FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2014-- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced plans to provide companies a simplified way to pay by Visa through their Visa Commercial issuer using the SAP Financial Services Network. The new payment solution is expected to help corporations more easily automate and process their invoice payments without the need for significant investment in custom software, and is planned to be available summer 2014.
Global commercial consumption expenditure is estimated at US $112 trillion1, but nearly half of all corporate payments are still paid by checks, which is an inefficient approach compared with electronic transfers. The new solution is expected to help corporations who want to move toward electronic business-to-business payments.
“As companies shift from labor-intensive, paper-based processes to more efficient electronic procurement systems, having the option to pay with Visa will help simplify the process and bring many benefits,” said Tad Fordyce, SVP and head of Global Commercial Solutions, Visa Inc. “We anticipate that being able to make Visa payments via connection to the SAP Financial Services Network will help corporations streamline accounts payable processing, while avoiding the upfront and ongoing costs that would be associated with custom software for the payment process.”
“Corporations have long sought to simplify integration with their financial providers and take advantage of new services designed to optimize their payables and receivables,” said Sanjay Chikarmane, senior vice president and general manager, Information Management and Financial Services Network, SAP. “We anticipate companies will be able to benefit from connecting to the SAP Financial Services Network and make Visa transactions via the network. Integrating Visa’s payables solutions with ERP and finance systems via the SAP Financial Services Network is expected to help ease reconciliation and increase up-to-date visibility into cash.”
This new offering will be designed to allow corporate clients of participating Visa Commercial issuers to route payment instructions to Visa via the SAP Financial Services Network. For more information on Visa Commercial Solutions, visit visa.com/commercial.
1 Visa Inc. Commercial Consumption Expenditure (CCE) Index, 2012
About Visa:
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world’s most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 30,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa’s innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time with prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information, visit corporate.visa.com.
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