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Virtual payment runs. Are you using them yet? How virtual payment runs have the tables turning for bookkeepers and SMEs
Nicholas Adamou, Marketing Manager, Comma Nick has over 10 years of experience in payments and is determined to change the way small businesses make payments by automating financial processes and cutting the ‘red tape’.
Virtual payment runs make it easy for bookkeepers and accountants to offer payment services and collaborate with clients...
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hange can be scary, and making business payments can sometimes be even scarier. What if you miskey something? What if I pay my staff late? Many things make payments risky, especially if you layer multiple people into the process. Fear not. There is nothing scary about virtual payment runs. The next step in digital accounting? Yes, it brings change, but change is sometimes needed to improve. If you look back at the introduction of digital accounting, the dramatic impact on how we work today is clear. By making payment runs digital, you can easily collaborate with business owners and finance managers to
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ensure that payments are made quickly through automation, accurately through APIs and on time through scheduling. What’s even better, you can do all this without needing any bank access. This means finance professionals can assist without layering any risk or admin to the process. Ok, cool. But what is a virtual payment run? Virtual payment runs allow users to sync data (such as their Xero account) and quickly create a list of payments - outside a bank account. This payment run can be shared and collaborated on. For example, an external bookkeeper can do the books, create a run, and share this with a business owner. That business owner will then approve the run and, with
one click, initiate payment from their existing business bank account. It’s a simple solution to save time and improve payment accuracy. Time and accuracy. There has to be a better way? When making payments of any kind, you need to dedicate time to ensure accuracy. If there are any mistakes, the fact of the matter is that it will cost you even more time and money, and that’s something scarce while running a fast-paced business. And let’s face it - no one actually enjoys going into the bank and making all these payments, do they? That’s what our clients tell us. They are either accountants whose clients are looking for help
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