B2B Payments: Beyond Invoices - Full Episode | On The Wire

May 9
24 mins

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Episode Description

B2B payments still run on PDF invoices, "please pay via bank transfer", 30-60 day payment terms, and finance teams that spend a quarter of their time matching bank-statement amounts to invoice numbers. B2C moved to one-tap years ago. B2B did not.


This full episode walks through what happens when a B2B vendor swaps the invoice-and-wait model for payment links and recurring A2A.


Three customer profiles, three sets of numbers:


The €25M B2B SaaS vendor: 4,200 customers, €1.28M lost annually to payment friction (€169K working capital, €778K involuntary churn, €35K reconciliation). Payment links plus A2A recurring at 42% adoption: 38-day DSO down to 22 days, €1.1M working capital released, involuntary churn cut 65%, manual reconciliation reduced from 30% to 8% of payments. Total annual impact: €562K. Break-even in 2 months.


The €8.5M digital agency: project-based billing, 38-day DSO, €600K credit line just to cover the receivables gap. Payment links pull DSO down to 24 days, release €327K in working capital, and cut the credit-line interest. €87K annual impact at 48% adoption.


The €45M B2B marketplace: two-sided payments hit twice (buyer 1.8%, supplier payout 1.0% = 2.8% of GMV, €1.26M). A2A on both sides at 35% adoption cuts that to €598K - €661K saved - and supplier instant-payouts cut supplier churn 22% on top.


The episode also covers what payment links don't change (NET-30/60 terms still apply - links change convenience, not contracts), how they fit enterprise approval chains rather than bypass them, and the trust pattern: 15-20% click-through on first invoice, 60-70% after one or two successful uses.


For B2B operators where DSO, involuntary churn, or reconciliation burden costs more than processing fees - which is most of them.


Full source material and the complete guide: https://go.payware.eu/p-b2b-f

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