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Get paid from day one: how Clarity Counts rebuilt onboarding
How Clarity Counts uses Socket and Adfin to agree payment at onboarding and cut payment times from 40 days to four.
450 hours a year: where accountants' admin time goes
Two hours a day adds up to 450 hours a year. Workiro and Adfin on where accountants' admin time goes.
Getting paid before you have a finance function
Jumpstart and Adfin on building a billing process that scales before you hire a finance team.
Why so few businesses charge late fees, and what's changing
Why late fees are rarely charged, what the proposed law would change, and what happens when businesses switch them on.
Late payment is a finance problem and a wellbeing problem at once
The cash and the capacity: what chasing late payments costs business owners, and three ways to reduce it.
Why law firm lockup hasn't moved, and what's changed
Why UK law firm lockup has barely moved in a decade, and how firms can chase without risking client relationships.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: South West
The South West's late payment rate has held largely flat, close to twice as reliable as the wider UK large-business market.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: West Midlands
The West Midlands' late payment rate has stayed close to 8% in Adfin's data, even as the region posts the UK's highest overdue invoice volume.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber's late payment rate has dropped from 13.5% to 8.2% in nine months, one of the sharpest improvements in Adfin's data.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: London
London's late payment rate has dropped from 13.6% to 8.2%, with large businesses paying just as reliably as small ones.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: North West
The North West's late payment rate has dropped to 6.3%, Adfin's strongest region overall, with no single business size dragging it down.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: Wales
Wales has the UK's highest late payment rate at 18.4%, though it's down sharply from around 25% a year ago.

The Adfin Payment Barometer: North East
The North East's late payment rate dropped from 14% to 5.2%, the biggest swing of any UK region in Adfin's data.
Partner Spotlight: Quiss on Modernising technology for professional services firms
Quiss Technology on why it joined the Adfin partner ecosystem, and what professional services firms should look for when investing in technology.
The Passenger Princess (Thinks)
50 accounting firms, one road trip: what we learned about late payment culture, credit control, and clients trusting AI over their own accountant."
The human impact of late payments, and the solution in technology
The Small Business Commissioner has recovered £10m+ for small businesses. Head of Comms Mia Rees on late payments, new legislation, and tech's role.
Help a business get paid faster (and get £200 for it!)
Refer a business to Adfin and you'll earn a £200 Amazon voucher. The business you refer gets £100, and a lower direct debit rate.
How Unity Accountancy is working towards credit control as a service
Cerith Williams on launching credit control as a productised service line at Unity Accountancy. Pricing, packaging, and where to start.
The path to Double Zero and why it matters
Why do some businesses carry significant debtors, or so much WIP? Is this a problem: should all firms be aspiring to what we’ll call the Double Zero of 0 debt and 0 WIP? Let’s dig into it.
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