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Shifting away from paper-based accountspayable (AP) practices could be a game-changer for many organizations. Several companies recently launched new solutions that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to quickly and seamlessly capture data and expedite invoice processing.
Invoices cannot be financed until financiers see evidence of those contracts, and gain visibility into the progress of those transactions. The three-way match of contract with delivery and an invoice to create validation of what happened during a transaction, for example.”
Research published last year from the International Factoring Association (IFA) pointed to the trucking and freight industry as the market that uses invoice factoring solutions more than any other. Invoices submitted for financing by freight factoring firms account for more than one third of all invoices processed for funding, the IFA said.
Associated services accessible via the platform include creation of invoicespayable by QR code; online invoicing; instant electronic bank transfers; open banking; payments to suppliers, tax authorities, and utilities; budgeting and categorized spending services; digital receipts; and other capabilities.
For many companies, the accountspayable (AP) process is mired in paper, but technology, properly deployed, can cut down the paper chase, streamlining the journey between getting invoices and paying them. Typically, the AP department will struggle to just pay on time or reasonably late,” he told PYMNTS.
Among those capabilities, as illustrated by Gilman, are AP automation and, specifically, the outsourcing of manual, tedious functions tied to accountspayable management, she said.
Vendors are similarly showing demand for card acceptance functionality to support collections in anticipation of a slowdown in their invoice-to-cash cycles. Card adoption today isn’t solely driven by the buy-side, either, he added. Everybody’s really concerned about cash,” said Leavitt.
Organizations evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of accountspayable (AP) automation find obvious benefits from cost savings, early payment discounts and rebate-earning opportunities. Visibility is a big part of the value prospect and plays into carriers being able to make invoice-level, quick-pay decisions,” he explained. .
The company offers a digital freight forwarding and customs brokerage service to help shippers coordinate cross-border goods transport between the U.S. The company aims to differentiate itself by offering services beyond standard banking, including accounting and payroll capabilities. and Mexico. and Mexico.
But in a new whitepaper published by document automation firm Esker , the firm acknowledges that executives facing friction in accountspayable departments very well could be championing the adoption of sophisticated solutions; it may just take a bit of effort to convince the rest of the team to get the ball rolling. Building A Case.
In corporate accounting, accountspayable and B2B payments, traditional FIs are slowing down innovation that could one day bring these areas up to speed with corporate payments, the executive explained. But electronic and automated payments are just one side of the overall friction in accountspayable, Dahl said.
Innovation in accountspayable (AP) is now largely being driven not only by challenges in the way businesses make payments, but also by friction in the way their vendors and business partners receive them. The transportation industry is highly fragmented,” she said.
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He continued, “When it comes to payment, almost every B2B customer expects to get an invoice that implies some type of credit terms. Announced earlier this month, the tool is first targeting the manufacturing, transportation, retail and eCommerce sectors – and, more broadly, B2B eCommerce.
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