Dynamic Discounting

Early payment discounts, dynamic discounting (DD), supply chain finance (SCF), the time value of money, the cost of capital, the cash conversion cycle, days sales outstanding (DSO), days payables outstanding (DPO), and much more all need to be taken into account when planning and implementing a successful payments strategy. The amount of data that needs [...]

Last week we discussed the relationship between the Time Value of Money (TVM) and capturing supplier discounts. This week we continue our conversation on discounts by taking a look at Dynamic Discounting and Supply Chain Finance (SCF). These two concepts are used interchangeably by some, and are no doubt closely related, but each has its’ [...]

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is from guest author Danny Thompson, vice president of software product management for APEX Analytix. If you have an interest in becoming a guest contributor, please contact us here.] Is Your Dynamic Discounting Solution Best-in-Class?  by Danny Thompson Dynamic discounting modules have been around for some time, and the benefits a buyer’s accounts payable [...]

Editor’s Note: As 2015 draws to a close, it is the time of year when we revisit some of our best articles from the past year. Over the next two weeks, the Payables Place team will share an eight-part series of the “Best of 2015.” Today’s article is one from our AP predictions series, which originally ran on [...]

Following our series on trends in accounts payable, Payables Place is going to take a look at predictions for the future of the AP function. Today’s installment, the last of four, will take a look at how B2B payments will soon become a strategic business process. The when and how of paying suppliers has not, in many [...]

In years past, many enterprises held onto cash for as long as possible so said cash would gain interest while sitting in the bank. When interest rates approached something like 10% or even 5%, this was a good idea. Not so anymore. Interest rates have remained near zero for the past five years, which means [...]

The SupplierPay pledge that 26 large corporations signed in a July press conference at the White House has as one of its two tenets the need to craft financing solutions that allow small suppliers to get paid faster. Luckily, there are three technologies that—when implemented correctly—can allow large corporate buyers to give their small suppliers [...]

2014 is going to be an exciting time for the providers of ePayables solutions and for the AP organizations that use them. For far too long, AP departments have been stuck with manual and inefficient processes. And while many will continue to struggle this year, in 2014, we expect to see more organizations begin initiatives [...]

This is the last is a series of articles focused on new technology providers and their capabilities around dynamic discounting. The first article on Taulia can be found here and for the second on C2FO click here. Today’s focus will be Tradeshift and although I’ve covered Tradeshift before, this discussion will provide some insights in [...]

This is part II of a series focused on new technology providers that have entered the space often referred to as Dynamic Discounting within the last 5 years. The ultimate goal of these types of technologies is to optimize working capital and improve cash flow management between trading partners. Part I was on Taulia (click [...]