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Fintech 101
May 26, 2023
Fintech is a term used to describe the intersection of finance and technology. It refers to companies that use technology to provide financial services and products in innovative and more efficient ways. It is also described any business that uses technology to...
Automating Payment Reminders
May 23, 2023
Hunting down customer payments isn’t the most practical approach to debt collection. Collection pursuit takes a lot of time and resources. Moreover, these efforts may negatively impact a company’s relationship with its clients. No one relishes being called out and...
Overdue Payments
May 22, 2023
According to a recent study by Tally Street, 57% of B2B payments were collected late by small to medium-sized businesses in the United States in 2020. The study also found that the average proportion of overdue invoices increased to 50%, up from 43% in the previous...
The B2B Payment Portal
May 16, 2023
B2B payment portals are online platforms that enable businesses to manage their payments and transactions with other businesses digitally. Depending on the specific platform and breadth of features offered, portals provide a secure and efficient way for businesses to...
The Importance of DSO
May 10, 2023
DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) is a financial metric measuring the average number of days it takes for a company to collect payment owed after a sale has been made. A high DSO can have a significant impact on cash flow as it means that a company is waiting longer to...
eChecks or Credit Cards?
May 6, 2023
Payment acceptance in the B2B space gives businesses several options to choose from. Two of todays most popular payment methods are eChecks and credit cards. While credit cards have been the most commonly used as a go-to payment method for many years, eChecks have...
Electronic Checks
May 4, 2023
Electronic checks, also known as eChecks, are a digital version of traditional paper checks. They are becoming increasingly popular as a secure, familiar and convenient way to make payments online. Here's a primer on what you need to know about electronic checks: How...
The Cash Flow Statement
Apr 22, 2023
The Cash Flow Statement (CFS), also known as a Statement of Cash Flows, is one of the main reports in your financial statements documenting the total amount of cash and cash equivalents your business received and used during a specified period. It highlights changes...
Account Receivables Series #3 Conventional Processing vs Modern-Day Automation
Apr 10, 2023
The conventional approach to accounts receivable has been to manually generate invoices from accounting software or even Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in batches, sometimes daily. These invoices would then be printed and posted or, in more recent times, may have been...
Cash Flow Management Forecasting
Apr 2, 2023
Cash flow is the movement of money in and out of a company. An organization’s cash flow is typically categorized as cash flows from operations, investing, and financing. Cash flow remains a vital aspect of running a successful SMB, and poor management of it is a...
Level III Credit Card Transactions
Mar 17, 2023
Level 3 processing is utilized in B2B and B2G transactions to help secure lower interchange rates and monitor spending. It involves the input of additional data through extra line-item details outlining the nature of each transaction for both the business and credit...
5 Good Reasons to Accept Virtual Card Payments
Mar 7, 2023
Businesses are more likely to experience fraud on their account when their physical credit card is used in many places. It can also be an administrative nuisance to have to redistribute physical card information to recurring merchants and vendors following fraudulent...
B2B Credit Card Processing Simply Explained
Mar 2, 2023
As a business owner, knowing the basics of payments processing can help you make more informed decisions as you better understand the differences between various credit card processing providers. With so many ways to accept payments, it’s important to have the right...
Accounts Receivable Series # 2 The Cycle
Mar 1, 2023
Key to success of the AR process is for businesses to set clear and realistic expectations for managing this cycle. For example, the average payment cycle in the US is 31 days, with larger companies taking 1 ½ to 2 times longer. As a result, businesses must carefully...
Important Payment Processing Terms to Know
Feb 26, 2023
Every business owner needs to know about payment processing terms and concepts. Here are five payment processing terms and definitions to help you crack the code! Batch When you have multiple transactions that need to be processed, they are bundled together and...
What are Virtual Cards and How do They Work?
Feb 25, 2023
Virtual credit cards are randomly generated digitized 16-digit numbers used in place of a physical credit card. Thanks to tokenization and spend controls, virtual credit cards are one of the most secure payment options for business buyers. A study by Juniper Research...
Accounts Receivable Series #1 The Mechanics
Feb 24, 2023
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Accounts receivable departments are responsible for managing the movement of revenue by way of the invoicing and collection process. Beginning at credit application through to invoice processing, follow-up, and late payment collection, the purpose...
What is Level 3 Credit Card Processing?
Feb 2, 2023
Level 3 credit card processing is probably one of the best-kept secrets of the credit card processing industry for customers performing Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Government (B2G) transactions. Simply put, Level 3 payment processing is an advanced form...
Understanding B2B Credit Card Tiers and Pricing Structures
Jan 20, 2023
No longer just a customer convenience, offering credit card payments has quickly become a business requirement in accounts receivable for SMEs, medium and large-sized enterprises. Considering this growth in B2B card payments, it’s important to review what rates you...
Accept Credit Card Payments Without Costly Transaction Fees
Recent Blogs
Fintech 101
Fintech is a term used to describe the intersection of finance and technology. It refers to companies that use technology to provide financial services and products in innovative and more efficient ways. It is also described any business that uses technology to...
Automating Payment Reminders
Hunting down customer payments isn’t the most practical approach to debt collection. Collection pursuit takes a lot of time and resources. Moreover, these efforts may negatively impact a company’s relationship with its clients. No one relishes being called out and...
Overdue Payments
According to a recent study by Tally Street, 57% of B2B payments were collected late by small to medium-sized businesses in the United States in 2020. The study also found that the average proportion of overdue invoices increased to 50%, up from 43% in the previous...
The B2B Payment Portal
B2B payment portals are online platforms that enable businesses to manage their payments and transactions with other businesses digitally. Depending on the specific platform and breadth of features offered, portals provide a secure and efficient way for businesses to...
The Importance of DSO
DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) is a financial metric measuring the average number of days it takes for a company to collect payment owed after a sale has been made. A high DSO can have a significant impact on cash flow as it means that a company is waiting longer to...
eChecks or Credit Cards?
Payment acceptance in the B2B space gives businesses several options to choose from. Two of todays most popular payment methods are eChecks and credit cards. While credit cards have been the most commonly used as a go-to payment method for many years, eChecks have...
Electronic Checks
Electronic checks, also known as eChecks, are a digital version of traditional paper checks. They are becoming increasingly popular as a secure, familiar and convenient way to make payments online. Here's a primer on what you need to know about electronic checks: How...
The Cash Flow Statement
The Cash Flow Statement (CFS), also known as a Statement of Cash Flows, is one of the main reports in your financial statements documenting the total amount of cash and cash equivalents your business received and used during a specified period. It highlights changes...
Account Receivables Series #3 Conventional Processing vs Modern-Day Automation
The conventional approach to accounts receivable has been to manually generate invoices from accounting software or even Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in batches, sometimes daily. These invoices would then be printed and posted or, in more recent times, may have been...
Cash Flow Management Forecasting
Cash flow is the movement of money in and out of a company. An organization’s cash flow is typically categorized as cash flows from operations, investing, and financing. Cash flow remains a vital aspect of running a successful SMB, and poor management of it is a...
Level III Credit Card Transactions
Level 3 processing is utilized in B2B and B2G transactions to help secure lower interchange rates and monitor spending. It involves the input of additional data through extra line-item details outlining the nature of each transaction for both the business and credit...
5 Good Reasons to Accept Virtual Card Payments
Businesses are more likely to experience fraud on their account when their physical credit card is used in many places. It can also be an administrative nuisance to have to redistribute physical card information to recurring merchants and vendors following fraudulent...
B2B Credit Card Processing Simply Explained
As a business owner, knowing the basics of payments processing can help you make more informed decisions as you better understand the differences between various credit card processing providers. With so many ways to accept payments, it’s important to have the right...
Accounts Receivable Series # 2 The Cycle
Key to success of the AR process is for businesses to set clear and realistic expectations for managing this cycle. For example, the average payment cycle in the US is 31 days, with larger companies taking 1 ½ to 2 times longer. As a result, businesses must carefully...
Important Payment Processing Terms to Know
Every business owner needs to know about payment processing terms and concepts. Here are five payment processing terms and definitions to help you crack the code! Batch When you have multiple transactions that need to be processed, they are bundled together and...
What are Virtual Cards and How do They Work?
Virtual credit cards are randomly generated digitized 16-digit numbers used in place of a physical credit card. Thanks to tokenization and spend controls, virtual credit cards are one of the most secure payment options for business buyers. A study by Juniper Research...
Accounts Receivable Series #1 The Mechanics
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Accounts receivable departments are responsible for managing the movement of revenue by way of the invoicing and collection process. Beginning at credit application through to invoice processing, follow-up, and late payment collection, the purpose...
What is Level 3 Credit Card Processing?
Level 3 credit card processing is probably one of the best-kept secrets of the credit card processing industry for customers performing Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Government (B2G) transactions. Simply put, Level 3 payment processing is an advanced form...
Understanding B2B Credit Card Tiers and Pricing Structures
No longer just a customer convenience, offering credit card payments has quickly become a business requirement in accounts receivable for SMEs, medium and large-sized enterprises. Considering this growth in B2B card payments, it’s important to review what rates you...