Late Payments Still Holding You Back? Here’s How B2B Businesses Can Get Ahead

In B2B, late payments are more than just an annoyance—they’re a serious threat to stability and growth. Whether you’re a wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer, every unpaid invoice disrupts your cash flow, delays stock purchases, and slows down business development.

And it’s not getting better. According to recent UK estimates, small businesses are owed over £20 billion in unpaid invoices. In sectors where margins are already tight, that kind of cash flow strain is unsustainable.

Government Steps In – But Will It Be Enough?

The UK Government has appointed Emma Jones CBE as the new Small Business Commissioner, with a clear mission to crack down on the late payment culture that plagues supply chains.

Emma’s focus includes:

Promoting prompt payment practices
Calling out businesses with poor payment performance
Helping small businesses recover overdue funds
Protecting SMEs from being squeezed by larger buyers

It’s a positive step—but policy changes take time. And in B2B, you can’t afford to wait.

Embedded Payments: A Smarter Way to Get Paid, Faster

That’s where GoB2B’s Embedded Payments come in. Rather than chasing invoices weeks or months after an order is placed, embedded payments enable you to build payment directly into the B2B buying journey—from product selection to checkout.

With embedded payments, your B2B platform becomes your payment platform. The result?

Accelerated cash flow – Payments processed in real time
Improved customer experience – Frictionless, familiar checkout
Reduced admin – Say goodbye to manual invoicing and reconciliation
Fewer overdue accounts – Encourage upfront or on-time payment by design

Whether your customers pay via card, bank transfer, or other methods, embedded payments give them options—while giving you control.

Don’t Wait for Late Payment Reform. Take Control Now.

While the Government’s renewed focus on late payments is welcome, the reality is that B2B businesses need practical solutions today. Embedded payments don’t just reduce the risk of late payments—they eliminate them by making fast, easy payment part of the transaction from the start.

If you’re ready to stop chasing payments and start improving cash flow, now’s the time to act.

Explore GoB2B Embedded Payments and see how it can transform the way you get paid.

ClearAccept Ltd t/a Gob2bPay is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Service Regulations 2017 (FRN 926372) for the provision of payment services.