Ar news and trends

Billtrust Debuts AI Assistant Connectivity to Promote AR Automation

July 21, 2026
Faster Payments Give AR Teams Less Time to Be Wrong
Fraud Prevention // June 15, 2026

For decades, accounts receivable has operated on the assumption that there would be time to fix mistakes after money moved. But as instant and near-instant payment capabilities become more common, that assumption is breaking down. PYMNTS Intelligence research in collaboration with Plaid suggests the challenge...

Billtrust Adds Buyer Portal to Speed Up B2B Payments
B2B Payments // May 05, 2026

Billtrust has added a self-service payment experience and a cash forecasting tool to its B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software. These tools are designed to accelerate collections, improve buyer payment experiences and provide AR teams with earlier cash flow visibility, the company said in...

Accounts Receivable Gets an AI Upgrade
Accounts Receivable // April 16, 2026

Corporate finance teams have spent decades building systems to record what customers owe. Very few of those systems tell them what customers are about to do. That gap is what artificial intelligence vendors and banks are now targeting. Accounts receivable has long been run as...

Billtrust Debuts Agentic Credit to Catch Payment Risks
Accounts Receivable // 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...

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Faster Payments Give AR Teams Less Time to Be Wrong

June 15, 2026
For decades, accounts receivable has operated on the assumption that there would be time to fix mistakes after money moved. But as instant and near-instant payment capabilities become more common, that assumption is breaking down. PYMNTS Intelligence research in collaboration with Plaid suggests the challenge extends beyond fraud prevention. Faster payments are exposing weaknesses in […]

TreviPay Redefines Receivables as a Relationship Business

October 22, 2025
Watch more: The New Era of Intelligent Receivables If cash flow is the lifeblood of a business, accounts receivable (AR) is its oxygen. When it constricts, growth wheezes. For years,...

Manual AR Practices Drain Millions From Mid-Market Firms

June 17, 2025
In an era where liquidity defines corporate survival, the back office has become a strategic battleground. The unglamorous accounts receivable (AR) function, once considered a cost center, is at the...

Why Companies Want Accounts Receivables to Get Smarter and Faster Right Now

November 04, 2024
An object at rest stays at rest, Isaac Newton famously proved. And for many otherwise-savvy B2B businesses, the object most likely to be perennially obstructed by inertia tends to be...

Quick Reads
Billtrust Debuts AI Assistant Connectivity to Promote AR Automation

July 21, 2026
B2B cash generation platform Billtrust has launched the “Billtrust MCP Server.” With this new offering, the company becomes the first accounts receivable (AR) platform to directly link live invoice-to-cash intelligence to leading AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Billtrust said in a Tuesday (July 21) news release. “Finance teams can now query their […]

Billtrust Adds Buyer Portal to Speed Up B2B Payments

May 05, 2026
Billtrust has added a self-service payment experience and a cash forecasting tool to its B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software. These tools are designed to accelerate collections, improve buyer...

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...

Medius Adds Embedded Payments to Accounts Payable Automation Solutions

June 24, 2025
Medius has added embedded payments to its accounts payable (AP) automation and spend management solutions. The company’s new Medius Payments solution builds upon its existing Medius Pay solution and introduces straight-through...