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He still predicted that easy-to-use B2B payment apps could supplant paper-based processes, and that the pandemic-driven shift to remote operations could spur this transition. Business owners are more removed from their companies’ APprocesses when staff are working in different locations, after all.
The changing regulatory environment has also proven to be a tailwind for AP automation. Legislation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and others have put pressure on companies to be able to show an auditable and measurable process in all their financial systems,” Flynn said.
As a whole, these services have one thing in common: They all reflect technology’s heightened ability to promote stronger buyer-supplier partnerships, with solutions that deepen AR-AP ties while also looking at ways to use automation, data intelligence and FinTech to ease friction for both ends of the B2B transaction.
In the B2B realm, the movement to get suppliers paid on time may become a struggle, mired as AP management is in the paper chase of manual effort. In the latest Topic TBD, Chen Amit, CEO of payables automation company Tipalti , told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that automating the APprocess lets management focus on, well, managing.
A new report from AP management firm MineralTree argues that the extra padding provided by the sluggish pace of paper checks is no longer worth the extra time a company gains. “If the accounts payable process sounds ancient and arcane, add in the headaches of answering anxious vendor calls (‘the check’s in the mail!
Efficient digital payments are critical for accounts payable (AP) teams to streamline the APprocess and maintain strong relationships with vendors. However, managing payments through QuickBooks alone involves resource-intensive manual processes and limits teams’ ability to handle diverse invoice types.
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The firm added that the mobile device can smooth out the areas of accounts payable that take the most time, but to do so, APprocesses must embrace automation. According to Esker, that demand comes with an increasing need not only for transparency but for faster insight into the data AP professionals seek.
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