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FinTech Steps In As Invoice Payment Wait Times Inflate

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where new research has found that fewer invoices were paid late to small businesses (SMBs) in 2019 than in 2018. Among the success stories of the nation’s efforts to combat late supplier payments is construction firm Kier Construction, which, according to The Construction Index , has been reinstated to the U.K.

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Why Communication Is Key To Faster Construction Payments

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Late payments are a headache for any industry, but the construction sector has seen some particularly detrimental effects from cash-flow bottlenecks. the collapse of construction conglomerate Carillion pulled back the curtains on the corporateā€™s B2B payment practices. In the U.K.,

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Why Construction Paymentsā€™ Friction Has Nothing To Do With Payments

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A B2B transaction in an industry like construction, where what triggers a payment isnā€™t a single, simple invoice. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, that the construction sector is no stranger to delayed and late B2B payments. What’s more complicated than a B2B transaction? ” Rather, the true solution lies in data.

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Construction Is Trying ā€” Really ā€” To Move Away From Paper

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Visit a construction job site and ā€“ along with the water coolers, chain link fences, portable toilets and tools ā€“ chances are you will come across stacks of papers, including plans, permits and invoices. The cost of late payments in commercial construction runs $40 billion annually, according to one recent industry report.

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The UK Construction Sectorā€™s B2B Payment Practices Crumble

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write off $62 billion in unpaid invoice debt as losses every year. 28) concluded that 55 percent of companies in the construction subcontracting industry feel powerless to influence the payment terms of their contracts with larger construction companies. Late payments are considered an epidemic by some in the U.K.

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Palette Software Integrates With Aptean ERP For B2B AP Automation

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The connection will let firms that have invested in Aptean digitize their AP processes with Palette's offering. The intuitive dashboard of Palette offers a full summary of vendor invoices as well as their status in the approval workflow in addition to outstanding payables.

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Late Payments Epidemic Continues To Have Ripple Effects In Europe

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The company has analyzed 10 million invoices spanning 24 billion pounds of spending by large companies. The findings show that suppliers billing less than 10,000 pounds annually do not have invoices processed until 35 days after paperwork is received. Thus, payment is late even before the invoice is approved. percent last year.