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Through the Eyes of Your Customer: Why Internal Restructuring Delivers External Results

Many organizations manage Marketing, Sales, and Finance separately, while customers experience them as a whole. These internal silos cause friction, delays, and missed opportunities. By restructuring the organization from the customer's perspective—i.e., aligning processes with the customer experience—you can improve conversion, customer experience, risk management, and customer value. Successful organizations don't look at departments, but at the customer journey as a whole.

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Credit management in motion

Credit management is changing rapidly: from collecting invoices to strategic customer management. Marverick van de Beeten (MaxCredible) explains how data, AI, and human empathy work together to ensure predictable cash flow and stronger customer relationships. Discover how technology is transforming the profession.

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Data-driven trade credit risk: using insight to make automated decisions

Successful organizations no longer make decisions based on gut feeling, but on data. With real-time insights and automated processes, trade credit risk management becomes faster, smarter, and more consistent. Discover how integrated decision-making in CRM and ERP systems reduces risks and increases growth opportunities.

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NIS2: the new reality for companies in the Benelux and how data can be your strongest defense

The European NIS2 Directive imposes stricter requirements on organizations to manage their cybersecurity and supplier risks. Companies in the Netherlands must be able to demonstrate that their security is up to standard. In this blog, you can read about what NIS2 entails and how data from Altares Dun & Bradstreet helps you comply with the directive and emerge stronger from this change.

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Interview with Niels van Nieuwenhuijzen, Partner Manager at Altares Dun & Bradstreet

In this interview, Niels van Nieuwenhuijzen, Partner Manager at Altares Dun & Bradstreet, explains how collaboration with partners and smart data integrations help companies reduce risks, strengthen compliance, and work smarter with the help of AI. He shares his vision for the future of data-driven business and his ambition to build an ecosystem in which software, consultancy, and data come together to create real impact.

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Why “no news” can still be bad news

“No news is good news” sounds familiar, but in credit risk, silence can mean just the opposite. The absence of signals often does not mean that nothing is going on, but that you cannot see it. In this blog, you can read how silence can be misleading, which risks remain undetected as a result, and why up-to-date data and monitoring are indispensable for preventing surprises.

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How to stay ahead of risks as a procurement professional with insights from Altares Dun & Bradstreet

Pressure on supply chains is increasing: bankruptcies, sanctions lists, and quality issues are constantly lurking. In this blog, you can read how, as a procurement professional, you can use insights from Altares Dun & Bradstreet to identify and manage supplier risks at an early stage. This will strengthen continuity, compliance, and cost control within your organization.

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Chain liability: avoid risks with insight into your supply chain

As a client, you can be held financially liable if a supplier or subcontractor fails to pay their payroll taxes. In this blog, you can read about what chain liability entails, why you need to do more than just sign a contract, and how data can help you manage risks in your supply chain.

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European insolvency law is changing: more control over international risks

Doing business internationally involves risks, especially in the event of bankruptcy. But that is about to change. Thanks to a new EU agreement, creditors will have more control over cross-border insolvencies. What exactly has been agreed and why is this already relevant for your risk analysis?

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The biggest challenges in trade credit risk for the coming years

Trade credit risk is becoming more difficult to manage due to rising bankruptcies, geopolitical risks, interest rate volatility, data scarcity, and ESG requirements. Companies need to respond to risks faster and smarter with integrated data, customized scoring models, and automation. Only then can they remain financially resilient in a more complex trading landscape.

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The value of an Early Warning System (EWS) for companies

An Early Warning System (EWS) helps companies identify payment risks early. Where it is mandatory for banks, it also offers great benefits in B2B environments: better risk management, faster decision-making and more stable cash flow. Especially in an unstable economy, actively monitoring customers is crucial to avoid surprises.

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How you can identify risks with a retro analysis of your customer base

A retro analysis of your customer base helps identify financial risks by examining payment behavior and company characteristics. By combining data such as industry, company size and financial metrics, you gain insight into which customers are causing payment problems. These insights enable you to improve your credit policies and screening processes, identify risks early and adjust payment terms. So you better protect your organization from losses and make smart, data-driven financial decisions.

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