[…] “Corporate Changes in Payment Practices: Manufacturing Companies Embrace Real-Time Payments,” a PYMNTS and The Clearing House collaboration, found that 61% of firms said the ability to send real-time payments is “important.” An even greater percentage, 65%, said the same about receiving those payments in real-time fashion. The latter data illuminates the desire for improved cash flows, which can then be deployed to buy more inventory, hire more staff or expand property to tackle new markets and growth. The executives surveyed anticipate displacement of traditional payment methods that have been in place for decades. Paper checks and ACH payments top the list. […]