Billing Systems & e-Invoicing

Bottomline adds AI-enabled in-product support with Drift 

31st Oct 2019 by Ben Poole

The AI will assist Paymode-X and PTX customers in real-time.

How much could you save by moving to e-invoicing?

1st Jul 2019 by Jack Large

E-invoice savings calculator from OpusCapita and Billentis shows impact

e-invoicing: the questions to ask BEFORE starting a programme

30th May 2019 by Jack Large

Penta integrates the Debitoor e-invoicing programme

17th May 2019 by Ben Poole

Partnership aims to simplify invoicing and bookkeeping for small businesses

Stripe’s billing product makes debut in Europe

26th Apr 2019 by Graham Buck

The US online payments platform provider says that Stripe Billing can help European businesses of all sizes get paid faster.

BNP Paribas, LianLian Pay partner on China e-commerce business

24th Apr 2019 by Graham Buck

The partnership will offer integrated collections solutions for e-commerce that consolidate online sales and offline mobile collections

Payments & fraud keeping CFOs awake at night

15th Apr 2019 by Jack Large

AFP 2018 Payments Fraud Survey shows major concerns and opportunities

Swift group to develop ISO 20022 guidelines for cross-border payments

4th Apr 2019 by Graham Buck

A working group of payments experts will aim to develop a common set of standards that can be introduced globally.

The Basics of Artificial Intelligence

18th Jan 2019 by Jack Large

Artificial Intelligence gets a vary varied press, listen to one expert’s view on how AI works and what doesn’t, and where is it going

Vital “How will you” questions for horrible 2019

7th Jan 2019 by Jack Large

How to survive and prosper in the hell of 2019

New platforms to help businesses simplify/digitize payment processing

7th Nov 2018 by Jack Large

Transactis & Cash Flow Solutions combine; new Santander® Enterprise Payment Link

Payments: SWIFT gpi, TARGET 2, RT1, UK stats, DB white paper

24th Oct 2018 by Jack Large

SWIFT gpi tracker for all; TARGET 2 migration; EBA Clearings RT1; UK Faster Payments growth; Deutsche Bank neat payment jigsaw puzzle

Payment times for UK suppliers cut by 14% since 2016

24th Oct 2018 by Bija Knowles

The time it takes to pay suppliers across the UK is now on average 42 days, compared to 49 days in 2016

ACH cross-border payments - banks, etc. sign up with specialists

15th Oct 2018 by Jack Large

Earthport, the global payments specialist, has been appointed by BNP Paribas to provide Automated Clearing House (ACH) cross-border pay

Mastercard makes paying bills a breeze with Bill Pay Exchange

11th Oct 2018 by Jack Large

With their built-in network of 135,000 billers, Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange will have largest community of U.S. Billers in 2019

Payment Update: SWIFT gpi, HK instant payments, Amazon Pay

18th Sep 2018 by Jack Large

Revolution continues in Japan, Hong Kong and India

Payments: ecommerce, instants, interchange, Ripple, e-invoicing

31st Aug 2018 by Jack Large

All e-commerce payment systems, Kroger bans Visa cards, irrevocability in real-time payments, Ripple expansion and merits, e-invoicing

Citi deploys AI to boost corporate Smart Match platform

16th Jul 2018 by Bija Knowles

Citi has boosted its invoice and payment-matching application for corporate clients with artificial intelligence and machine learning

38% of companies admitted to paying their suppliers late to protect liquidity

6th Jun 2018 by Jack Large

Bottomline’s UK Business Payments Barometer 2018 reveals sad state of affairs as Brexit now top concern

Platforms with potential for new payment services

5th Jun 2018 by Jack Large

Citi first corporate bank to enroll as registered third party payment provider for Open Banking in UK; Bankable partnering with Starling Bank and Transact Payments to deliver full-service payments infrastructure

Payments data theft drives IT investment for billing firms

23rd Apr 2018 by Bija Knowles

More than one in five billing organisations have had payments data stolen during targeted attacks in the past 12 months according to research by Ovum

Payments roundup: RMB struggles; Adyen dominance, PayPal bad/goodday; e-wallets

2nd Feb 2018 by Jack Large

SWIFT RMB tracker reports; multi-channel platform dominance at expense of PayPal; local currencies; and battle of e-wallets is going global

End of ownership, and move to renting/sharing almost EVERYTHING

2nd Jan 2018 by CTMfile

Collecting regular payments will become a core skill as companies move to selling services, rather than goods/products

Late payment is the silent killer of modern business and it’s getting worse

22nd Dec 2017 by Jack Large

Survey shows that 62% of invoices issued by UK SMEs in 2017 (worth over £21b) were paid late