Payment Processing Software Glossary: Key Terms & Concepts
List of Payment Processing Software features
Accounts Payable
The overall accounts payable (AP) balance of a corporation at a given moment in time will appear in the current liabilities column of its balance sheet. Accounts payable are debts that mus...read more
Accounts Receivable
The term "accounts receivable" refers to a company's unpaid bills or the money owed to it by customers. Accounts that a company is entitled to receive as a result of delivering a product o...read more
Bank Reconciliation
A bank reconciliation statement reconciles an entity's bank account with its financial records. The statement lists all deposits, withdrawals, and other transactions in a bank account over...read more
Billing and Invoicing
An invoice and a bill are documents that convey the same information about the amount owing for the sale of goods or services. Still, a company uses an invoice to collect money from its cu...read more
Cash Management
The practice of collecting and managing cash flows is known as cash management. Individuals and businesses both benefit from good cash management; it is an essential part of a company's fi...read more
Collections
When a firm refers to money owed to them by a customer, it is referred to as collections. When a consumer fails to pay a company within the agreed-upon terms, the bill becomes past due and...read more
General Ledger
A general ledger is a financial data record-keeping system that includes debit and credit account records confirmed by a trial balance. It helps to keep track of all the financial transact...read more
Purchasing
Purchasing is a method by which an individual or organization acquires goods or services to achieve its objectives. Despite the efforts of numerous organizations to establish purchase stan...read more
Tax Management
A tax is a governmental mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on a taxpayer to fund certain public expenses. The taxation system is critical for a country's economy since money is req...read more
Contact Management
Contact management refers to keeping, organizing, and managing information about your customers, prospects, and sales leads. In its most basic form, an address book or an Excel or Google s...read more
Customer Support
Customer support is a term used to describe services that assist customers in making the most cost-effective and proper usage of a product. From product planning to installation, training,...read more
Invoice
Invoice is time-stamped commercial document that itemizes and records a transaction between a buyer and a seller. If products or services were acquired on credit, the invoice would general...read more
Multi-Location
Connected Business's Multi-Location Accounting function helps businesses with many locations or branches to keep track of their financials per location. Some multi-location companies have ...read more
Purchase Order Management
Purchase order management is an internal procurement procedure used by businesses to ensure that every purchase is justified, essential, and cost-effective. Many companies have well-define...read more
Shipping Management
The transporting of people or products from one location to another by ship or other methods is known as shipping. Shipping Management is when the entire shipping process is managed from s...read more
About the reviewer
Rajat Gupta is the founder of Spotsaas. Over the past two years, he has reviewed 2,000+ tools across CRM, HR, AI, and finance — applying hands-on product research and a background in commerce and the CFA program to evaluate software through a business and ROI lens. His goal: help teams make software decisions they won't regret.
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