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Faster Work-to-Cash, Embedded in 3E

Elite Payments closes the gap between billed work and collected cash — without adding systems, integrations, or manual work. Just one connected workflow from invoice delivery to cash.

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Point Solutions Slow Cash Flow

Manual collections follow-up, reconciliation that lives outside your core system, and payment workflows that weren’t built for speed aren’t just operational headaches — they slow the cash your firm has already earned.

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What Leading Firms are Saying

"The greatest feedback we received was how convenient the payment options and process has become.” "

Bryan Rosenberg, Director of Finance, Gunderson Dettmer

"Our clients are happy because they can pay on their terms for our legal guidance, our partners are happy because they can focus on the clients’ growth, and our team is happy because we’re saving them time booking more revenue ahead of year-end."

Senior Director of Revenue, Am Law 40 firm

"Once we introduced invoice automation and embedded payment options on clients’ billing statements, the greatest feedback we received was the convenience."

Director of Finance, Am Law 100 firm

The Only Payment Solution Embedded in 3E

Invoice delivery, reminders, client payment capture, and reconciliation all happen inside the system your firm already runs on — no expensive tools, no unreliable integrations, no manual handoffs.

Modern Payments for Faster Cash

Clients pay by ACH, credit card, or Pay Later installments — via QR code or the modern payment portal — with full visibility into their invoice and payment history.

AR Sync, Embedded in 3E

Payments sync directly with billing workflows inside 3E and post automatically, line-by-line — eliminating the reconciliation effort and maintenance that third-party payment tools require.

Fewer Manual Steps, Less Frustration

Invoice delivery, automated reminders, and payment capture run in one connected, secure workflow inside 3E, so billing teams stop chasing payments and posting them by hand.

Proven Impact Across the Billing Cycle

40%
faster collections
50%
reduction in check payment volume
7M
invoices processed

Less leakage. More revenue.

Firms with real-time visibility into their financial data don't just report on leakage — they stop it. Data Connect delivers governed, near real-time 3E data directly into Microsoft Fabric. Less assembling.

The Necessary Foundation for AI Modernization

Nearly 50% of firms say lack of integration is the biggest barrier to AI ROI. Data Connect removes that barrier, so every agent, Copilot, and automation workflow runs on data it can trust.

One Source of Truth

Most firms run financial operations across 4 or more systems. Data Connect puts 3E financial data inside Fabric alongside CRM, HR, billing, and operational data — so every team is working from the same numbers

Decisions on Current Data, Not Last Week's

With governed 3E data continuously available in Fabric, leadership can answer questions about profitability, leakage, staffing, and collections as work happens — not days later. When data is current, leakage patterns surface before they become write-offs.

No Pipelines to Build. No Reconciliation to Run.

Data Connect manages infrastructure, security, governance, and updates — delivering near real-time 3E data without custom engineering or ongoing maintenance overhead.

TRUST

Become AI-ready

AI doesn't fail because of the model. It fails because of the data. Every agent or automated workflow your firm deploys needs clean, unified, governed data to function reliably. Data Connect is that foundation, and it’s already working inside Fabric.

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SPEED

Enable Decisions that Drive Growth

The most important questions your firm needs to answer aren't in any dashboard. When determining where to invest and what drives growth, you need near real-time data to make the judgement call. With Data Connect, those questions finally have answers. That's the difference between reporting on what happened and deciding what to do next. Firms that answer those questions in real time recover revenue that fragmented systems let slip.

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Operational Efficiency

Stop Reconciling, Start Analyzing

Finance teams spend too much time on manual data gathering and report prep instead of strategic analysis. Data Connect eliminates that by delivering clean, governed 3E data automatically so your team can focus on what actually moves the firm forward.

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Revenue Recovery

Stop Revenue Leakage as It Happens

Firms with real-time access to unified financial data don't just report on leakage after the fact — they catch it as it happens. With 3E data continuously available alongside billing and collections data in Fabric, your firm can identify patterns in write-downs, discounts, and realization gaps before they become permanent losses.
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Governed 3E Data, Delivered Into Fabric

Firms on 3E Cloud have access to their data — the challenge is getting it into analytics, reporting, and AI tools without rebuilding pipelines or consolidating into another system. Data Connect provides that delivery, directly into Microsoft Fabric, continuously and securely.

Your Firm Controls How the Data Gets Used

Once 3E data is inside Fabric, your teams can use it across reporting, workflows, automation, and AI without being limited by vendor architecture or asking anyone for permission.

Enabling Automation and AI at Scale

A unified, governed data layer isn't just useful for reporting — it’s what makes automation, AI, and real-time decision-making possible. With 3E data flowing continuously into Fabric, firms can automate end-to-end processes, deploy agentic AI, and scale without rebuilding the infrastructure underneath it.

Don’t Just Connect Point Solutions. See Your Whole Revenue Cycle.

Less reconciliation, one source of truth, all embedded in 3E — the preferred solution, complete with embedded AI, for the work-to-cash needs of leading firms worldwide.

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See What Embedded Payments Can Do for Your Firm

Start with a 30-minute walkthrough with an Elite expert, tailored to your firm’s collections workflow.

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Explore Frequently Asked Questions

Elite Payments is an embedded payment solution built directly within 3E. It connects invoice delivery, automated collections reminders, and client payment capture into a single workflow — so firms accelerate work-to-cash without adding new systems or integrations to manage. 

Unlike standalone processors that require manual reconciliation and separate integrations to maintain, Elite Payments is embedded within 3E. Payments align directly with billing workflows, so there’s no duplicate data entry, no third-party reconciliation overhead, and no additional systems for your team to manage. .

Elite Payments accepts ACH, credit cards, and Pay Later installment plans. Clients can access their invoices and pay by QR code or through the modern payment portal. Firms can also process card payments on behalf of clients through a secure virtual card terminal, including P-cards.

Pay Later installment plans let your firm recognize payment upfront while giving clients the flexibility to pay their invoices over time — so your firm is paid faster, not later.

Automated invoice delivery and built-in collection reminders reduce the need for manual follow-up. Payments captured through the platform automatically reconcile against billing records in 3E, eliminating the posting effort and errors that come from payments received outside your core system. 

Secure, authenticated client payment experiences reduce reliance on card-by-phone workflows — one of the most common sources of chargeback exposure and PCI risk for law firms. Configurable transaction limits and controls give firms additional oversight over how payments are accepted and processed. 

Elite Payments is built directly into 3E, not integrated on top of it. Invoice delivery, payment reminders, and payment capture all operate within 3E workflows, so there’s no separate system to log into, no data to transfer, and no reconciliation to run outside your financial system. 

No. While Elite Payments is available for 3E cloud customers and supports firms modernizing toward cloud-based financial operations, we also offer a no-code version for firms that are not Elite 3E cloud customers. 

Primarily billing and finance teams — billing directors, finance directors, and CFOs responsible for collections, reconciliation, and work-to-cash performance. Managing partners interested in faster distributions and better cash flow visibility are also key stakeholders.