury to look at cash management more holistically,” the executive said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The PYMNTS December 2019 Next-Gen AP Automation Tracker details explosive innovation in real-time payments for business, driven in no small part by accounts payable (AP) professionals. Close to one-quarter of AP pros surveyed also want to bring ePayables and virtual cards online for treasury operations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

The perception of the role of Accounts Payable among professionals has moved up a notch, according to Ardent Partners. Companies considered the AP unit as far less collaborative with the finance and treasury departments, researchers found. Professionals expect the accounts payable department to evolve.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

While efficiency brought on by digitization and the treasury function can both play a vital role in helping a business bolster working capital, banks can play a role, too. Banks sit at a unique vantage point with the pulse on every payment going to their corporate client’s account,” he said. Minimizing Disruption.

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