Accounts payable stories
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Companies can now control meals, car hire and rideshare costs better as American Express broadens virtual card use for US business travellers.
The new capital will help the startup hire and target larger finance teams across New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
Senior care operators can now see billing, staffing and occupancy in one system, after Assistly tied revenue data to its platform.
AI use in Australia and New Zealand is shifting from pilots to routine finance and marketing tasks, SAP said in a regional review.
Large enterprises can now shift lingering cheque payments to electronic transfers without changing banks or accounts payable workflows.
Australian mid-sized firms may finally get serious accounting tools without paying ERP costs or enduring months of disruption.
Manufacturers and distributors in Australia and New Zealand will gain conversational access to ERP data as Epicor targets labour and supply chain pressures.
Australians lost AUD $2.18 billion to scams in 2025 as fake myGov logins and bogus invoices exploit tax-season urgency, Proofpoint said.
Small businesses can now use Square Credit Card to cover vendor bills, with 3% cash back on Bill Pay transactions and broader access.
The move gives select US businesses tighter control over employee and travel spending without relying on reimbursements to personal cards.
Mid-market finance teams can now query company data in plain English as Intuit rolls out AI tools that automate close, reporting and payments.
Businesses can now issue cheques through the same workflow as instant payments, cutting out separate printing and reconciliation systems.
Smaller finance teams can now enforce budgets and receipts in one place as Mercury adds employee and AI agent cards for business customers.
Automated approval controls are speeding payments at Jasbe Petroleum, cutting invoice clearance from days to hours across 56 service stations.
The move could cut Payouts.com's product development cycle from months to days while keeping audit trails and PCI controls in place.
Schools and universities can cut audit-season scrambles if they shift controls to the point of spend and stop chasing receipts later.
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
Fraud probes should move faster as the new tool links payment, email and vendor data for security and finance teams.
Lower operating costs and foreign exchange gains helped offset softer sales, leaving net profit up to NZD $2.34 million as assets grew.