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Are Your Customers as Profitable as You Think?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

it just might help them pay you sooner! Share Controlling Credit Risk Increasing sales to high margin customers disproportionately increases total gross profit. If the reduction in sales is caused by a concern about the customer’s ability to pay you, there are ways to mitigate this risk and reap the additional profit.

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Maximizing O2C Success: Strategies for Accurate Payment Application at Scale

TreviPay

Applying cash using the first-in-first-out, or FIFO, methodology doesn’t work for most customers and will create reconciliation challenges when collecting from them. ACH, online payments, checks (primarily in the US) and even credit cards are all expected payment methods. This may work for smaller customers.

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Are Your Profits Going Up in Smoke?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash Payment deductions, also known as chargebacks or short pays, happen when the customer pays less than the full invoice amount. Should you confirm that the customer is indeed correct, the deduction is removed from the Accounts Receivable (AR) ledger via a credit memo. Well, it’s not.

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5 Tips for an Automated Cash Application Process

Gaviti

Automated cash application is the process of automating the matching of invoices to payments, such as cash, electronic payments, payment solutions, ACH, wire, checks, or credit and debit cards. This allows you to consolidate collections data and streamline A/R processes, regardless of the types of ERPs you use.