Accounts payable automation simplifies invoice-to-pay (SPEECH) [MUSIC PLAYING] (DESCRIPTION) Text, U.S. Bank AP Optimizer Animation depicts a flow of documents. Text, 77% receive majority of invoices via paper. Source: Comarch research 2019 (SPEECH) AP departments are moving to digital solutions to solve challenges caused by manual processes and paper-based invoices. More than 3/4 of them receive the majority of their invoices via paper. (DESCRIPTION) Inside a box, an arrow zigzags upward. Text, 66% say doing away with paper is a top goal (SPEECH) They're bogged down and need help streamlining invoice workflows. More than 65% say that doing away with paper invoices and paper checks and reducing manual tasks are top goals. (DESCRIPTION) Icons of a calculator, warning triangle, and bank building (SPEECH) Payment disbursement presents its own set of challenges. For many organizations, the promise of payment automation is significantly hampered by a lack of integration between their accounting systems and their banks. (DESCRIPTION) Text, 71% of AP departments feel a scarcity of I-T resources exacerbates the problem, Source: AFP 2020 Electronic Payments Survey (SPEECH) A scarcity of IT resources worsens the situation for 71% of AP departments. Securing IT resources can delay timely solution implementation or prevent it altogether. Managing supplier records and securely storing bank account information creates extra work and risk. (DESCRIPTION) In an icon, two opposite-facing arrows form a circle around a dollar sign. (SPEECH) Enrolling suppliers for electronic payments takes time and delays payment automation benefits. (DESCRIPTION) A microscope over currency (SPEECH) Fraud is another top concern. 81% of businesses have experienced payment fraud attacks. Managing supplier banking information creates additional risks of error and business email compromise. (DESCRIPTION) Documents rotate through a gear on a computer screen. (SPEECH) U.S. Bank can help you overcome these challenges with AP Optimizer, a single system that automates the entire AP process from invoice receipt to approval, through payment disbursement and reconciliation. (DESCRIPTION) Automate your AP Process (SPEECH) This modular solution offers flexibility to automate any or all parts of your AP process. AP Optimizer automates all invoice processing steps beginning with systematic receipt, matching and coding, then expedites reviews and approvals. Digitized invoices and support documents streamline work and remove paper. (DESCRIPTION) Two speech bubbles on a computer screen (SPEECH) Questions and exceptions are managed within the system to keep the review process on schedule. Virtual card, ACH, wire, and check payments can be dispersed from your ERP with one set of instructions, saving time and simplifying reconciliation. AP Optimizer connects directly to your ERP through either ERP connectors or file-based integration with our technical integration experts. This minimizes the need for IT involvement and can help reduce your implementation timeline. (DESCRIPTION) Paymode-X, 43% of suppliers are already in the network, Source: Bottomline (SPEECH) AP Optimizer connects to the Paymode-X network of more than 450,000 electronic payment-accepting suppliers. Organizations typically find that 45% of their suppliers are already in the network, creating savings and rebate revenue opportunities on day one. AP departments typically convert 40% to 60% of their check payments to higher value virtual card and ACH. U.S. Bank will tailor and execute enrollment campaigns to sign up your suppliers who don't already accept electronic payments. We meticulously authenticate supplier information to ensure payment accuracy. We validate business and bank account information and securely store supplier information within our system to reduce fraud risk. Authentication steps are repeated whenever a supplier changes their account information. (DESCRIPTION) $500 billion processed by the network in payments with zero fraud losses (SPEECH) With security and fraud mitigation tools embedded throughout, AP Optimizer provides unmatched security. During a recent two-year period, the network processed $500 billion in payments with zero fraud losses. Ready to automate your AP process? Count on a trusted bank partner with a proven B2B payment solution. Our AP automation expertise can create rebate revenue opportunity, reduce fraud risk and error, and produce efficiency and productivity gains to help grow your business without additional staff investment. 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