SAP Payment Processing

What is SAP Payment Processing?

SAP Payment Processing is a critical component of SAP ERP that allows organizations to manage and process payments efficiently. For SAP customers, SAP Payment Processing provides a secure, centralized, and automated solution for businesses to process and manage payments. It enables businesses to process payments quickly and accurately while meeting compliance requirements. SAP Payment Processing is a scalable solution that can meet the needs of companies of all sizes.

What is SAP Payment Processing?

Key capabilities of SAP Payment Processing include:

Ability to create and manage payments quickly and easily
Automated payment processing, including invoice validation and authorization
Comprehensive reporting features that provide insights into payments activity
Integration with existing financial systems and processes

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders

Configure SAP Payment Processing properly to ensure compliant transactions processing. Although the SAP Payment Processing solution can provide significant value and benefits for businesses of all types, it should be configured to meet the business’s specific needs. Ensure all required approvals are in place before payments can be made and the solution is compliant with banking and financial regulations. This paves the way for adopting a shared services model to reduce costs.

Explore opportunities for payments automation to enhance supplier experience. This case study illustrates how an organization like Irvine Company partnered with Serrala to drive the successful automation of supplier payments.

Leverage industry-specific applications and solution extensions to enable robust SAP Payment Processing functionality. This case study, based on an interview with Jason Nyhus, Senior Vice President Global Sales and Alliances at Digital River, illustrates how global organizations with specific needs around e-commerce and cross-border transactions integrate SAP Payment Processing functionality with third-party solutions. For example, Digital River’s solution provides back-office order management automation for e-commerce companies to support payment processing.

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