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“It is the quality of data that instant payment brings in that is getting them to look at completely rearchitecting their processes,” Sinha said, highlighting the opportunity for finance leaders to automate key functions like reconciliation and AR.
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The tune of B2B eCommerce over the last few years has been filled with references of providing business buyers with a B2C-like, Amazon-like experience. The trend sounds eerily familiar to those seen within B2C eCommerce too. We’re seeing consumerization out there,” the executive added.
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Throw omnichannel B2B offerings into the mix – online and brick-and-mortar – and things get even more complicated when it comes to invoicing, reconciliation and even knowing where and when funds will hit accounts amid day-to-day commerce. trillion is the net amount U.S. firms are owed in accounts receivable on any given day.
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