Accounts payable · Production

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce accelerates vendor payments with Stampli Card and Direct Pay

The problem

The L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce's accounts payable processes were bogged down by manual methods and security risks, with reliance on checks and ACH payments causing delays, late fees, and occasional lost payments that created additional paperwork for the AP team.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Invoice processed via AP Automation
trigger
“We process an invoice like we do with Stampli's AP Automation”
2
Payment routed to Stampli Card
routing
“at the time of payment, we use Stampli Card to pay certain vendors”
3
Vendor receives electronic payment
output
“Quick, reliable payments replaced the outdated checks system”
Reported outcome

Transitioning to Stampli Card and Direct Pay delivered on-time vendor payments, cut processing fees, notably decreased operational delays, slashed late payments, and freed the AP team from manual data entry and reconciliation.

Reported metrics
Operational delaysnotable decrease in operational delays
processing fees on ACH and check paymentscut down on processing fees assessed on ACH and check payments
Late paymentsslashing late payments
Manual work associated with paymentssignificantly reduced the manual work traditionally associated with payments
Show all 5 reported metrics
operational delaysnotable decrease in operational delays
processing fees on ACH and check paymentscut down on processing fees assessed on ACH and check payments
late paymentsslashing late payments
manual work associated with paymentssignificantly reduced the manual work traditionally associated with payments
vendor satisfactionvendors are happier with on-time payments
Reported stack
Stampli CardDirect PayAP Automation
Source
https://www.stampli.com/case-studies/la-area-chamber-of-commerce/
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Transitioning to Stampli Card and Direct Pay delivered on-time vendor payments, cut processing fees, notably decreased operational delays, slashed late payments, and freed the AP team from manual data entry and reconc…

What tools did this team use?

Stampli Card, Direct Pay, AP Automation.

What results were reported?

Operational delays: notable decrease in operational delays; processing fees on ACH and check payments: cut down on processing fees assessed on ACH and check payments; Late payments: slashing late payments; Manual work associated with payments: significantly reduced the manual work traditionally associated with payments (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this accounts payable AI workflow structured?

Invoice processed via AP Automation → Payment routed to Stampli Card → Vendor receives electronic payment.

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