Ernest Rolfson news and trends

Making Sense of Why Some Firms Stay Stapled to Paper Processes
B2B Payments // September 06, 2024

Few people want to cut checks, lick stamps or sign invoices. Every single business day, however, these same outdated activities are done countless times by many of the world’s finance and accounting professionals. Despite the rise of digital transformation in finance and business operations, companies...

Digital B2B Payments Turn User Experience Into a Superpower
B2B Payments // August 12, 2024

Not all B2B payments have a great user experience (UX). But all great B2B payments elevate the end-user experience. The problem with building convenience into business payments is that, while in theory it sounds relatively simple, in practice it ends up being incredibly difficult. B2B...

How Paperless B2B Payments Are Reducing Fraud in Business Transactions
B2B Payments // July 31, 2024

If all goes well, the future of business processes won’t look anything like its past. And that holds particularly true in business-to-business (B2B) payments, where the past — and even the present — is riddled with manual processes, paper-based workflows and legacy inefficiencies. And those...

CrowdStrike Outage Rolls On; Attention Turns to Software Update Quality Control
Cybersecurity // July 22, 2024

The CrowdStrike-Windows outage story continued to play out in airports, online and in stores Monday (July 22) with the focus now turning to the security of what used to be routine software updates. Both Microsoft and CrowdStrike, as well as other companies that were victimized...

Interviews & Exclusives
Finexio CEO on Why CFOs Can’t Afford to Ignore Automating Payables

September 26, 2024
Manual accounts payable (AP) operations can cost firms more than they might think. And the complexity of enterprise AP programs presents a challenge for businesses, particularly as many companies face growing transaction volumes without a corresponding ability to expand staff. “It’s a serious problem within these AP departments. Completely inefficient manual processes compounded by fragmented […]

How Paperless B2B Payments Are Reducing Fraud in Business Transactions

July 31, 2024
If all goes well, the future of business processes won’t look anything like its past. And that holds particularly true in business-to-business (B2B) payments, where the past — and even...

How the iPhone Generation Is Killing the Corporate Check

June 21, 2023
The historically manual nature of accounts payable (AP) payments is holding back progress across industries. It ties up funds in largely legacy processes, including the nigh-unsinkable iceberg of B2B paper...