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Why Accounts Payable Is The ‘Lost Child’ Of Finance

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So it is with accounts payable (AP), as Chen Amit, CEO of Tipalti , told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Accounts payable is the ‘lost child’ hidden in business workflows,” said the executive. “I Of accounts payable in general, he said, “it’s a cumbersome process.

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How Cloud-Based Accounts Payable Portals Are Helping Secure The Spice Trade

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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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Today In B2B: Visa Embraces Digital Currency For Corporates, Basware Enhances AP Offering

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Today in B2B payments, Visa embraces the USDC digital currency for corporate payments. Plus, Basware enhances its accounts payable (AP) offering, CardUp eases commercial card adoption, Kofax adds new AP features and the Federal Reserve eyes bank lending. Visa Teams With Circle on USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card.

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How AR-AP Connectivity Preserves The Buyer-Supplier Relationship

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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. Esker Adds Credit Tech To AR Platform.

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Moving The Business Payments Focus From Price To Process

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“The shift I have seen there,” she told PYMNTS of healthcare firms, “that was most effective is providers [the vendors] had their way of going through the process either from an [accounts payable] or [accounts receivable] perspective.”. That’s especially when B2B payments cross borders and currencies, she said.

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AP Automation Braces For Open Banking, Globalization

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One of the latest FinTech firms to do so is accounts payable (AP) automation company Centsoft , which recently announced a data integration with QuickBooks Online. It’s one thing to enable two B2B FinTech platforms — like an accounts payable and accounting platform — to share data with each other.

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Corporate Card Innovators Dive Into Virtualization

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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.