Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable
Bluevine Launches Accounts Payable Offering for Small Business Owners
July 31, 2023

Bluevine has launched an accounts payable (AP) offering for small businesses. Built to simplify payments management from within Bluevine Business Checking accounts, this solution gives small business owners access to features that will help them save time and money, the company said in a Monday (July 31) press release. “As...

Accounts Payable
AP Automation Significantly Reduces Friction in the Source-to-Pay Cycle
July 27, 2023

Automation can be an engine for efficiency, speed and accuracy in accounts receivable (AR). It can enable companies to reduce their days sales outstanding (DSO) and receive payments faster. Many firms rely on complex, labor-intensive and error-prone accounts payable (AP) workflows that automation can help...

Accounts Payable
Automation Transforms AP Departments From Cost Centers to Value Adds
July 20, 2023

It’s a hands-free hand-off as firms look to modernize their accounts payable (AP) payments processes. That’s because, in a consumer landscape where everything has gone digital and the benefits are obvious, businesses are increasingly starting to question why it seems like they are the only...

Accounts Payable
Nook and Currencycloud Join Forces to Enable Multi-Currency Payments
July 18, 2023

Nook has partnered with Currencycloud to enable supplier payments in more than 35 currencies through Nook’s all-in-one accounts payable (AP) platform. The partnership with Currencycloud, whose application programming interface (API) technology facilitates multi-currency payments, expands the suite of services offered by Nook’s platform, according to...

Accounts Payable
Manual Payments Processes Often Slow Small Business Growth
July 10, 2023

The 21st century wasn’t supposed to be full of so many headaches. Or so much paper. “Mid-sized companies say their [accounts payable (AP)] departments are spending about 50% of their time collecting invoices and paying suppliers,” Brett Sussman, vice president of American Express Business Blueprint and Banking, told...

Accounts Payable
Gig Worker Pay Suffers When Platforms Don’t Prioritize AP Automation
June 28, 2023

When it comes to gig economy companies, a little accounts payable (AP) automation can go a long way. For PYMNTS’ study “Accounts Payable Automation: Why Gig Economy Companies See Payables Innovation as Key to Success,” created in collaboration with Routable, we surveyed more than 200 executives...

Accounts Payable
PYMNTS Intelligence: Leveraging Digitization and Automation to Improve AP
June 28, 2023

Late payments are some of the most difficult challenges businesses face in day-to-day operations, and they can have wide-ranging implications if not tackled swiftly. Money not being where it is supposed to be can result in further delayed payments for vendors, especially in critical areas...

Accounts Payable
Invoiced Launches B2B Invoicing Network to Streamline Accounts Payable Process
June 27, 2023

Austin, Texas, platform operator Invoiced has launched a business-to-business (B2B) invoicing network, expanding its solution from accounts receivables to accounts payables (AP). According to Jared King, CEO at Invoiced, “no matter how well you structure it, the conventional AP process includes many tedious steps that...

Accounts Payable
Experts on How Payments Automation Can Aid Middle-Market Businesses
June 27, 2023

With late payments resulting in late fees for 41% of buyers in the past year, companies are making accounts payable automation their top priority to keep up. PYMNTS explores how automation is helping transform AP into a customer service function to bolster businesses’ financial health.