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Suppliers To Usher In Dynamic Discounting

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Some B2B payments players have predicted that, on the accounts payable side of the transaction, higher interest rates will lead companies to extend their payment terms and to seek out AP technologies that offer integrated supplier financing solutions to help with that cash flow crunch on the supplier side.

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Robotics Process Automation Rakes In The VC Cash

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RPA is igniting chatter in the corporate finance community as professionals explore next-level analytics and automation functionality to enhance processes like accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow management and more. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the more than $912 million raised by B2B FinTech firms this week.

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A Wakeup Call For SME-Serving Banks

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New data on the struggles facing small business borrowers — from frustration surrounding the rejection of a bank loan to unexpected, sky-high APRs linked to alternative financing — means banks have a long way to go to fill in the gaps for entrepreneurs when it comes to their cash management, payments and expansion needs.

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Corporates Must Tread Lightly With Delayed Supplier Payment Tactic

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Hackett analysts found that top performers are widening the gap between typical firms when it comes to cash management: Those top performers are now three-times faster than the average corporate at converting working capital into cash. Meanwhile, days sales outstanding (DSO) increased by 4.4 percent, reaching 39.5

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What Corporate Managers Get Right (And Wrong)

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88% of finance professionals anticipate a rise in payments fraud , said TD Bank in its latest analysis. Misconduct involving corporate finances, however, almost always resulted in termination. Researchers examined instances of questionable — not illegal — behavior from CEOs based on news media reports between 2000 and 2015.

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Is B2B FinTech Heating Up At The Wrong Time?

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The company is known for its card readers used by merchants for easy card acceptance but has been increasingly upping its B2B game by integrating its payment acceptance tools into companies’ accounting platforms, automating payroll and cash management for clients. Is This Good News Or Bad News?

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Pandemic Wake-Up Call Drives Integrated B2B Platforms

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Corporate finance teams were not simply tasked with finding ways to continue operations in a remote work environment as a result of the coronavirus crisis. There were cases where some of these finance teams could not even understand what their cash visibility looked like.”. The Biggest Pain Points, Revealed.

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