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A Focus on Collections & Credit Fraud

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In our case, we found a continued interest in collection technique and strategy, as well as in fighting credit fraud. Delaying collection efforts sends a message to customers that late payments are acceptable, establishing a bad precedent. To avoid this, collections should begin within 3-7 days of the due date.

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Is Your Collection Agency a Good Fit?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Despite advances in workflow automation and payment technology, collecting commercial receivables is not getting any easier. Despite improvements in order-to-cash (O2C) processing, the explosion in digital payment mechanisms creates new complications. check, ACH, credit card, etc.), Share Read more

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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Accelerating sales can increase DSO, but most often the cause is problems in the order-to-cash (O2C) pipeline affecting collections. To continue reading and learn the top 10 ways to reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and improve cash flow, you must be a paid subscriber. Need help improving cash flow?

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How to Improve your Business’ Order to Cash Process

Credit Management Group UK

It is a wide spread misconception that credit management is solely based around the collection of overdue invoices, when in fact the scope of effective credit management encompasses the entire process from order to payment. Credit Agency Status Report – This is not to be used on its own but amongst other techniques.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Clearly, the level of Business Credit Risk is going to remain elevated as we move through 2024, bringing with it the potential for corresponding increases in bad debt and delinquency. To support your decisions get updated credit reports, more recent financial statements (if available) and update the customers supplier payment references.

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Top Use Cases for Order-to-Cash

Emagia

. “The time has come to take advantage of it in terms of how we do things and how we might be able to do things better,” says David Schmidt, Managing Director at A2 Resources and former longtime contributor with Credit Today. Collections, payment, and invoicing software can reduce the time for preparation and follow-up.

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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Over time, AR Ledgers unfortunately tend to collect “Clutter.” Clutter can also cause new orders to be placed on a credit hold when it otherwise would have been automatically released. Share How to Clean Up Your AR Ledger Launch a collection program to collect all past due invoices at least 15 days late.