Ad Hoc Payments news and trends

Many Smaller SMBs Opt to Process Ad Hoc Payments Manually — and It’s Costing Them
Accounts Receivable // May 06, 2024

Fifty-seven percent of the total accounts receivable (AR) transactional volume flowing into the coffers of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) comes in the form of nonrecurring, ad hoc payments.  Yet, PYMNTS Intelligence found that in most cases, the process around receiving and processing these ad hoc...

Lower Costs, Easier Integration Could Boost Instant Ad Hoc Payments
Faster Payments // April 22, 2024

The use of ad hoc payments by large enterprises to pay small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and individuals is on the rise — and exclusive data from PYMNTS Intelligence suggests lower costs and easier integration could be making them even more popular.  Ad hoc payments...

This Week in B2B: Lending Innovations, AI and Digital Payments 
B2B Payments // April 19, 2024

The B2B landscape is on the cusp of the next era in payments innovation.  As PYMNTS readers already know, this new and exciting era is being driven by an ongoing digital transformation of historical processes and an electronic streamlining of traditional workflow hiccups.  In order...

High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments
Money Mobility // April 18, 2024

Nonrecurring or ad hoc payments remain a significant part of the monthly revenues of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). One way that SMBs streamline the accounts receivable (AR) process is with the help of instant payment methods. Instant payments, which provide quick access to the...

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High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments

April 18, 2024
Nonrecurring or ad hoc payments remain a significant part of the monthly revenues of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). One way that SMBs streamline the accounts receivable (AR) process is with the help of instant payment methods. Instant payments, which provide quick access to the funds essential to running businesses, are especially helpful to the […]

42% of SMBs Would Pay a Fee to Receive Instant Ad Hoc Payments

February 21, 2024
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) heavily rely on ad hoc payments to sustain their cash flow.  According to “How Instant Ad Hoc Payments Drive SMB Success,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and...

93% of Middle Market Firms Say Current AP/AR Systems Don’t Cut It

November 20, 2023
Automating accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) can provide a crucial edge for mid-size firms. Most that have done so report increased efficiency and enhanced cash flow. Data further...

Businesses Shift From Paper Checks With Help From AI and Faster Payments

November 17, 2023
Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Money, told PYMNTS in a recent interview the landscape for business transactions is rapidly changing. CFOs and treasurers are re-assessing the benefits of technology and...