{"id":21512,"date":"2019-01-08T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=21512"},"modified":"2020-12-25T01:34:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T09:34:27","slug":"ap-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/ap-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Property managers can save time, reduce errors and decrease paper use with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/documents\/yardi-bill-pay.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yardi Bill Pay<\/a>, an automated vendor payment solution.<\/p>\n<p>Yardi Bill Pay, part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/products\/yardi-procure-to-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yardi Procure to Pay Suite<\/a>, automates check writing, electronic payments and credit card processing for accounts payable (AP). Payments are issued and distributed, then recorded in the user\u2019s Yardi Voyager database in real time. Yardi Bill Pay works seamlessly with approval workflows. Just click a button to authorize Yardi to make the payment on your behalf via ACH, check or credit card.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/technology\/ap-efficiency\/21512.html\/attachment\/shutterstock_761581579\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21513\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_761581579-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The solution pulls daily payments from the user\u2019s database, creates and transmits files to the user\u2019s banking network, then sends acknowledgement files back to Yardi Voyager.<\/p>\n<p>Yardi Bill Pay users have always been able to process incoming payments for accounts receivable, and they can now manage that process and AP from one platform.<\/p>\n<p>More than a passive routing system, Yardi Bill Pay can be an active revenue earner by turning AP in a revenue center with credit card payments. Clients have the option of obtaining single-use Mastercard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>-branded virtual card numbers to make payments to their vendors. Yardi completes the entire paperless transaction through vendor payment.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits of the credit card option include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Earning a rebate percentage on every dollar spent through a credit card<\/li>\n<li>Frictionless payment\u2014you just process a payment in Yardi Voyager and the vendor sees the money in their bank a few days later<\/li>\n<li>Yardi assistance with vendor outreach<\/li>\n<li>Card acceptance driven through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/products\/vendorcafe\/\">VENDOR<em>Caf\u00e9<\/em><\/a> , resulting in higher card acceptance rates than are possible through competing solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWith both buyers and suppliers looking for ways to increase efficiency and improve their bottom line, virtual card programs can unlock shared value that meets the needs of all parties.\u201d Single-use account solutions combine \u201cthe benefits of a purchasing card, the functionality of a check and the efficiencies of ACH,\u201d Kevin Morey, head of B2B supplier experience for J.P. Morgan Commercial Card, wrote in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest benefit is being able to see everything related to your daily in-and-out cash flow in one place. \u201cBill Pay provides our clients with flexibility for the management of their vendor and owner payments,\u201d said John Pendergast, senior vice president of client services for Yardi. \u201cThe payment dashboard also alerts you to any payment issues for quick resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Join a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/events\/webinars\/?YardiProcuretoPay393912784643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free webinar<\/a> to learn how the Yardi Procure to Pay drives efficiency by automating the entire AP process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Property managers can save time, reduce errors and decrease paper use with Yardi Bill Pay, an automated vendor payment solution. 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