cash flow management

The definition of cash flow management for business can be summarized as the process of monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the net amount of cash receipts minus cash expenses. Net cash flow is an important measure of financial health for any business.

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Same Day ACH Volume Jumps 37% as Businesses Fill the Gap Between Batch and Instant

Same Day ACH Volume Jumps 37% as Businesses Fill the Gap Between Batch and Instant
Same Day ACH Volume Jumps 37% as Businesses Fill the Gap Between Batch and Instant
October 23, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Businesses use payments timing as a factor in their cash forecasts. A buyer sends money before an invoice deadline, while the supplier waits for money...

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Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management
Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Finance departments have moved quickly to put generative artificial intelligence to work. They’ve been far more cautious about letting AI act on its own. Generative...

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Banks Offer CFOs Programmable Liquidity to Win Corporate Deposits
Banks Offer CFOs Programmable Liquidity to Win Corporate Deposits
October 15, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Corporate cash has become one of banking’s most consequential bargaining chips. The third-quarter earnings season is offering chief financial officers a glimpse of what financial...

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Insurers Lead on Billing but Still Miss What Policyholders Want
Insurers Lead on Billing but Still Miss What Policyholders Want
October 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Property and home insurers have the best billing and payment scores of any industry PYMNTS Intelligence studied this year. They also have one in four...

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AI Targets Trade Finance’s Paperwork Bottleneck
AI Targets Trade Finance’s Paperwork Bottleneck
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed to tackle the document review that determines whether a transaction moves forward, one of the most manual parts of trade...

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Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
October 01, 2026  |  B2B Payments

A shorter cash cycle should feel like a victory lap. For many CFOs, it now comes with a longer list of risks. PYMNTS Intelligence, in...

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Working Capital Has Lost Its Strategic Edge
Working Capital Has Lost Its Strategic Edge
September 28, 2026  |  Working Capital

The early bird used to get a supplier discount. These days, it may still be waiting for the customer to pay. Across North America, more...

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Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
September 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Paying a bill may never rank among life’s great pleasures. Still, it shouldn’t feel like a test of patience every month. “The Service Commerce Performance...

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