article thumbnail

What is Reconciliation in Payments

Clearly Payments

In payments and finance, one of the most important activities that businesses perform is reconciliation. While it may sound like a complex term, reconciliation is simply the process of making sure that two sets of financial records match. What is Reconciliation? At its core, reconciliation is a comparison process.

article thumbnail

The Guide for an Accurate Bank Reconciliation

The Finance Weekly

What Is Bank Reconciliation? Bank reconciliation is a process companies use to ensure that their recorded cash balances align with the actual cash held in their bank accounts. Nevertheless, banks still manage most business accounts, and the same reconciliation procedures can be applied to these other cash positions.

article thumbnail

Automating B2B payments can bring even more speed to reconciliation

Payments Source

For decades, automated check reconciliation stood out as the lone sanctuary for AR professionals. However, the advent of payment automation indicates that electronic payment reconciliation is more than capable of taking up the baton, says Nvoicepay's Kim Lockett.

article thumbnail

Finance Teams: Stop Wasting Time on Manual Account Reconciliation & Automate

The Finance Weekly

Account reconciliation is the matching and validating of balances in the general ledger (GL) to internal and external sources or other independent calculations to accurately close month-ends and year-ends. Defining Account Reconciliation The basic steps involved in reconciliation transactions include the following: 1.

article thumbnail

Outstanding Checks and Bank Reconciliation: Simplifying Financial Processes with Automation

Nanonets

Introduction In both personal and business finance, the management of outstanding checks and thorough bank reconciliation practices are important for maintaining financial hygiene. Looking out for a Reconciliation Software? Integrate Nanonets Reconcile financial statements in minutes Try for Free What are Outstanding Checks?

article thumbnail

Real-Time Payments Aren't Just Faster, They Are Change Agents

Tom Groenfeldt

Real-time payments may finally reduce the business use of checks, and they will cut manual processing for reconciliation.

article thumbnail

With Paper Checks Pushed Out, What's Next For B2B Payments?

PYMNTS

Then, the pandemic hit, and suddenly the paper check was no longer viable in a work-from-home environment. Indeed, as several chief financial officers (CFOs) told PYMNTS in recent months, no longer could AP personnel be in the office to cut checks, nor could AR professionals be in the office to receive them.

Checks 113