Accounts Payable news and trends

Into the Nitty-Gritty: How, Why, and Where Automation Optimizes B2B Payments
B2B Payments // December 18, 2024

What many finance teams want for the holidays this year is an automated back office. As the calendar years’ worth of PYMNTS Intelligence studies have shown, accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) automation are increasingly becoming key areas of focus for businesses looking to...

Flexible Working Capital Solutions Top Holiday Wish List for B2B Firms
Spend Management // December 13, 2024

B2B firms have two items at the top of their wish list this holiday season: more liquidity, and greater operational efficiency. These dual priorities reflect the pressure to navigate uncertain economic conditions, escalating supply chain complexities and evolving customer expectations. Today’s financial landscape represents a...

Accounting Seed Releases Guides to AP and AR Automation
B2B Payments // December 13, 2024

Accounting Seed, an accounting solution built on the Salesforce Platform, released three new guides designed to help businesses improve their data and automate their accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) processes. The solutions described in the guides are informed by Accounting Seed’s automation products,...

Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem
SMBs // December 13, 2024

No business wants to get paid slower. No one wants to park their financial operations with a larger company. And no one wants to pay more fees for banking and financial products. Yet, that’s the situation many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) find themselves in....

Interviews & Exclusives
Supplier Integration: A Strategic Pillar for Working Capital Efficiency

December 19, 2024
There are two sides to any commercial transaction. Within B2B, buyers and suppliers find one another and agree on terms, funds flow, and accounts payable and receivable departments interact. On that last point, where back-end offices trade payments and invoices, the traditional way of doing things has been riddled with friction and pain points. Paper […]

Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem

December 13, 2024
No business wants to get paid slower. No one wants to park their financial operations with a larger company. And no one wants to pay more fees for banking and...

Retail’s Digital Transformation: On-Demand Working Capital Powers Expansion

December 12, 2024
Retailers face the daunting challenges of managing inventory, staff, storage, shelf space — and, in most cases, a digital storefront — all while gauging consumer demand, which can be seasonal....

72% of Trucking Companies Expect Digital Payment Systems

December 09, 2024
The trucking industry is crucial to the national economy, transporting more than 72% of freight by weight. Outdated payment methods, however, hinder efficiency, prompting the search for faster, digital solutions....

Quick Reads
Accounting Seed Releases Guides to AP and AR Automation

December 13, 2024
Accounting Seed, an accounting solution built on the Salesforce Platform, released three new guides designed to help businesses improve their data and automate their accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) processes. The solutions described in the guides are informed by Accounting Seed’s automation products, including its AP Automation software and its AR Automation software, […]

FISCAL and Proservartner Partner on Solutions for Procure-to-Pay Processes

December 11, 2024
FISCAL Technologies and Proservartner have partnered to offer tools and consultancy services designed to help organizations reduce payment errors, supplier fraud and inefficiencies within procure-to-pay (P2P) processes. This collaboration brings...

BILL to Add 1099 Filing Solution to Financial Operations Platform

December 10, 2024
BILL is adding a 1099 form filing solution to its financial operations platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new 1099 Filing lets SMBs and their accountants prepare and...

Sage Debuts AI Tools for Small Business Accounting Teams

December 03, 2024
Accounting/payroll technology firm Sage is rolling out its AI tool, Sage Copilot. Announced Tuesday (Dec. 3) for early adopters in the U.S. and U.K., Copilot is designed to help accounting...