{"id":9864,"date":"2022-03-01T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=9864"},"modified":"2023-07-31T09:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:22:28","slug":"reduce-accounts-payable-costs-with-sage-intacct-vendor-payments-powered-by-csi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/reduce-accounts-payable-costs-with-sage-intacct-vendor-payments-powered-by-csi\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce accounts payable costs with sage intacct vendor payments powered by CSI"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/accountants\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Accountants<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReduce accounts payable costs with sage intacct vendor payments powered by CSI\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-03-01T15:21:00-05:00\">March 1, 2022<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Reduce accounts payable costs with sage intacct vendor payments powered by CSI\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/reduce-accounts-payable-costs-with-sage-intacct-vendor-payments-powered-by-csi\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/ryan-woodward\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/headshot-350x350.png\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Ryan Woodward\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/headshot-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/headshot.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Ryan Woodward<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With the recent launch of Sage Intacct 2022 Release 1, we are pleased to announce the general availability of Vendor Payments powered by Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI). <span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/intacct\/product-capabilities\/extended-capabilities\/vendor-payment-services\/powered-by-csi\/\n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vendor Payments<\/a>, customers can now automate their payment process within Sage Intacct, helping to eliminate manual check processing and reduce accounts payable (AP) costs by thousands per year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Chip Mahan, Global Head Payments &amp; Banking for Sage, recently commented: <\/span>\u201cThis is an exciting day for Sage as we make this fully embedded automated vendor payments capability available to all our Sage Intacct customers. We have worked closely with CSI to deliver a trusted payments platform as part of a seamless AP journey that saves time and money for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The high cost of vendor payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While the adoption of payment automation solutions has been increasing over the last couple years, research done by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipayables.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ArdentPartners-State-of-ePayables.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardent Partners<\/a> shows that about half of the organizations they surveyed still rely on manual payments. These manual payments continue to be a top pain point for many organizations because they are time-consuming and costly. Beyond the obvious costs such as labor to process the checks and postage costs, there are many less obvious costs and limitations as well. These include challenges with remote work, fees for lost or delayed checks, missed payment discounts, increased rework, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While all companies want better payment automation, the cost barrier is often high, requiring setup and subscription fees, bank connections, and reconciliation of payment status across payment solutions and your accounting system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new way to pay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Sage Intacct Vendor Payments powered by CSI, setup and subscription fees as well as reconciliation barriers are eliminated. This makes payment automation realistic for all organizations, both large and small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">David Disque, President of Corporate Spending Innovations, had this to say about their relationship with Sage: <\/span>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled about this strategic partnership, which combines CSI\u2019s advanced payments processing technology with market leading Sage Intacct Accounting. CSI\u2019s fully embedded integration will leverage CSI\u2019s robust API library and result in a frictionless user experience. Accounts payable teams will have a complete solution of secure payment workflow and efficient digitization of all B2B payments without having to leave Sage Intacct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save hours by eliminating manual check processing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Vendor Payments, you submit payments in Sage Intacct, and CSI takes care of the rest. No more printing checks, stuffing envelopes, or going to the post office. Just think of the hours you\u2019ll save every month.&nbsp;Customers such as Agemark, a respected organization with over three decades of experience in senior living development and management, are excited to continue realizing the benefits of Vendor Payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Agemark Corporate Controller, Alicia Summers, commented: \u201cWe finally have some automated payment options. We have over 10,000 vendors, over 75,000 invoices, and print over 25,000 checks annually. As we continue to enroll vendors in CSI, our savings will continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Streamline your payment process and increase visibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Vendor Payments streamlines your payment process from bill to reconciliation. The entire process takes place within Sage Intacct with full visibility at every step. No jumping between applications for payment status or to run reports. You can pay from multiple business entities and bank accounts. And reconciliations are easier with Sage Intacct auto-matched payment transactions. You\u2019ll save more time while also decreasing errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay vendors the way they want to be paid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">CSI offers multiple ways to pay vendors, including check, ACH, and virtual cards. CSI reaches out to your vendors to get their preferred payment method and required bank or address information, saving you that step. With electronic payment options, vendors get fast, secure, and paperless payments. And because your payments get there consistently and on time, you can take advantage of payment discounts while reducing the time and costs of payment reissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get cash rebates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If your vendor agrees to be paid by onetime-use virtual cards, you\u2019ll receive rebates to offset CSI&#8217;s already low transaction costs. CSI does the outreach, so you just sit back and collect the cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Vendor Payments is part of Sage Intacct Accounts Payable. There are no subscription or setup fees. You can subscribe, apply to CSI\u2019s service, and enable it yourself. Best of all, it\u2019s built and supported by Sage Intacct for streamlined support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Data Sheet - Vendor Payments powered by CSI <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">How to future-proof your wealth and asset management business against three ballooning trends<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-1bf5c703-9360-477c-900f-da42c7796aaa\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1267191201_updated-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"woman at desk\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1267191201_updated-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to our Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get our latest business advice delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-ab515c6e-7e90-4c2f-a67e-113872516e8b\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Working from home with tea in hand\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent launch of Sage Intacct 2022 Release 1, we are pleased to announce the general availability of Vendor Payments powered by Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI). 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