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Accounts Payable
Ad Hoc Payments Reach 30% of AP Dollar Volume for Enterprise SMBs
June 11, 2024

Thanks in part to the influx of gig workers and demands of key industries, enterprise small- to medium-sized business (SMB) payers are sending 28% more instant ad hoc payments than they did inSeptember. Ad hoc payments — those payments made outside of normal invoicing and...

Payroll
CloudPay Offers Workers Instant Payslip Access
June 10, 2024

Payroll solutions company CloudPay has introduced in-app digital payslip functionality. “Accessed via the employee experience app CloudPay NOW, the new capability allows employees to seamlessly view, manage, and download their payslips anytime, anywhere,” the company said in a Monday (June 10) news release. The new...

CFO
Chief Architecture Officer? CFOs Learn to Design Business Growth
June 10, 2024

Today’s chief financial officers have evolved from back-office accountants to financial architects. And, given the dynamism of today’s business landscape, the transformation of the finance function couldn’t be happening at a better time for organizations. No longer confined to the back room, crunching numbers and...

CFO
How CFOs Act as Force-Multipliers for Business Growth
June 05, 2024

Today’s CFOs have their task cut out for them. From managing and mitigating historic levels of uncertainty to striking the right return on investment (ROI) from the crowded field of digital innovations and solutions promising to transform work, all the way to monitoring macroeconomic trends...

CFO
Why There Are No Sacred Cows for Today’s CFOs
June 04, 2024

The global economy today is increasingly marked by volatility and rapid shifts. Geopolitical tensions, technological advancements and changing consumer preferences demand that businesses remain agile yet resilient amidst a backdrop of increasing uncertainty. And in such a climate, there are no sacred cows for today’s...

CFO
CFOs, Heads of Payments Take Different Approaches on Supply Chain Uncertainty
June 03, 2024

As PYMNTS Intelligence clarifies in its third edition of the 2024 Certainty Project, “Heads of Payments Zero In on Customer Behavior in Uncertainty Debate,” the responsibilities that accompany being a chief financial officer (CFO) are very different from those that head of payments must manage....

CFO
Simpro CFO Says Real-Time Data Essential to Cash Forecasting
June 03, 2024

The digitization of business and commerce has left few things untouched. And the CFO role, as well as the finance function more broadly, is one of the areas most transformed by digital progress — moving beyond traditional accounting and budgeting tasks to serve as a...

Accounts Receivable
Billtrust Adds AI Tools to Accounts Receivable Software Platform
May 30, 2024

Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash and digital payments provider, unveiled new artificial intelligence tools within its accounts receivable software platform. The tools aim to empower finance professionals by providing them with business insights and enabling them to make strategic decisions and engage customers more effectively, the...

Payroll
Deel Taps Alviere to Help Global Companies Pay US Workers
May 28, 2024

Deel has extended its strategic investment in Alviere, aiming to help global companies hire and pay workers in the United States. The Alviere embedded finance and compliance program has already been integrated into Deel’s global human resources (HR) and payroll platform, the companies said in...