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Why Faster Payments Isn’t The Answer To Accounts Receivable Delays

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When NACHA first released its Same Day ACH capability, only about 6 percent of the first 2 million transactions made in the service’s first 11 days were B2B payments. is a lack of remittance data, he said. where he doesn’t see the same type of regulatory pressure on late payers that the U.K.

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How Small Businesses Ride Their Payment Rails

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NACHA released new statistics late last week on growth of ACH transaction volume in the U.S. According to the firm, B2B transactions were a key driver of ACH transaction growth in the third quarter of the year, leading NACHA Chief Operating Officer Jane Larimer to describe the ACH Network as “thriving.”. In all, more than 3.3

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Giving B2B Dental Payments A Digital Treatment

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Some payers had to limit the operations of their mailrooms. These practitioners receive funds more swiftly and securely when the money is delivered via ACH and electronic funds transfers (EFTs), and Schoen said those methods also make it easier to process the associated data.

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For Insurance, Faster Payments Means Nothing Without Data

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Remittance data, linked to payments between providers and insurance players, is critical on both ends of the transaction. ” In verticals like healthcare, claim data can be dozens of pages long and, at present, the market struggles with transmitting that information efficiently whenever payments are made.

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Why Faster B2B Payments Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint

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And while industry experts agree there are payment rails far better than checks — like ACH and virtual cards — making the switch isn’t just about presenting a better option to corporate payers. That doesn’t mean B2B payers and payees should be complacent in sticking with the paper check, though.

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How AR Can Usher The Legacy Lockbox Into The Digital Age

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It’s great to get a check, or wire, or ACH, but if you don’t know what it’s to be applied to, you have a huge cash application and reconciliation challenge.”. He did note, however, that he is “very optimistic” about the emergence of new payment services able to move remittance data along with funds. The Path to Integration.

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Why Incremental Card Adoption Is Enough For Better Cash Management

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A report released by the Federal Reserve last month revealed news that checks and ACH surpassed use of credit and debit cards among business payers, while separate data from NACHA released in June found cards make up just 11 percent of all B2B payments. Maybe you’re not willing to pay the wire transfer fees for every payment.