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As Businesses Shift Focus to Efficiency, Finance Teams Must Find Ways to Do More with Less in AP

CPA Practice

As a result, finance leaders find their departments squarely in the spotlight—keeping a closer eye on their balance sheets, taking fewer risks, and focusing more on efficiency and value over growth. Accounts Payable (AP), in particular, has become ground zero as liquidity and cash flow become even more indispensable.

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4 Priorities for Finance Teams in Late 2023

CPA Practice

The lingering (although receding) risk of a recession, stubborn inflation trends, economic policy debates, and geopolitical instability all create challenges for businesses and their finance teams. This unpredictability requires businesses to ensure maximum efficiency in their finance operations.

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As Businesses Turn Focus to Efficiency vs. Growth, Finance Teams Must Find Ways to Do More with Less

CPA Practice

Add in the ongoing war in Ukraine, inflation, and rising interest rates and finance leaders find their departments squarely in the spotlight. In response, finance teams are keeping a close eye on their balance sheets, taking fewer risks, and focusing more on efficiency and value over growth.

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Finance Leaders Drive Efficiency by Automating AP and Payment Processes

CPA Practice

With increasing corporate belt-tightening, finance leaders are focused on boosting the productivity of lean AP teams and taking measures to cut costs. The 2023 report includes responses from buyers and their vendors, presenting a complete view of the AP and payment automation landscape. “As

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AR’s Role In Accelerating AP Processes

PYMNTS

Legacy accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) operations aren’t only inefficient, they’re costly. PYMNTS’ latest The Optimizing AP and AR Playbook , a collaboration with OnPay Solutions, found that businesses in the U.S. Pactum Finds Buyer-Supplier Common Ground.

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Heightened geopolitical tension in 2024 will result in rising invoice fraud

Accounting Insight

The rise of invoice fraud will prompt closer collaboration between finance and security teams. To help this collaboration, businesses should take steps such as implementing AI and automation tools to detect any suspicious activities or anomalies within the Accounts Payable (AP) process.

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Finexio Makes B2B PaaS Available Through Microsoft AppSource

PYMNTS

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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