Capital One Trade Credit delivers a full-service AR solution that supports the complete B2B purchase-to-payment experience. That includes everything from credit assessment and terms decisioning, to invoicing and payment processing, to servicing, collections and cash application. All so you can focus on delighting your customers and growing your business.
Seamless experience
Target and win customers with prescreen.¹ Offer extended terms, streamlined CX, near-instant decisioning and 24/7 self-service.
Optimized back office
End-to-end AR typically isn’t a core competency for most companies. Leverage our team and free yours for strategic work.
More working capital
B2B customers want to pay for purchases later. With our solution, you get paid up front, reducing DSO and giving you more capital.
Reduced risk
Some B2B customers take longer to pay. Some don’t pay at all. We offer protection from the risk of nonpayment and fraud.
Seamless experience
Target and win customers with prescreen.¹ Offer extended terms, streamlined CX, near-instant decisioning and 24/7 self-service.
Optimized back office
End-to-end AR typically isn’t a core competency for most companies. Leverage our team and free yours for strategic work.
More working capital
B2B customers want to pay for purchases later. With our solution, you get paid up front, reducing DSO and giving you more capital.
Reduced risk
Some B2B customers take longer to pay. Some don’t pay at all. We offer protection from the risk of nonpayment and fraud.
Built for B2B, flexible for seamless integration, stability of a top 10 U.S. bank2
Choose a funded or unfunded program, with your choice of settlement frequency
B2B-knowledgeable staff for billing, servicing, collections and cash application
Credit expertise, protection from fraud and nonpayment, and flexible recourse options
Extended payment terms, business-sized lines and near-instant credit decisioning
Level III data/billing detail on statements or invoices, either paper or digital
Live agent phone support and 24/7 self-service through SmartView3
Waive or bill them at the customer level
SmartView, a powerful online tool for you and your customers
Merchant SmartView provides full transparency into your B2B credit program while Customer SmartView gives your customers 24/7 online access to service their account themselves.3
What is trade credit?
Trade credit—or net terms—is a form of commercial financing that's required to be paid in full typically within 30, 60 or 90 days. The credit is often extended on an open account and payable via an invoice or statement, which can be paper or digital.
How is the solution from Capital One Trade Credit different from a credit card?
A credit card is a payment method used for making purchases at many vendor companies. It comes with a summary statement bill (with no purchase detail), which is payable all in one cycle or revolves with an APR fee. The credit line can be shared for all purchasing needs, which can limit available credit for business purchases with any one supplier. Capital One Trade Credit provides an open account between the seller and buyer with a dedicated line of credit for that purchasing relationship. It's underwritten on the business with a business-sized credit line. It can be billed by invoice for each purchase or as a monthly statement, which does provide purchase detail such as Level III data. Our solution also provides all necessary support, such as real-time decisioning, cardless omnichannel purchasing, upfront funding on the sale, billing, servicing, collections, cash app (to support the entire AR lifecycle) and account management tools for merchants and their customers.
How is the solution from Capital One Trade Credit different from factoring?
With factoring, a company sells its invoices or AR to a third party, which provides cash up front to the company and then tracks down payment on the invoices. With our solution, we manage your AR for you and pay you up front, but we don’t purchase your invoices or AR. Instead, we partner with you through the longer term and manage all steps throughout your AR lifecycle. That includes mitigating credit risk and using technology and people to grow sales, improve processes and remove friction in the overall B2B experience. We also offer underwriting for customers and funding for merchants, which is not provided by factoring companies.
How is the solution from Capital One Trade Credit different from automated AR software?
Automated AR software typically only specializes in one or two areas of AR, such as invoicing and payment portals. Capital One Trade Credit offers a full-service AR solution—everything from credit application decisioning and underwriting to invoice generation, cash application and collections. We can also service your customer base, reduce risk and provide fraud monitoring.
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