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Invoice discounting is a way to get money flowing into your business faster – here's how it works.

Invoice factoring can boost cash flow and simplify business planning – could it work for you?

There are a number of variants to this accounting process, useful for ensuring correct balances are recorded within accounts. This guide explains what they are, why reconciliation is important, and how to conduct reconciliation.

Cloud-based solutions abound in the digital age, with many of us using online software to manage our emails, our banking or our photo storage. So why not move your business’ accounting and bookkeeping needs to the cloud too?

12,785 consumers across 10 different markets share their payment preferences in 2019.

Getting paid on time is an ongoing challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this guide, we walk you through three automated payment options, and explain the key advantages (and disadvantages) of each as a cash collection method.

Are you using Direct Debit as a fast, efficient, low-cost method to collect regular fees, subscriptions or one-off payments from your customers? Or considering adding Direct Debit to your payments mix?

68% of people abandon a checkout at payment. Here's how to boost conversion.

Every month, SaaS businesses are losing 1-4% of their customers through involuntary churn.

We've collected together advice on churn from some of the world’s most successful and outspoken investors and SaaS C-suite executives.

Churn definitions and benchmarks from the likes of ChartMogul, Profitwell and Recurly, as well as action steps to help you tackle voluntary and involuntary churn.

Learn all about collecting payments from Australia in this handy guide

A guide to standing order payments, including how they work, pros, cons and alternatives.

Practical tips from window cleaner business owners on how to encourage your customers to pay by Direct Debit.

Great businesses know that how customers pay is as important as when they pay.

You’ve probably heard the term 'API' mentioned often. But what do APIs actually do and why are they so important? In this guide, we’ll walk you through the basics.

With different cultures, languages and regulations, expanding your business across Europe may feel rather daunting. Help is at hand.

Do you find yourself out of pocket because your customers don't pay you on time? You're not alone – this is a problem that affects over half of Britain’s small businesses.

What is a payment gateway? And how do you find the right one for your business?

Take a look at the 5 main options for taking payments in Europe.

6 simple steps you can use to help your customers get started with Direct Debit.