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Deep Dive: How The Pandemic Is Prompting A Fresh Look At AP Processes

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic downturn have placed new strains on corporate buyers that could persuade them to more quickly replace manual AP processes with digital ones. Companies that relied on local AP processes were caught flat-footed by the public health need for employees to work remotely whenever possible.

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AR’s Role In Accelerating AP Processes

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He told Karen Webster in a recent conversation that coronavirus disruption will likely become a catalyst to B2B payments digitization as AP departments are forced to operate entirely online. Improving B2B payment processes means addressing challenges on both the AR and AP side of a B2B transaction.

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Deep Dive: AP Processing Delays And How New Payment Innovations Can Help

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Paper-based payment methods such as checks and cash are awkward and cumbersome in either business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Such legacy payment methods are usually tied to paper-based invoices and manual tracking and reconciliation procedures, which impede payments from being processed in a timely manner.

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Virtual Cards Streamline, Simplify B2B Healthcare Payments

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Buyers, too, are eager for change and need to adopt accounts payable (AP) methods that are easily managed by employees working from home. Frictions like these are pushing more businesses to rethink their legacy approaches to business-to-business (B2B) payments and adopting various digital options for sending money. About The Report.

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Brexit Raises The Stakes For B2B Payments Fraud

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Further, Nacha said, the survey revealed AP professionals are facing increasing fraud attempts that target AP processes specifically. While current fraud tools are helpful, there is no systemic or automated option for accomplishing this," Nacha warned.

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Today In B2B: ERPs Broaden B2B Payments Capabilities; Bloomberg Broadens Credit Risk Data Pool

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Today in B2B, Bloomberg broadens its credit risk data pool, and two ERP solutions secure B2B payments integrations. Plus, Everlink strikes a partnership for real-time B2B payments. Everlink, FINTAINIUM Team Up To Offer Real-Time B2B, B2C Payments. Palette Software Integrates With Aptean ERP For B2B AP Automation.

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Finexio Makes B2B PaaS Available Through Microsoft AppSource

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Orlando, Florida-based B2B Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) platform Finexio is expanding its reach in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software space and will now be available on Microsoft AppSource via a direct integration for Microsoft Dynamics users, according to a press release.

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