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Are Your Commercial Credit Files Secure

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Any financial statements, bank account information, credit card details, and owner information that is shared to obtain credit needs to be secured and only used for that purpose. Benefits from a Secure Environment for Commercial Credit Information Access to customer credit information should be on a need-to-know basis.

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How Are Your Customers Doing?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

We don’t, however, want to minimize the importance of the credit side of the equation. As discussed in a recent post , gathering customer information doesn’t stop with the credit application. You put your firm at risk by limiting credit assessments to only new customers, which is too often the case.

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The Best Accounts Receivable Reporting Software Solutions of 2025

Gaviti

For example, it analyzes credit applications, pinpoint missing or potentially incorrect data, and suggest more suitable credit limits. DSO , collection effectiveness index), cash flow forecasting, customer payment behavior analysis, and dispute and deduction tracking.

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Resolve to Be More Proactive in 2024

Your Virtual Credit Manager

More About Purchasing Credit Reports Automate Repetitive Issues As illustrated above, repetitive issues such as payment deductions or applying payments can become bottlenecks that require a process solution. However, repetitive issues can also just be something that is required to be done repeatedly.

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Is Your AR Generating All the Cash Flow It Should?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Processing Delays There are several AR activities that often take longer than they should and therefore cause delays: processing credit applications, approving orders, generating invoices, and posting payments. To make matters worse, invoice errors also tend to generate payment deductions (partial payments).

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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

” This junk AR comes in a variety of forms, such as: Short payment/deductions Debit memos Unapplied credit memos Unapplied cash Late payment fees and other surcharges Early payment discounts taken but not deserved Clutter obscures the true amount a customer owes and causes confusion.

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Short Term Vs Long Term Cash Flow Forecasting

Gaviti

Gaviti’s invoice-to-cash A/R management and automation platform helps organizations streamline their entire A/R lifecycle, from invoice distribution and credit monitoring through cash application, disputes and deductions. Credit Management and Monitoring. Dispute Management and Deductions.