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Now you can get a commitment for automated payments right at customer or credit applications in ezyCollect
Learn more about integrating payment authorisation starting at customer or credit applications in ezyCollect. Discover how it can make the customer journey seamless and save your team time.
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Now you can accept recurring payments with ease with ezyCollect
Learn more about Payment Plans in ezyCollect. Set up and accept recurring payments. Discover how flexible payment options give you and your customers the financial freedom you deserve.
Strategies to maximise profit and cash flow in the new financial year
As we settle into a new financial year, businesses must navigate challenges and opportunities strategically. Read tips and insights from our recent webinar that will help empower your business to thrive and prosper in the year ahead.
Effortless payment allocation: Introducing MYOB Exo Sales Order Payment Write-back
Introducing MYOB Exo Sales Order Payment Write-back. Deposit payments made through Simplypaid are automatically allocated to the appropriate customer records when a successful Sales Order payment is completed.
Add AI to your AR: A sneak peek at the AI-Powered Email Generator by ezyCollect
Learn more about the upcoming AI-powered Emall Generator. Using AI technology, each email reminder is tailored to the recipient based on the keywords you provide, increasing the likelihood of a response and payment. It’s a bespoke approach that works at scale, is fully automated, and eliminates writer’s block.
Collection letter sample templates for email and SMS
Timely payments are essential for your business, and you need effective tools to ensure they happen. One simple yet powerful tool is invoice reminders supported by a reliable accounts receivable system that consistently delivers them to customers on schedule. In this blog post, we’ll provide tips and sample templates for writing effective collection letters, helping you overcome these challenges.
Mastering debt collection best practices: A guide to successful debt recovery
In business-to-business transactions, dealing with debt can be a daunting task. We’ve partnered with industry experts at ARMA Group to bring you invaluable advice on navigating debt collection and recovery using a win-win approach that fosters positive relationships and propels financial stability for all parties involved.
EOFY 2023: Tax return lodgement and tips for SMEs
As the end of the financial year approaches, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must prepare themselves for a range of crucial tasks to ensure a smooth transition into the new financial period. Let’s take a look at practical tips to make tax time as efficient and stress-free as possible.
Use cases of AI in the order to cash (O2C) process
As your business grows, so does the complexity and demands of the O2C process. This article will explore the real-world and potential uses of AI. It will provide insights on how to empower your AR team to be successful with the order-to-cash process. We’ll look at how AR automation has transformed O2C and how AI can take it further in the foreseeable future.
How to gain certainty, confidence and control in cash flow management
Cash flow management is essential for any business seeking long-term success. Mastering cash flow can immensely benefit your business, including improving financial management, enhancing decision-making, and providing better access to funding. Here’s how you could gain certainty, confidence and control in managing cash flow using best practices and trusted tools.
How AR automation can improve accuracy of financial forecasts
Forecasting can be challenging, and even the slightest mistake can have significant consequences. This is why it’s vital to leverage every tool available to enhance the accuracy of financial forecasts. One such tool businesses are increasingly adopting is accounts receivable automation.
Protect your business from the impact of insolvencies: How credit checks can mitigate risks
Business collapses in Australia have surged past pre-pandemic numbers over the past month, highlighting the need for companies to check the credit risk of potential trading partners. Here’s how to protect your business by monitoring your clients’ credit risks.
The 7 key metrics for boosting profits and cash flow
Discover the secrets to maximising your business profits and cash flow with the expert guidance of our friend, CFO on Call. Learn how to harness the power of seven key metrics to optimise your financial performance. Don’t miss this guest blog post exclusively on ezyCollect!
Product update: Master your AR collections with ezyCollect’s new Invoice Status feature
This new feature allows you to create different ‘invoice statuses’ for your synced invoices. Now you can pause or exclude invoices, add additional invoice statuses, and prevent chasing follow-up reminders.
What is Net 30 and what are Net 30 payment terms?
In the world of finance and accounting, Net 30 is a term you’ll hear often. It’s a popular payment term used in business transactions, requiring buyers to pay the net amount in full within 30 days of the invoice date. In this article, we’ll explore what Net 30 means, its pros and cons, and provide practical tips to ensure timely payments from your customers who are on net days payment terms.
The payment trends and tech to help you eliminate late payments this 2023
As economic headwinds continue to slow the global economy this year, businesses are looking to strengthen their cash flow to weather the storms. On our recent fireside chat, we discussed the latest trends that will change how businesses like yours are getting paid and how upcoming technologies will help you overcome the hurdle of late payments effectively. Here are the key takeaways from the session.
What is accounts receivable? The ultimate guide to AR
Accounts receivable is a critical part of any business’s financial management, representing the money that a business is owed by its customers for products or services that have been provided but have yet to be paid for. In this article, we’ll explore accounts receivable, how it is managed, and why it is important for businesses of all sizes.
How digital payments can eliminate late payments for construction businesses
Payments can be complex for construction businesses, especially when contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors are involved. These parties often have different payment terms and schedules, which can cause confusion and delays in payment processing. This is why the industry needs to prioritise digital payment solutions to eliminate payment friction.
How to check free business credit scores online
In the world of business-to-business (B2B), it can be a challenge to manage late payments from customers. However, one proactive solution to minimise such occurrences is to assess the business creditworthiness of your customers based on their business credit score. In this article, we’ll explore a free option for checking business credit scores to help you get started.
How Accounts Receivable Software helps retail SMEs improve cashflow
In a 2023 survey, results show that retail SMEs are keen to explore tech that improves accounts receivable, particularly its capability to integrate with accounting platforms that help their team do more with less profitably. Let’s look at how accounts receivable software can benefit your retail business and what features to look for when shopping for the right solution.
Managing AR: Free Accounts Receivable template vs. AR Automation software
Learn how to effectively manage your accounts receivables using an accounts receivable spreadsheet template and why adopting an AR automation software can further improve your collections process.
How to measure and optimise your cashflow performance
Understanding how cash flows in and out of your business is crucial in running and growing your business. On episode 2 of our 3-part B2B Financial MasterClass series, Lali Wiratunga, National Manager at Westpac’s Davidson Institute, shared with us the fundamentals of understanding cashflow, where cash hides in your business and tips on how you can improve cashflow in your business.
What’s the difference between a proforma invoice, invoice, and receipt?
The pro forma invoice, invoice, and receipt have unique purposes and functions in the buying and selling process. Accounts receivable teams need to understand the difference between these documents and use them correctly to keep accurate records and maintain smooth transactions.
Five reasons why B2B customers pay late
Understanding why customers are paying late is key to successfully managing delayed B2B payments. Here are top five common reasons why your customers might be paying late and the solutions that can help you address them.
Top 10 CFO’s resolutions for the new year
Predictions point to another challenging year this 2023, and more than ever, the CFO will play a critical role in helping their organisations weather the storms and maximise profitability. Here are the top 10 resolutions for CFOs in the new year.
How to manage working capital and improve cashflow in your business
Understanding how cash flows in and out of your business is crucial in running and growing your business. On episode 2 of our 3-part B2B Financial MasterClass series, Lali Wiratunga, National Manager at Westpac’s Davidson Institute, shared with us the fundamentals of understanding cashflow, where cash hides in your business and tips on how you can improve cashflow in your business.
Five ways to reduce late B2B payments
Collecting payments on time is as important as making the deal. Inadequate cash flow not only slows down your business’s day-to-day operations but also impacts your business’s overall progress. Here are some best practices and solutions that can help you reduce late payments in your business.
Is your payment solution optimised for B2B?
Globally B2B payments is on the rise with major providers seeing growth in digital payments. Banks have long been players in the payment space, but we’re also seeing the rise of all-in-one payment solutions providing more variety and innovation. Learn why an all-in-one solution can benefit your business when it comes to payments.
The seven steps to managing a successful business
Many business owners look to marketing and increasing sales and incentives as indicators of their business success. On episode 1 of our 3-part B2B Financial MasterClass series, Lali Wiratunga, National Manager at Westpac’s Davidson Institute, shared with us the seven other aspects that will help make your business more successful.
New payment gateway: ezyCollect Payments x WooCommerce integration
Introducing ezyCollect Payments Woocommerce extension: a small extension that bridges a big gap in the O2C process. Install the plugin to start taking credit card payments in your online store and manage them in one centralised platform together with your other payments.
Key policies for SMEs in the 2022 Federal Budget
The latest budget encompasses a range of initiatives to revitalise the country’s industry and fortify its economic resilience. Most importantly, the 2022-23 Budget extends cost-of-living relief and lays out a pathway for the Government of Australia to invest in the future of the country’s businesses. It becomes a crucial step during challenging times when inflationary and economic pressures and the resultant global uncertainty are on the rise.
