Dynamic Payables Discounting and Supply Chain Finance: A Buyer’s Guide to Working Capital Solutions

This report provides a valuable first step in researching Dynamic Payables Discounting (DPD) and Supply Chain Finance (SCF) and selecting available solutions. It delivers an articulate overview of trends in the industry and provides a listing of six leading solution providers in this market. It is your essential guide to researching and understanding both DPD and SCF and features the 8 Building Blocks of Invoice Automation and DPD.

Key Findings
Importance of Discount Capture: Almost half (48%) of the organizations that participated in the survey identified capturing early payment discounts as a priority.
Ability to Capture Discounts: Unfortunately, even though discount capture is a priority, companies are unable to capture all discounts offered by suppliers. Over one-third (36%) of survey participants mentioned that they are missing more than 10 percent of supplier early payment discounts.
Aches and Pains: The top reason for late payments leading to missed discounts at organizations, by a wide margin, is internal approval delays.

Table of Contents

• Overview of Dynamic Discounting and Supply Chain Finance
• Inefficiencies in the Financial Supply Chain
• Deriving Value from Accounts Payable Automation
• Drive to Enhance Early Payment Discount Capture
• Key Insights from PayStream's Survey
• What is Dynamic Payables Discounting?
• Dynamic Payables Discounting Universe
• What is Supply Chain Finance

The report features six leading DPD and SCF providers: Ariba, BizAps, ICG Consulting, JPM/Xign, PurchasingNet and The Receivables Exchange.