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MAY 3, 2018

” However, the latest analysis from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) suggests businesses are reluctant to let go of that cash. The AFP’s newest Corporate Cash Indicators report , released this week, found trade dispute concerns to be among the largest factors hampering U.S.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Small businesses are anxious, and there is evidence that large corporates’ cash management and investment strategies are also being shaped by political uncertainty. Small business employment, cash reserves and FinTech investment plans are all being shaped by this year’s presidential election. .

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JULY 13, 2016

New research finds that nearly all corporate treasurers agree that their relationship with financial institutions is a key factor in determining which bank to work with and where to invest short-term cash. The findings were detailed in the latest 2016 AFP Liquidity Survey , underwritten by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) released its 2016 Electronic Payments Survey earlier this year and found that use of paper checks in B2B payments actually rose 1 percent compared to 2013 levels. About 44 percent of payments received are in the form of a paper check too, the report noted.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

On the eve of the Same Day ACH rollout, the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP) published its 2016 Electronic Payments Survey , released every three years to examine corporate payment trends. The data makes that glaringly clear. For a buyer, that can mean early payment discounts or strategic payment terms.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Citing the 2016 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, SunTrust attributed that figure to the use of non-electronic payments processes. “At the heart of what your company does, it is all about managing liquid capital and having a tool that allows you to manage what you do with cash,” he explained.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Research from Atradius released in 2016 found that risks down the supply chain are 75 percent higher than they were pre-financial crisis. Wieser said SEPA has not only streamlined B2B transactions across the continent, but has also made them faster, which has actually benefited supply chains and corporates’ cash management strategies.

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