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The AI Revolution: From Automation to Autonomy
AI is bringing the future of work closer
For finance leaders and their teams, AI is creating opportunities to reach the future of finance faster. Many are already applying AI to AP as a proven route to measurable ROI.
see faster identification of suspicious or fraudulent activity
experience more accurate invoice coding and enrichment
report lower operating costs
report better compliance with regulatory mandates
But this is just the beginning...
Agentic and predictive AI will transform the entire invoice lifecycle, upending traditional AP automation that’s focused on discrete, disconnected processes.
Invoice Lifecycle Management platforms will handle enterprise-level complexity, connecting data, patterns, and insights across the end-to-end invoicing process. And automating multi-step tasks while keeping finance teams in the loop and in control.
Today’s AI
AP teams use embedded AI to streamline approvals, cut manual work, and classify invoices with predictive coding.
Intelligent agents kick off tasks, understand context, and handle exceptions across systems before they become bottlenecks.
Tomorrow’s intelligence
Generative interfaces and adaptive agents will transform how finance works. Think intuitive conversations, multimodal interactions, and AI that learns and understands your unique business context.
The result? Informed, strategic decision making, plus autonomous workflows exactly where you need them.
AI meets its match
Generative, agentic, and predictive AI make a formidable toolset for AP processes that are highly repeatable—and exceptions that aren’t.
Invoicing platforms don’t simply scan invoices, they unlock value in every line item... helping you match against POs, apply policies, flag exceptions, trigger approvals, and schedule payments. All done instantly while learning how to be more efficient and accurate next time.
From AI, to ROI
AI is here. It's trusted. And it's already transforming how the best finance teams operate. The question is how fast you can deploy it to catch fraud in its tracks, automate accuracy and compliance into every invoice, and deliver cost savings.
Finance leaders who get this right are using AI strategically. They let intelligence handle the heavy lifting while their teams focus on decisions that move the business forward. Smart automation today. Autonomous AP tomorrow.
Potential barriers
40% of finance leaders question whether their change management capabilities can deliver complex transformation projects.
Focusing effort
Three-quarters highlight how AI tools are already helping teams focus on strategic work.
ROI quick wins
AI tools help AP teams achieve an average ROI of 36%.
“CFOs love automation, but they don't love unexplained automation. Fully autonomous AP will need to close accountability gaps by tracing decisions to data and rules, so actions are fully explainable and auditable.”
Kevin Kamau, Director, Product Management - Data & AI, Basware
