Fargo, ND—September 8, 2010—Onsharp, a professional web consulting firm located in Fargo, ND will provide their hosted electronic bill presentment and payment service SmartPay to Sjoberg, Inc., located in Thief River Falls, MN.

SmartPay is an electronic billing presentment and payment solution designed for both small and enterprise-level organizations, helping them save time, money, and increase cash flow through invoice and payment automation.  Sjoberg Inc. has recently signed a contract to integrate SmartPay with their current accounting system, which will allow invoice and payment data to flow seamlessly between their in-house system and SmartPay. Sjoberg’s will deploy SmartPay in phases, beginning with their Thief River Falls customers within the next 2 months. Sjoberg’s plans to have full implementation of SmartPay for its entire customer base by the end of 2010.

For more information about Onsharp or SmartPay, please visit www.onsharp.com, www.gosmartpay.com, or call toll-free at 1.866.ONSHARP. For more information about Sjoberg’s, Inc., please visit www.mncable.net or call 1.800.828.8808.

At Onsharp, we are continuously working to provide our clients with the most innovative solutions for their business while offering them an unparalleled customer experience.   That’s why our talented team of developers recently made enhancements to SmartPay to make it an even better overall experience for all involved.
As we let you know in a blog a few weeks ago, SmartPay is now PCI Compliant.  On top of that important update, SmartPay is now even more feature-rich than before.  These new and improved features include:

• Expanded help documentation for all types of users answers questions immediately
• Easier navigation on payments report makes daily and weekly reporting faster
• Load a custom invoice format as a default invoice template for enhanced customization
• More search and reporting options give merchants the information they need to help their customers
• Import line items for further customized invoices
• Easy reference of refunds provides a meaningful payment history
• Printer-friendly receipts make record-keeping and customer service easier
• Entering manual payments is quicker with the new bulk entry option
• And more!

To learn more about SmartPay’s new and improved features, check out the rest of our website.  If you still haven’t learned as much as you’d like about SmartPay, take a short and sweet virtual tour here.

Questions about these new features or what exactly they mean? Contact us right now, or leave us a comment to let us know what you think about the improved system.

Who doesn’t enjoy being happy?  And what is more, who doesn’t enjoy finding ways to lower the stress and expand the happiness in their lives?

Last week, NBC’S Today Show did a story called “Can going paperless make you happier?”.  In this story, the Today Show’s financial editor Jean Chatzky discusses how paying bills electronically can help save the environment, reduce clutter, and relieve overall stress. 

Chatzky also talks about how paying bills electronically leads to fewer bills piling up, meaning less clutter as well as a positive impact on the environment.  In the interview, Chatzky also mentions a study in which users of electronic billing and payment said overall they were both a happier individual and more satisfied customer.

Another element that factors into the happiness users experience comes from the confidence in the safety and security of paying bills electronically.  As Chatzky also points out, users of electronic billing and payment are also better with their money because these individuals are more attentive to their accounts, having the power to check their history, balances and more with the click of a mouse.   What is more, most identity theft happens from “dumpster divers” getting a hold of paper statements, and utilizing electronic billing and payment rids of this risk.

Plus, using electronic billing and payment saves these individuals a lot of time, as well as “at least $60 on stamps” per year on average.  And these people can focus their important time on other things, rather than sifting through bills and writing checks.

No wonder users are so happy.  Less clutter, less time taken, less stress—what isn’t to love?!

Check out the story, as well as some other tips from Chatzky about electronic billing and payment here, and learn more about electronic billing and payment here.