Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Payment integration: Industry alliance; Engagement letters; Learner engagement

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics Partner News Roundup:

• OnlineCheckWriter.com integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365
• RSM & Merit announce strategic alliance: RSM delivers a complete Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution for life science manufacturers with strategic alliance
• PracticePro 365 announces Engagement Letter Automation for practice management
• Whatcom Community College enhances learner engagement, launches Anthology Reach

OnlineCheckWriter.com integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Zil Money Corp. has announced that its B2B financial management solution, OnlineCheckWriter.com, is now integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to enable organizations to streamline their payment processes. This integration is intended to enhance user experiences, facilitate financial management and simplify payments for businesses and individuals, according to the company.

OnlineCheckWriter.com makes it easier for businesses with multiple accounts to simplify tracking transactions and financial data, the company said. Users can choose various payment methods and specify the recipient's preferred payment method, such as ACH or direct deposit, printed checks, email checks, mailed checks, wire transfers, payment links, and more.

RSM & Merit announce strategic alliance: RSM delivers a complete Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution for life science manufacturers with strategic alliance

RSM US LLP and Merit Solutions have established an alliance that provides clients in life science manufacturing and other regulated industries the Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud tailored specifically to their stringent quality, controls, and compliance requirements.

Merit Solutions enhances RSM's Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain offering by providing the procurement, production, warehousing, inventory, document, training, functionality and controls that customers in highly regulated industries need, according to the companies. The solution is deployed with D365 in the Microsoft Cloud, enabling customers to meet and exceed regulatory compliance, including current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations, which are enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as FDA audits, the companies said.

PracticePro 365 announces engagement letter automation for practice management

PracticePro 365 has announced its newest feature, Engagement Letter Automation, in a bid to streamline communications for new and existing clients from within the PracticePro 365 platform. CPA firms need accurate and appropriately tailored client engagement letters to communicate with their clients. However, creating, sending, tracking, and storing these letters is typically a manual process, according to the company. With Engagement Letter Automation, PracticePro 365 automates the engagement letter process to increase the accuracy and efficiency for both firms and their clients, the company said.

"We purposely built PracticePro 365 on the secure, cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics platform to take advantage of the Microsoft ecosystem and enable innovations, such as Engagement Letter Automation, without using API's or other third-party integrations," said Steve Templeton, the founder and president of PracticePro 365 LLC. "The result creates a significant time and cost savings to our PracticePro 365 user base."

Whatcom Community College enhances learner engagement, launches Anthology Reach

Anthology, a provider of education solutions has announced that Whatcom Community College has gone live with Anthology's lifecycle engagement solution designed for higher education. Anthology is built on Dynamics 365 CRM. Anthology Reach enables Whatcom Community College to guide and support learners throughout the application and enrollment process, according to the organizations.

"Community colleges around the country are the engine powering the next chapter of lifelong learning," said Josh Portnoy, president of global services and support at Anthology. "Our team is excited to partner with Whatcom Community College to together build stronger engagement with learners along their journey."