COVID-19 and the impact on digital payments
Two new reports consider the effect that the pandemic is having on cash and payments behaviour.
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Accounts Receivable (A/R) is the money owed to a business by its clients. The main objective in Accounts Receivable management is to minimise the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and processing costs…
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