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Finding The Tech-Human Balance In B2B Payment Optimization

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Although it occurred under dire circumstances, 2020 was the year that many organizations finally ditched the paper check in B2B payments — or, at the very least, helped to move the needle toward electronic payments. B2B payments are messier than B2C payments," said Chanda. Empowering Finance Professionals.

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Digitizing B2B Payments The Hybrid Way

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In point of fact, most businesses of any size have a hybrid treasury-accounting back office where digital tools and paper instruments coexist. Many businesses still generate paper checks from the setup of their accounting systems,” Michael Reed, general manager of payments at Deluxe, told PYMNTS. Paper Wait.

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AP Automation Is Ready For WFH Accounting

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Legacy payment options like paper are getting nudged out by faster better methods like credit cards, which are more cost-effective for buyers’ accounts payable (AP) teams to send and quicker for suppliers’ accounts receivable (AR) professionals to receive. merchant services at American Express, told PYMNTS.

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Canada’s Path Toward B2B Payables Modernization

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Some of the biggest industry trends, including faster payments, open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration, have found their ways into the Canadian market, the B2B payments space is not immune to disruption from these shifts. According to Lansdowne-Higgins, among the biggest challenges in accounts payable today is the data silos.

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Today In B2B: TD's New Commercial Bank; FLEETCOR's AP Acquisition

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Today in B2B payments, TD Bank forms the new Commercial Bank, FLEETCOR acquires Roger, and City National Bank pairs up on virtual corporate cards. Plus, OnPay strikes accounts payable partnership and an OECD digital tax deal looms. FLEETCOR Buys AP Platform Provider Roger. OnPay, CapX Partner on AP Automation.

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Billtrust, Priority Streamline B2B Payments Reconciliation

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Order-to-cash solutions provider Billtrust has added Priority Commercial Payments to its Business Payments Network (BPN) to streamline B2B payments reconciliation, the companies said in a press release this week. Acquirers and accounts receivable platforms can also connect to the network to capture transaction data for end-users.

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Fundbox Pay Expands To B2B Marketplaces

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The $24 trillion global B2B commerce opportunity, as PYMNTS readers know, is continually — and has been historically — plagued by the paper chase. In terms of payments technology and alternative lending, B2C and B2B may be respectively seen as digital versions of the hare and tortoise. focused B2B sales. A Major Gap.

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