Back-office

Payroll
Check Debuts Fraud Protection Tools for Payroll Companies
December 04, 2023

Embedded payroll company Check has introduced several tools to help companies scale payroll businesses. The tools, announced Monday (Dec. 4), include credit and fraud protection, embedded setup, and embedded support and are designed to help platforms address issues like fraud management and detection, data migration, compliance and support....

CFO
Adaptability, Alignment and AI Will Define CFO Role in Future
December 04, 2023

The macro landscape continues to undergo significant transformations. And these ebbs and flows and evolutions don’t happen in a vacuum — they increasingly impact the responsibilities of enterprise leaders, particularly the finance teams tasked with serving as the financial steward — and, increasingly, as a...

CFO
Today’s Winning CFOs Are the Ones Most Responsive to Change
December 01, 2023

Today’s ever-changing business environment is more ever-changing than, well, ever before. That puts the onus on financial leaders to steer their organizations adroitly through the shifting macro headwinds. “Where previously you had low interest rates, easy access to capital, and a growth-at-all-costs mindset, you didn’t...

Accounts Payable
AP Automation Lets Businesses Trade Paper Envelopes for Digital Efficiencies
November 29, 2023

How do you turn payments pain points into payments possibilities? It’s a simple formula: Add automation. “More and more organizations are recognizing the need to update and modernize what has historically been a manual, paper-based process — but one that’s also very mission critical to...

Back-office
NCR Atleos Partners BHMI to Expand Payment Offerings
November 28, 2023

NCR Atleos is launching a partnership with software firm BHMI to offer a real-time payment solution with back-office functions. BHMI will allow NCR Atleos to resell its Concourse Financial Software Suite, BHMI said in a Tuesday (Nov. 28) press release. The suite offers a range...

Accounts Payable
Big Firms Automate Regular Payments, Small Firms Large Payments
November 28, 2023

The digitalization trend that followed the pandemic has accelerated the automation journey for nearly one-third of mid-sized firms. In the last two years, remote work requirements pushed 29% of firms to automate their accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) processes. Benefits of automation in...

CFO
CFOs See Organizational Impact as Investment North Star
November 21, 2023

Challenging times build great companies, and periods of accelerated change build agile ones. When the pace of change picks up, it comes down to an organization’s leadership team to navigate and adapt to rapid shifts, remaining at the forefront of strategic decision-making. “We’ve all been...

Accounts Payable
93% of Middle Market Firms Say Current AP/AR Systems Don’t Cut It
November 20, 2023

Automating accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) can provide a crucial edge for mid-size firms. Most that have done so report increased efficiency and enhanced cash flow. Data further shows they see the need, as few think their manual systems are good enough. Less...

Accounts Payable
Middle Market CFOs Say Automated AP/AR Delivers Certainty in Tough Economy
November 16, 2023

Midsize firms anticipate that making and receiving payments will become even more of a core necessity very soon. On average, firms expect a 50% increase in payments made and a 46% increase in invoices delivered in the next three years. Adding to the urgency, automating...