Payment installment plans have long been a cornerstone of B2B transactions, allowing businesses to manage cash flow effectively while meeting client needs. These flexible payment structures divide the total purchase amount into multiple, manageable payments over a predetermined timeframe.
For B2B companies, installment plans represent more than just a payment method—they're a strategic financial tool that can strengthen client relationships, increase sales conversion rates, and improve overall business liquidity.
RIBA (Bank Receipt)
RIBA is a formal financial instrument where the creditor (selling company) submits documentation to their bank asserting their right to receive payment from a client. This method:
However, RIBA processes typically involve manual paperwork and lack the automation that modern businesses require.
Invoice Advance Financing
This traditional financing tool allows companies to receive a percentage of pending invoice values from their bank before the actual payment due date:
While providing immediate cash flow, this method carries significant costs and financial risk.
Factoring
Factoring involves specialized financial operators (Factors) who purchase commercial credits in advance after evaluating debtor reliability:
Though more structured than invoice advances, factoring often involves complex contractual arrangements and significant fees.
30-60-90 Day Transfers
This straightforward method allows clients to make a single deferred payment via bank transfer at 30, 60, or 90 days after invoice issuance. While simple to understand, this approach:
How to manage B2B payment plans efficiently? The limitations of traditional installment methods - particularly their lack of immediacy, flexibility, and automation - have created demand for innovative payment solutions in the B2B space.
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), already transforming consumer markets, is now revolutionizing B2B transactions through specialized solutions. General plus:
Transform your payment collection process with instantly generated payment links that clients can complete in just a few clicks. The card-based system automates all subsequent installment charges, eliminating manual follow-up.
Our unified platform provides comprehensive protection for receiving and monitoring client payments, with advanced security protocols that exceed traditional banking standards.
Leverage Opyn's credit expertise to receive on-time collections and optimize treasury flows. Our specialized soft collection services actively minimize default risks that typically plague B2B transactions.
Unlike traditional financing options, Opyn Pay Later has no subscription or activation fees. You only pay commissions on completed transactions, making it a truly pay-as-you-use service.
For each individual sale, select your preferred installment structure and offer it to clients in a tailored manner that meets their specific needs—something traditional payment methods simply cannot match.
Access multiple B2B sales management services from a single platform, allowing you to enhance cash flows, reduce administrative overhead, and mitigate credit risks through one integrated solution.
As one of our clients says: "Our goal is to automate everything in the business, including payments. Saving the time we'd use to deal with payment management, we can instead devote it to other activities, such as customer research. Opyn Pay Later is a great tool that helps to automate collections, so I no longer need to manage this aspect." Luca Ossame, owner of Caffè Pompeii.
The limitations of traditional installment methods are increasingly apparent in today's fast-paced business environment. By implementing Opyn Pay Later, your business can offer the payment flexibility clients expect while improving your own financial operations.
Ready to increase sales and streamline your payment processes with a modern Buy Now Pay Later solution designed specifically for B2B? Request Opyn Pay Later now.