Packaging & Paper Distribution
Recurring, forecastable volume where automation beats rate negotiation.
Packaging distributors ship repeat orders on predictable cycles to accounts that rarely change. That predictability is an advantage: stored credentials, autopay and clean data do more for the cost of collection than another twenty basis points off the rate.
Industry payment challenges
- Predictable repeat orders still collected manually.
- Commercial card volume without line-item data.
- Standing accounts without stored payment credentials.
- Freight billed separately and excluded from transaction data.
- AR headcount scaling with invoice count.
Relevant services
Modern card processing built around your business, not a template.
Learn moreLine-by-line statement work that removes real cost — not marketing math.
Learn morePayments wired into the systems that already run your business.
Learn moreA written, line-by-line analysis of what you actually pay for.
Learn moreCommon software integrations
Payment acceptance connected to the ERP where finance actually lives.
Learn morePayments that post themselves into your books.
Learn moreWhen a certified integration does not exist, we build one that behaves like it does.
Learn moreRecommended payment methods
- • Autopay on recurring orders
- • Commercial cards with Level 3
- • ACH for standing accounts
- • Customer payment portal
Reporting needs
- • Autopay coverage as a share of recurring volume.
- • Cost to collect per invoice.
- • Qualification rate on card volume.
Security considerations
- Card data tokenized in the gateway, never stored in the ERP or on a quote.
- Hosted payment fields so PCI scope stays with the gateway, not your AR desk.
- Role-based access so counter staff cannot see full card numbers or run refunds.
Implementation Process
- 1
Statement review
You send three months of statements and a sample invoice. We return a line-item breakdown of what is downgrading and what it costs per year.
- 2
Connector and field mapping
We map your invoice fields to the Level 3 data the card brands require, through your ERP connector rather than a virtual terminal.
- 3
Test and cut over
Test transactions confirm qualification before anything moves. Cutover happens between billing cycles.
- 4
Verify the first full month
We compare actual qualification rates against the projection and report the difference. If it did not land, we say so.
Related case studies
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Frequently asked questions
Will customers accept autopay?+
Many will if the terms make it worth their while - an early-pay discount often does more than persuasion.
Does freight need to be on the transaction?+
For Level 3, yes. Freight is a required field, and billing it separately is a common reason otherwise-good data fails to qualify.
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