Accounts Payable news and trends

AI Turns Accounts Payable Into a Strategic Control Point
Accounts Payable // December 30, 2025

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CFOs Are Sitting on Hidden Cash but May Not Know It
artificial intelligence // December 29, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) use increases within accounts payable (AP) departments, it is starting to surface patterns and deliver insights that many finance teams were not aware were hiding in the data, turning routine invoice flows into early signals about cash, risk and supplier behavior....

How Top-Performing Middle-Market CFOs Create Working Capital Efficiency
Working Capital // December 23, 2025

Working capital used to sit in the background of corporate strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Digitally Maturing AP Systems Open Door for AR’s Leap Forward
artificial intelligence // December 08, 2025

Finance leaders used to joke that accounts payable (AP) was where innovation went to die. Then, seemingly overnight, AP became one of the most aggressively optimized functions in the enterprise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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AI Turns Accounts Payable Into a Strategic Control Point

December 30, 2025
The corporate back office is undergoing a renovation, and accounts payable is at its center. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive […]

CFOs Are Sitting on Hidden Cash but May Not Know It

December 29, 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) use increases within accounts payable (AP) departments, it is starting to surface patterns and deliver insights that many finance teams were not aware were hiding in...

Late Payments Push Media Agencies Into a Cash Crunch

December 04, 2025
The advertising and media industry has spent the past decade reinventing almost everything about how it reaches audiences. Except, remarkably, how it manages the money behind the work. Get the...

How Volatility Will Shape the Future of B2B Payments

October 30, 2025
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Finexio and RipplePoint Launch Integrated AP Automation for Hospitality

December 03, 2025
Finexio and RipplePoint have formed a strategic partnership to offer hospitality operators an integrated accounts payable (AP) automation and expense analytics platform, the companies announced Tuesday (Dec. 2). The move aims to help hotels, resorts and restaurant groups cut operating costs and unlock new AP-driven revenue amid mounting labor pressures and rising financial complexity. Get […]

CoPlane Raises $14 Million to Build AI-Native Software That Adds Automation to ERPs

November 25, 2025
CoPlane raised $14 million in a seed round to build artificial intelligence-native software that integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and automates core finance and operations processes. Get the...

Zone & Co Enables Global B2B Payments Within ERP Systems

November 20, 2025
Zone & Co now enables finance teams to approve, pay and reconcile any invoice within their enterprise resources planning (ERP) system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

BILL Explores Sale After Pressure From Activist Investor Group

November 12, 2025
Finance platform BILL is reportedly considering a sale amid activist investor pressure from Starboard Value. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...