Accounts payable: Why CFOs should pay attention
CFO Dive
APRIL 18, 2022
Over one-third of your invoices have errors, and costs to process these may be up to ten times greater than a "clean" invoice.
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CFO Dive
APRIL 18, 2022
Over one-third of your invoices have errors, and costs to process these may be up to ten times greater than a "clean" invoice.
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Are you tired of the countless hours spent managing your accounts payable (AP)? Do you want to streamline your accounting process to save the time and money spent on manual tasks on Quickbooks? With a growing business, it’s easy to outgrow the accounting systems you’ve relied on since the conception of your company.
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For a long time, the market has offered point solutions for accounts payable, such as bill payment, expense management, travel software, and corporate cards. These instruments have aided in the automation of workflows for various aspects of non-payroll spending.
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Once applied to a customer’s historical invoices, the AI learns and improves even more each time, but again, with very little human interaction required, saving the accounts payable team a tremendous amount of time,” Nikula said.
PYMNTS
JULY 3, 2020
Accounts payable (AP) teams and other financial functions of the enterprise were some of the hardest hit by the disruption caused by the global pandemic. “Companies are increasingly looking to more efficiently manage the accounts payable process,” he said.
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As a result of ongoing inflation, economic disruption, and the lowest growth project from The International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1990, many Accounts Payable (AP) departments are being tasked with driving cost reductions and improving operational efficiency to increase company profitability and workforce productivity.
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MARCH 31, 2023
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Future CFO
AUGUST 14, 2024
AP (Accounts Payable) automation empowers organisations to regain control over their finances by automating tedious manual tasks that burn through staff time, such as line-item matching for invoices, payment reviews, and approvals, Sanford says.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
I think when the pandemic hit in early March, it really put a gun to the head of many companies by taking what have been Byzantine processes around accounts payable or accounts receivable and moving to much more digital means,” Jay Dearborn , president, corporate payments of WEX Inc. told PYMNTS. And apparently, he’s not alone.
PYMNTS
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Bill.com and Wells Fargo are partnering on a new feature called Bill Manager to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access automation for the accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) process, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Amid market volatility, organizations are finding it imperative to accelerate their accounts receivables while extending accounts payables and still maintaining positive buyer-supplier relationships. Accounts receivable and accounts payable are two key functions of the enterprise with significant impact on cash flow.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Nacha is issuing a warning to accounts payable professionals with regards to the rising threat of fraud. But accounts payable is far from the only back-office financial workflow at risk of fraud. While current fraud tools are helpful, there is no systemic or automated option for accomplishing this," Nacha warned.
PYMNTS
JULY 14, 2020
American Express has launched a new automated accounts payable solution, American Express One AP, to help businesses digitize B2B payment processing, according to a press release.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 19, 2020
With B2B payments being an increasingly attractive target for innovators, the landscape is growing crowded as more banks and FinTechs roll out their accounts payable (AP) automation solutions. The competition is undoubtedly heating up. “To combine those two might be the best way to go,” he said.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Paymerang , which works in accounts payable (AP) automation, has debuted its new Invoice Automation Solution, which a press release stated will help organizations with efficiency, accuracy, visibility and getting rid of manual paper processes.
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PYMNTS
DECEMBER 22, 2020
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Accounts payable (AP) automation software firm Beanworks has rolled out a function for expense reimbursements to assist companies in automating how they get and handle staffer expenditures, according to an announcement. Supervisors can look over receipts and give the go-ahead for reimbursements from anywhere.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 6, 2020
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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.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Most companies in other industries have simpler accounts payable (AP) responsibilities because they only need to make B2B payments to several dozen regular vendors, but claims processors do not have that same certainty and stability. Benefits Of Virtual Cards.
PYMNTS
MARCH 5, 2020
The BOTs will allow procurement and accounts payable (AP) teams to automate tasks considered mundane or repetitive. One of the tasks that will be able to be automated is invoice intake, in which key data will be automatically extracted.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Snap Accounts Payable (SnapAP) has completed the first stage of a new funding round with help from a group of Israel-based angel investors, a press release says. The intent of the round is to help SnapAP on the first stage of its planned $2 million seed stage round.
CFO Simplified
JUNE 23, 2022
Reconciles the bank accounts. Codes and processes Accounts Payable invoices. Issues Accounts Payable checks. Here’s a list of ten tactical things that a controller does: Maintains the company’s bank balance. Calculates and enters payroll. Provides reporting to banks. Responsible for AR Collections.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Palette Software has connected its accounts payable (AP) automation cloud technology with Aptean ERP , according to a Monday (Nov. Palette Software Integrates With Aptean ERP For B2B AP Automation. 2) announcement. The connection will let firms that have invested in Aptean digitize their AP processes with Palette's offering.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2020
This is a huge step in our mission to simplify [accounts payable (AP)] payments for Microsoft technology users and to successfully support our shared customer and partner base," Rolfson said, according to the release.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Accounts payable (AP) solution provider Tipalti is looking to drive commercial card adoption in B2B payments, even with vendors that don't accept cards. The card also offers a range of benefits, including discounts on logistics services, digital payment acceptance solutions, Microsoft Office 365, Twitter Ads and other offerings.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
For the accounts payable (AP) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) automation space, it’s no longer business as usual. Firms looking to strengthen their interactions with customers and vendors by adopting comprehensive, automated AP and ERP solutions are increasingly turning to cloud-based products in lieu of on-premises systems.
PYMNTS
JUNE 25, 2020
As accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) operations continue to converge for many organizations, buyers and suppliers are increasingly acknowledging the value of using each other’s technology platforms to promote stronger B2B relationships.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 21, 2020
With the new funding, Finexio is looking at continuing to streamline and optimize the last mile of the corporate accounts payable process.
PYMNTS
JUNE 25, 2020
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PYMNTS
MARCH 6, 2020
FinTechs are helping banks focus on the customer experience through accounts payable (AP) automation. AvidXchange Senior Vice President of Financial Services Boyce Adams Jr. told PYMNTS in an interview that banks foundationally value “the relationship they have with the customer” and “they understand the customer.”
PYMNTS
APRIL 14, 2020
Criminals are sending emails that pretend to be from executives and which instruct accounts payable (AP) department employees to send funds into bank accounts that actually belong to the thieves, for example. Businesses therefore must be on high alert.
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