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1.7KB2B PaymentsIntuit Study: A Third Of Small Businesses Grapple With Late Payments
Cash flow is steady when accounts payable and accounts receivable are well managed. Hiccups in accounts receivable — such as not getting paid...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsCash Flow A Tough Lesson To Learn For SMBs
Small businesses (SMBs) are often called the lifeblood of the economy. As it were, cash flow is the lifeblood of the small...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsYooz Debuts AP Automation Tech To UK Market
Procure-to-pay software company Yooz plans to expand into the U.K., the firm announced on Wednesday (Feb. 6). A press release revealed that the...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsPG&E Bankruptcy Plans May Hit Suppliers, Too
The ripple effects of PG&E’s bankruptcy may hit billions of dollars in outstanding supplier contracts as renegotiations loom. Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia is spotlighted...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsUS Firms Claim Delayed Payments From Saudi Arabia
U.S. suppliers are growing more vocal about what they have said are lengthy payment terms from government customers in Saudi Arabia, recent...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsAussie Lawmaker Calls For Mandatory Timely Supplier Payments
Australian Senator Pauline Hanson is urging the government to adopt mandatory, timely B2B payments for small suppliers, reports in The Australian said...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsWhere Payments And Funding Fit Into The SMB Growth Trajectory
For a small business (SMB) to grow enough to expand across borders is an accomplishment by any definition, considering how many hurdles...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsLate Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
As the government shutdown dragged on into the weekend, the impact of late payments on contractors got the spotlight in outlets such...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsIn UK, Larger Firms Pay Suppliers Later
The late payments epidemic continues in the U.K., and larger firms take longer to pay. Separately, it’s no cakewalk for Patisserie Valerie to...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsIn UK, Cabinet Office Pays Late, Too
In the U.K., it turns out that even some of the most vocal critics of late payments … pay late. Will a...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsUK Tries Another Late Payments Tactic With Stoplight System
The U.K. is launching a traffic-light warning system to spotlight large companies that fail to pay their suppliers on time. The Sunday...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsFresh Questioning Amid Carillion’s Collapse
Carillion’s ripple effect continues, with new questions lobbed at the firm’s former executives as the government weighs in on late payments. Elsewhere,...
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2.1KNewsFive At Five: Amazon Doesn’t Have A Lock On Smart Speakers
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest news about...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsGreensill: Holiday Impact On Late Payments Will Be $110B
Alternative lender Greensill has released new research on how much vendors and manufacturers of holidays gifts and products will be waiting on...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsPatisserie Valerie Fallout Continues With Late Supplier Payments
The fallout from the alleged accounting scandal at U.K. café chain Patisserie Valerie continues, with the firm’s delayed payments to suppliers causing...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsRising Delinquency Rates Dampen Reports Of Stronger Business Performance
There is a lot to be optimistic about for U.S. businesses. A strengthening economy and forecasts of new revenue heights have corporates large...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsUK Late Pay Epidemic Looms Over Xmas Season
The U.K. seems to be the epicenter of the late payments epidemic, and new stats bear out the cost to the tune...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsIn UK, Late Payments Report Finds Fault With Big Retailers
Stretched payment terms got examination in the U.K., which found that some retailers, such as WHSmith and Boots, are paying suppliers only...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsLate Payments Spur Australian Subcontractors’ Advocacy
Down under, subcontractors are seeking relief from late payments, and calling for legislation to protect their precarious financial condition in the building...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsLate Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
In the U.K., the twin barrels of Brexit and late payments have helped erode confidence in growth prospects, according to Dun &...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsAustralia Takes Name-And-Shame Approach To Late Payments
Australia will take a name-and-shame approach to combatting the issue of late payments to B2B suppliers, according to Smart Company reports Monday...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsIn UK, Late Payments Spur SMB Financing Scramble
A new study shows that, in the U.K., SMBs tap emergency financing to deal with late payments. In Africa, bread shortages have...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsUK Accounting Trade Group Weighs In On Late Payments
Late payment ripple effects continue in the wake of the Carillion bankruptcy, and an accounting trade group has weighed in with its...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsLate Payments A Growing Problem In Western Europe
Late payments, as tracked by Atradius, are a growing problem across Western Europe, and insufficient availability of funds remains the culprit. Elsewhere, studies...
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FSB: No Govt Contracts For Big UK Firms That Pay Late
In the U.K., a group representing small businesses said larger firms that are late payers should not get government business. Separately, Sears' bankruptcy...
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2.9KSpend ManagementDeep Dive: How Prepaid Cards Can Ease Gig Workers’ Payment Pains
As companies increasingly turn to gig workers for short-term projects, and workers see the gig economy as more than a “side hustle,”...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsLand Gorilla On Pulling Lenders Into The Fold Of Construction Payments Friction
Construction FinTech has evolved to target an array of financial friction points, with delayed payments, a mountain of paperwork and a crowded...
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4.9KB2B PaymentsLate Payments Sound Sour Notes in US
Late payments can hit the smallest of vendors, across the most local of landscapes – as the recent supply chain troubles of...
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6.6KB2B PaymentsIn Eastern Europe’s B2B Arena, Late Payments On The Rise
Late payments are on the rise in Eastern Europe, according to Atradius’ latest report on global debt collection practices — and late...
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3.2KSMBsFederation Of Small Businesses: 85 Percent Of UK SMBs Paid Late In EU
It is no secret that small businesses have been grappling with late payments across the European Union. To add to that, a...
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2.1KGlobal PaymentsHow Global Receivables Platforms Could End The Payment Waiting Game
Receivables platforms, which can streamline B2B payment reconciliations, automatically match invoice data with bank account information and deposit payments directly into accounts,...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsCarillion To Give Rise To Supplier Payments Standards?
The Carillion bankruptcy has implications for late payments beyond the construction industry. Some observers, such as David Brown, CPO of Previse, see opportunity...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsNexus Explores Unexpected Challenges Of Faster Supplier Payments
Late and delayed supplier payments are often discussed as a problem that can plague any industry. While that may be true, in...
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5.0KGlobal PaymentsNEW REPORT: Acing Overseas Tuition Receivables
One of the biggest anxieties for businesses participating in the global economy is the potential of late or (worse) non-payment from an...
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4.7KB2B PaymentsSolna On Moving Beyond AltFin To Tackle Late Vendor Payments
In the late payments battle, a popular strategy to ease cash flow concerns is to target the business getting paid late. Broadening...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsSolna Launches To Take A Stab At Late Payments
A new U.K.-based B2B FinTech, Solna, is making its debut on the market, with late supplier payments at the center of its...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsPortal Finance: Don’t Finance A Small Supplier Out Of Context
Small businesses (SMBs) frequently cite cash flow crunches and the struggle to access capital as key hurdles to the success of their...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsUK Targets Supplier Contracts In Next Late Payments Effort
The U.K. government is deploying yet another initiative aimed at combating late payments to small suppliers. An announcement on the Gov.UK website...
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Late Payments in the Big Apple — And Beyond
New York, New York. If you can make it there, you must be getting paid on time — easier said than done....
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In New York, Late Payments Legislation Bows
New York, New York. If one can make It there ... they must be getting paid on time. Easier said than done where...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsFlockgen: B2B Collaboration Vital To The Middle Market
It’s never been easier for B2B businesses to collaborate and connect. However, the ease of building a partnership network introduces a host...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsPOM: QR Codes May Ease Late Payments Threat
Businesses struggling with late invoice payments may feel the problem is beyond their control. But some service providers are encouraging firms to...
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POM: Fighting Late Payments By Easing Invoice Payments Friction
Suppliers and vendors may feel a lack of control when it comes to accounts receivable. Once an invoice is sent out, it...
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Late Payments See Far-Flung Impact Around The Globe
It’s not just a United Kingdom problem. Late payments are becoming a hallmark across the globe. And as our latest tracker shows, in...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsLate Payments Worsen For Ireland’s SMEs
It seems no corner of the globe remains untouched when it comes to late payments – impacting, especially, the fortunes of SMEs. ...
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Late Payments Mean Summer Doldrums For SMB Owners
As the temperature goes up, late payments scorches SME owners. Hitachi Capital Business Finance shows that a late payments “epidemic” is underway...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsGoCardless Finds Entrepreneurs Struggling With Summertime Late Payments
Summertime is the worst season of the year for late B2B payments, according to new research from payments company GoCardless. According to...
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Despite Carillion, Some Say No To Late Payments Legislation In UK
Amid the continued fallout of Carillion, let the market move construction firms to pay in ways more timely, says one prominent construction...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsTrade Finance Finds Glare In Late Payments Spotlight
Finance has many levers to pull when it comes to pulling back on payments England finds itself in the unpaid invoice-related headlines...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsCorporates Shouldn’t Wait For Regulators To Force eInvoice Adoption
For much of the world, electronic invoicing is taking off — not only for the benefits it offers, like enhanced cash flow...
