Effective Financial Operations Management for Small Businesses: A Look from the Inside
Effective Financial Operations Management for Small Businesses: A Look from Inside Ally Pediatric Therapy In this recurring SmartPayments feature, we sit down with business payment professionals from the corporate and banking space to talk to them...
Blockchain Explained: What is it and how does it impact the payments landscape?
Blockchain explained… The term ‘Blockchain’ seems to be popping up everywhere these day, but what is it, why is it getting so much attention and how does it impact the payments landscape? To explain blockchain...
B2B Electronic Payment Adoption & Fintech’s Evolving Role: NACHA and Bottomline Technologies Sound Off
Despite offering innumerable benefits, electronic payment adoption continues to face challenges as organizations cling steadfastly to their tried and true paper-based processes. Fintechs have worked and continue to work hard to change that, however. To...
Understanding the State of Treasury Fraud & Controls
Once upon a time, stealing money from a bank or business meant that criminals had to put on a mask and commit a robbery. Coming into the second half of 2018 however, that thought seems...
Trends in B2B Payments and Working Capital Management
The payments landscape is changing faster than ever before. To say that the challenges faced by corporates and banks are heavily complex would be a significant understatement. For an organization to be successful, understanding the...
Request for Payment and the Need to Balance Speed & Security: NACHA and Bottomline Technologies Sound Off
As you consider the proliferation of new payment options flooding the industry, such as request for payment, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the choices and confused by what it all means to you and...
Becoming a Strategic Partner for Business Customers: a 4-Minute Guide for Banks
While it’s often overlooked, managing payments is a strategically important function for business. To be successful, organizations need to make sure that they’re effectively managing their payments to capture all available revenue sources, maximize working...
Getting More Out of Accounts Payable: Lessons for Treasurers
As discussed in the previous post and throughout the series, as the function of accounts payable evolves, Treasury is positioned as an ideal partner to help transform it into a profit center. Here are the...
3 Trends Impacting Your AP Department in 2018
For accounts payable (AP) departments, the pressure is on. Traditional responsibilities are shifting and AP is being tasked with driving greater value, cost savings, and efficiencies across business functions. Three industry trends are the driving...
B2B Payments & Working Capital Management Strategies
Nearly half of all corporates see a bank’s B2B payables offerings as being an important factor in the bank selection process. Strategic Treasurer’s B2B Payments and WCM Strategies Survey captured the responses of 335 corporate and...