Back-office

Accounts Payable
The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments
March 24, 2026

For years, accounts payable (AP) was judged by how little trouble it caused, but new data suggests it may now be creating room for faster payments, better supplier experiences and stronger control over cash. That is the broad takeaway from the November 2025 Accounts Payable Tracker...

Accounts Receivable
Finance Teams Want More Than ERPs Can Give Accounts Receivables
March 23, 2026

Watch more: Need to Know With Billtrust’s Lee An Schommer Time waits for no one. Neither does change. And they certainly aren’t waiting for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) landscape to catch up with them. The humble ERP has served as the financial backbone of...

Accounts Receivable
Bank of America Targets the $600 Billion Accounts Receivable Problem
March 12, 2026

Watch more: Need to Know With Bank of America’s Andy Murphy Staring down an operating landscape defined by supply chain disruptions, inflation volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, finance leaders have grown accustomed to managing liquidity as if it were an external constraint. But a new challenge...

Payroll
Welcome to the Transactional Economy
March 04, 2026

There is a young woman in Chicago who earns money five different ways before noon on a Tuesday. She drives a rideshare app in the morning, drops a delivery on the way home, sells a handmade item from her Etsy shop, completes two micro-tasks on...

Accounts Receivable
Billtrust Debuts Agentic Credit to Catch Payment Risks
March 03, 2026

Billtrust is turning to agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to help finance teams spot payment risks. The company, which makes B2B accounts receivable (AR) workflow and payment software, announced the launch of its Agentic Credit Lines product on Tuesday (March 3). The new offering, embedded into...

Payroll
New Branch CFO Say IPO Is a Discipline Not a Destination
March 02, 2026

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Branch’s Matt Peterson Sixty-eight percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. For years, financial experts blamed the individual. Too much discretionary spending, not enough discipline. Branch CFO Matt Peterson has a different theory, and data to back it up. The...

Accounts Receivable
US and Canadian Middle-Market Firms Gain Working Capital Edge With AI Cash Forecasting
February 19, 2026

Cash is king when uncertainty reigns. But for many firms, profit is not disappearing due to macroeconomic forces alone. In many cases, it is being forfeited through slow processes, limited visibility and outdated assumptions about how their payments operations and accounts receivables (AR) functions must...

Accounts Receivable
Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy
February 12, 2026

Watch more: The Digital Shift With North’s Greg Gorman Back-office details don’t inspire much excitement. But for all that they may be overlooked, when back-office detail is executed poorly, it can derail even the best laid front-office plans. Think of the humble invoice. Now think...

Payroll
Uphold Debuts Early Payday as Workers Seek Wages Sooner
February 10, 2026

On-chain finance company Uphold has introduced an early payday service for U.S. customers. Beginning Tuesday (Feb. 10), customers who use Uphold for direct deposit can access their paychecks up to two days early, the company said in a news release. “At Uphold, we believe you shouldn’t have to...