Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Software Landscape, Q4, 2025
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- Market context and maturity
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- Where Emburse is focused in the invoice‑to‑pay lifecycle
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The Forrester report also emphasizes two macro forces shaping AP transformation:
- ERP migration and clean-core strategies: AP automation must align with standardized, centralized ERP environments.
- Fragmented systems and poor data quality: cited as the primary challenge slowing AP efficiency and analytics maturity.
The report also names agentic AI as the top disruptor in AP automation, signaling a shift toward intelligent, autonomous decision-support across invoice validation, exception resolution, and fraud detection.
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Forrester’s latest Landscape report provides a comprehensive overview of the AP automation market, including core use cases such as invoice capture, invoice matching, and payments management. The report also highlights several extended and fast-growing priorities:
- E‑invoicing and tax compliance: now a top modernization driver as governments enforce real-time mandates.
- Financial and cash management: increasingly central as AP teams look to improve cash visibility and forecasting.
- Fraud and risk management: an area rising in urgency due to growing internal and external threats.
- Supplier experience and networks: reflecting the industry's shift toward more integrated invoice lifecycle workflows.
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