Umair Shafiq, Author at NCRi

Make Payments Easy and Cut Costs with Accounts Receivable Portals

The way companies manage accounts receivable (AR) can significantly impact both their cash flow and customer satisfaction. Traditional AR processes like manual invoicing, phone calls, and back-and-forth emails often lead to inefficiencies, delayed payments, and strained customer relationships. To address…

Leveraging Predictive Analytics to Detect and Mitigate Financial Fraud

Financial fraud remains one of the most persistent and costly challenges facing organizations today. From invoice manipulation and payment fraud to identity theft and account takeovers, fraudulent activities continue to evolve in complexity and scale. As digital transactions increase and…

How ESG & Sustainable Finance Are Changing Credit & Collection Practices?

For years, credit and collections were viewed purely through a financial lens:What is the customer’s creditworthiness? Are invoices being paid on time? How much risk can the business tolerate? But now, the definition of “good business” has expanded far beyond…

How to Use Data Visualisation to Detect Payment Behavior Patterns Early?

If there’s one truth every AR leader knows, it’s this: payment delays rarely happen overnight. They build up quietly through changes in customer habits, minor inconsistencies in invoices, shifts in purchasing cycles, and early signs of financial stress, all of…

Integrating Embedded Finance Solutions into Your Receivables Workflow

Receivables management has changed more in the last three years than it did in the previous decade. Customers expect faster billing, simpler payment options, instant confirmations, and seamless digital experiences. At the same time, AR teams struggle with increasing invoice…

How to Design a Customer-Centric AR Strategy That Strengthens Relationships?

For most businesses, Accounts Receivable (AR) is seen as a function of numbers, invoices, and due dates. But in reality, AR is far more personal. It is the final stage of the customer journey and one of the biggest contributors…

The Role of Machine Learning in Minimizing Bad Debts for SMEs

For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), maintaining a healthy cash flow is the foundation of financial stability and business growth. Yet, one persistent challenge threatens this balance: bad debts. These unpaid invoices not only reduce profitability but also drain time…

Why Portfolio Diversification Should Include Client Payment Monitoring?

Why Portfolio Diversification Should Include Client Payment Behaviour Monitoring?

When businesses talk about portfolio diversification, the conversation usually revolves around spreading investments across products, markets, or sectors to reduce risk. But there’s one crucial element that often goes unnoticed: client payment behaviour. In an era where cash flow can…

Overcoming Cash Flow Challenges with Supply Chain Planning

Cash Flow fuels operations, pays suppliers, supports employees, and powers growth initiatives. Yet rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and fluctuating interest rates are making it harder than ever to maintain liquidity. Companies are now realizing that improving cash flow requires…

How Agentic AI is Transforming Debt Recovery and Accounts Receivables?

Check out how agentic AI is making a difference, from smarter credit risk prediction to AI-powered collections. It’s all about reducing bad debt and boosting recovery rates! Late payments, increasing credit risks, and uneven debt recovery are placing a significant…

Author: Umair Shafiq