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. Going Further With Open Banking. Cichy said he sees the opposite happening today, though.

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CFO Share

DECEMBER 14, 2022

What is accounts payable ? What is accounts payable? Accounts payable is short-term obligations (aka bills) due to vendors for services or goods received. What are examples of accounts payable? Every vendor bill you receive in email or paper mail is part of your accounts payable.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Even with the digitization of the invoice, fraud remains a rampant problem, and it's not only the buy-side of the B2B equation faced with the consequences. Deepfake technology means criminals can masquerade their own voices to convince unwitting employees to approve an invoice for payment, for instance. It's just inefficient.".

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Gronen: Yooz is an AP (accounts payable) automation and payments company. Right now, many companies receive invoices in paper envelopes. They open the envelope, scan the invoice, manually input the data, and attach the invoice to the system. Automation shortens this process to just a minute or two.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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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.

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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. "By

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CFO Share

JULY 19, 2023

The biggest challenges facing accounts payable are chaos, maintenance cost, and fraud. Bring order to Accounts Payable. Accounts payable is a non-revenue-generating expense which best in class businesses minimize. Minimize fraud risk Accounts payable is the number one source of fraud in small businesses.

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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. Embedding banking into ERP systems has been a hot topic as of late — although the buzz surrounding it has been years in the making.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Bank has rolled out its new AP Optimizer, which is a digital tool that works to simplify invoice processing and payments for businesses, according to a press release. Bank, according to the release. Digital invoicing has become popular throughout the pandemic, with WEX Inc. With AP Optimizer, the release stated, U.S.

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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. At the same time, he explained to PYMNTS, industry collaboration can mean combining banks’ and FinTechs’ biggest strengths.

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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. Peasy recently launched in the U.K. MineralTree Pairs For Global AP.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Smooth accounts payable (AP) processes are critical in the spice business, in which purveyors must send funds securely to vast numbers of distributors and growers worldwide. … We don’t write it down even, [but] it’s all in our accounts payable [system],”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

"Unlike solutions on the market today that only offer a handful of ERP integrations and require a manual intervention to complete a payment, RegalPay One offers a bank-branded platform that connects directly to their corporate customers' ERP system," Ed Wertzberger , vice president of solution delivery for Regal Software, said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Accounts payable automation company AvidXchange is strengthening its position in the banking and financial services sector through the acquisition of BankTEL, the company said Tuesday (Aug. AvidXchange has reached an agreement to acquire BankTEL Systems, which provides accounting technology to banks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Challenger bank Shine , a French startup, has introduced a new program to insure invoices to help make sure they are paid, according to a TechCrunch report. With Shine’s new service, after an invoice goes unpaid for a certain amount of time, the bank contacts the other company to remind them to pay.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The company has connected its SecurePay payment gateway solution within the accounting platform, allowing for SMBs to generate invoices and receive payment without having to leave QuickBooks. According to Yakov, it can certainly support digitization of B2B payments, with SecurePay able to support both ACH and card transactions. "I

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Large companies may receive thousands of monthly invoices that must be processed quickly and economically, and firms of all sizes need to track payment obligations and issue funds. The accounts payable (AP) automation market is expected to grow from $1.6 The accounts payable (AP) automation market is expected to grow from $1.6

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CFO Share

MARCH 2, 2023

Accounts payable is the most common source of fraud in a small business. Both internal accountants and external hackers target weak AP processes to steal money since it is the business process most vulnerable to fraud. What are some of the common fraud attempts in accounts payable?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Among the largest is the ongoing use of paper and manual workflows like invoice processing. Manual invoicing is your worst enemy,” said Ramachandran, highlighting its risks and challenges related to fraud, errors and inefficient auditing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Now, with electronic processes in place in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) departments, businesses are in a more strategic position than ever before to elevate workflows and strengthen B2B relationships. B2B payments are messier than B2C payments," said Chanda.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

For the accounts payable (AP) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) automation space, it’s no longer business as usual. The uptick in fraud, such as the Business Email Compromise, has continued to target areas like bank transactions, despite firms’ increased spending on anti-fraud measures, the survey found.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

With accounts payable professionals working remotely, Anderson said he’s heard from some firms whose AP staff have had to physically take check-printing machines to their homes — opening up the door for fraudulent activity. “If you receive an email requesting payment to a different account, it may look genuine.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This week's look at the convergence of accounts payable and accounts receivable finds tools like commercial cards, trade credit, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation easing friction on both ends of a B2B transactions. Suppliers, meanwhile, can receive payment via bank transfer.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

With speed being the most obvious value proposition of real-time payments capabilities, it’s not difficult to imagine that corporate payers would be eager to embrace faster payments functionality in their accounts payable (AP) departments. ” Banks’ Collaborative Opportunity. Who are they going to call?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Chicago-based Signature Bank is rolling out a technology platform called Finrails AP to simplify B2B payments, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. Finrails AP offers businesses a cloud-based accounts payable (AP) solution that automates B2B payments on a secure digital dashboard using numerous payment methods.

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CFO Simplified

JUNE 23, 2022

Here’s a list of ten tactical things that a controller does: Maintains the company’s bank balance. Reconciles the bank accounts. Codes and processes Accounts Payable invoices. Issues Accounts Payable checks. Provides reporting to banks. Maintains and develops the banking relationship.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

With more digital banking options emerging on the U.S. market, FinTechs are turning their attention to the business community, whose demands for a better banking experience are growing louder. Marrying AP With Banking. AP is simply a workflow," said Wheldon. "It

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

ReadSoft Online, the release stated, is Kofax's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool for invoice data extraction and automating accounts payable (AP) services. The two companies combined will offer a new service for AP departments to help reduce invoice processing time by as much as 80 percent, the release stated.

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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. The charges were filed by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Small businesses continue to embrace digital banking. At the same time, digital banks are looking to capitalize on their growing small and medium-sized business (SMB) customer base, with open banking and bank-FinTech collaborations an important part of that strategy. Open Banking Drives Challenger Bank Adoption.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Businesses that have stuck with paper-based accounts payable (AP) processes are feeling the heat as the COVID-19 pandemic makes it unsafe for staff to conduct manual invoice and payment processing from their offices. Invoice processing can be slow and expensive for companies with inefficient AP systems. and took 8.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Many accounts payable (AP) professionals turning to electronic payments to streamline their companies’ payment processes — specifically, how they pay invoices from suppliers — are putting virtual cards at the top of their lists, and for good reason. Bank Uses Customer-Centric Strategy To Smooth Virtual Card Integration.

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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. Businesses that want to get these kinds of AR and AP updates and streamline their reconciliation processes may turn to banking partners for help.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

bank technology firm securing $100 million to expand in the region. Plus, an accounts payable technology company announced a $127 million equity round. In France, Libeo , which offers invoice processing automation technologies for small businesses in need of accounts payable optimization, secured $4.32

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Venture capitalists focused their support on corporate lending, payroll and accounts payable technologies, but it was a cross-border B2B payments company that landed the lion’s share of this week’s VC funding. Cerebro Capital. For exceptions, the platform routes the document for human intervention.

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