accounts receivable

Accounts receivable, abbreviated as AR or A/R, are legally enforceable claims for payment held by a business for goods supplied or services rendered that customers have ordered but not paid for.

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Solving the Working Capital Goldilocks Paradox: 3 Best Practices for CFOs
Solving the Working Capital Goldilocks Paradox: 3 Best Practices for CFOs
October 23, 2024  |  CFO

Today’s middle-market firms often find themselves caught in the Goldilocks paradox. These businesses, with $50 million to $1 billion in revenues, are too big for...

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Halfway Through: 3 Things We’ve Learned From PYMNTS B2B Month
Halfway Through: 3 Things We’ve Learned From PYMNTS B2B Month
October 18, 2024  |  B2B Payments

It’s been a busy October at PYMNTS. The monthlong event, B2B Payments: Outlook 2030, has been putting an exclamation point on the fact that B2B...

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Optimizing Receivables Means More Than Managing DSO
Optimizing Receivables Means More Than Managing DSO
October 18, 2024  |  Accounts Receivable

Of all the things a business needs, cash on hand is top of the list. And against today’s dynamic operational backdrop, financial health and operational...

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Buyers’ Market, Sellers’ Strategy: Business Payments Networks Tackle Age-Old B2B Dilemma
Buyers’ Market, Sellers’ Strategy: Business Payments Networks Tackle Age-Old B2B Dilemma
October 16, 2024  |  B2B Payments

The bench of B2B payment mechanisms is becoming deeper. From technologies like virtual cards and tokenization, real-time payments and beyond, businesses have a wide array...

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AI Becomes CFO Consigliere as Focus Turns to Cash Flow Forecasting
AI Becomes CFO Consigliere as Focus Turns to Cash Flow Forecasting
October 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

For CFOs, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made the leap from mere curiosity to an offering that can be applied to change the very nature...

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Systems Integrations Move B2B Payments from Stuck to Streamlined
Systems Integrations Move B2B Payments from Stuck to Streamlined
October 10, 2024  |  B2B Payments

As businesses grow, so do the volume and complexity of their B2B payments. This comes amid news Wednesday (Oct. 9) that FreedomPay has launched a partnership with...

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Cash Flow 2.0: Better Business Payments Create Smarter Treasury Strategies
Cash Flow 2.0: Better Business Payments Create Smarter Treasury Strategies
October 09, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Emerging payment networks and models are rewriting the rules of commercial transactions. And it’s time for chief financial officers and treasurers to cash in. Whether...

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AP/AR Automation Exposes Hidden Payment Trends
AP/AR Automation Exposes Hidden Payment Trends
October 08, 2024  |  B2B Payments

By now we know the usual suspects for payments and back-office automation. There’s the paper check, and all its costs and fraud potential. There’s the...

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B2B Card Payments Usher in New Era of Supplier Enablement
B2B Card Payments Usher in New Era of Supplier Enablement
October 03, 2024  |  B2B Payments

For years, the use of cards within B2B payments has been relatively nascent. However, with news Tuesday (Oct. 1) that American Express teamed with Boost...

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