This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Photo by Keren Fedida on Unsplash Each business customer presents a unique set of circumstances. Identifying the groupings within your customer accounts receivable (AR) portfolio enables you to deal with them all more effectively and efficiently. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the July 4th holiday there will be no post next week.
Just 25 years ago, credit executives were primarily concerned with financial risks — except of course for the Y2K bug that briefly stole the spotlight. Back then, the main question was simple: will this account pay us? Delinquency risk and the risk of default were the primary focus.
Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks? The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager have defaultrisk probabilities and other financial benchmarks for analyzing your AR portfolio and revealing actionable insights.
Credit industry groups discuss the payment history of common customers, but they always have an independent moderator present so that customer discussion do not veer off onto the topic of how individual companies plan on selling those same customers in the future. Credit Insurance policies often exclude individual, highriskaccounts.
That all the above consequences can present themselves simultaneously, only makes the downside worse. Poor Credit Controls: Poor credit control practices can result in providing goods or services to high-riskaccounts that are likely to pay beyond terms or even default on payments.
In a recent survey report by Atradius , respondents asserted that bad debt accounted for 8% of all their B2B invoices, with a further 50% being past due. The inherent risk of default in businesses extending credit makes bad debt accumulation more than a cursory concern, it is a challenge that can strike at the heart of your operations.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content