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Cross-border B2B payments is a large and growing market. trillion world of cross-border B2B payments. On the backend, the integrated solution will enable Flywire and Billtrust to securely share account and invoice details while matching reconciliation data. As of 2017, the space was valued at $18.5 The Value Added.
While expanding internationally is the easy part, the challenge often comes in the back-office financials like invoicing , cross-border payments, accounting and reconciliation. The challenges of international financial workflows don't end once a payment is received and currency conversion occurs, either. It can be nightmarish.".
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ACH transaction data standardization will also be important for reconciliation and reporting, said Thorness. Business payment and accounting firm Gilded is targeting the friction associated with legacy payment rails, instead embracing blockchain to facilitate global transactions in digital currency.
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The service automatically extracts data from invoices, PDFs and other trade documents and automates accounts payable while storing payables information for reconciliation and accounting. Businesses can pay invoices immediately or dictate a payment date while retaining a fixed foreign exchange rate when they upload an invoice to the platform.
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