June 17, 2026
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Emburse Recognized as a Strong Performer in Independent Evaluation of Accounts Payable Automation Providers
Analyst recognition highlights Emburse's strengths in payments, reconciliation, and compliance-focused AP automation
DALLAS, June 17, 2026 — Emburse today announced it has been recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Software, Q2 2026.
As organizations continue modernizing accounts payable operations, the conversation is expanding beyond invoice digitization alone. Finance leaders are increasingly focused on improving payment execution, strengthening compliance, enhancing visibility, and controlling spend across complex finance operations.
We believe the evaluation reinforces the areas where Emburse is helping finance teams create the greatest impact: improving payment execution, strengthening financial controls, simplifying reconciliation, and maintaining compliance across the invoice-to-payment lifecycle. Reflecting that focus, the report concludes that "Emburse is a good fit for enterprises seeking AP solutions with strong payments and compliance capabilities."
The recognition comes as organizations increasingly evaluate AP solutions based on their ability to improve financial control and visibility across the invoice-to-payment lifecycle, not simply automate invoice processing.
"Finance leaders are under increasing pressure to drive efficiency while maintaining visibility, control, and accountability across the business," said Marne Martin, CEO of Emburse. "The conversation has moved well beyond invoice automation. Organizations want a clearer understanding of how money moves through their operations and the ability to make better decisions before spend occurs. That's where we're focused, and it's where we see the market continuing to evolve."
Those priorities are especially relevant for finance leaders managing increasingly complex payment environments and growing compliance expectations.
"The strongest AP organizations don't just process invoices efficiently; they create confidence in the underlying financial processes," said Owen Newman, CFO of Emburse. "Payment execution, reconciliation, compliance, and financial governance all play a role in that. Those priorities continue to rise in importance as finance teams are asked to do more with greater precision and fewer resources."
As AP automation continues to evolve, Emburse remains focused on helping finance teams simplify payments, improve reconciliation, strengthen compliance, and gain greater confidence in how spend moves through their organizations.
Learn more about The Forrester Wave™: Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Software, Q2 2026 on the Forrester website (available to Forrester subscribers or for purchase).
About Emburse
Trusted globally by more than 12 million finance leaders, travel managers, and professionals, Emburse serves over 20,000 organizations in 200 countries and territories — including Global 2000 enterprises, SMBs, public sector agencies, and nonprofits.
By proactively managing and accurately validating spend, Emburse ensures robust financial governance, enhanced compliance, and unsurpassed visibility into spend behaviors — all while dramatically streamlining the process for every employee.
Emburse’s Expense Intelligence approach transforms reactive expense management into infrastructure for strategic growth. Powered by Emburse AI, it orchestrates corporate spend across travel booking, reimbursements, AP, and payments, embedding dynamic policy controls and predictive insights directly into workflows. This real-time approach empowers organizations to adapt quickly, reduce risk, and guide spend before money leaves the business.
Expense Intelligence is a framework for transformation, reshaping the role of finance teams from administrators to strategic drivers of organizational success.
To learn more about Emburse, visit www.emburse.com and check out our social channels @emburse.
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