There’s a lot of talk in different business sectors about automation and how it can improve operations. For manufacturing industries, the benefits of automation are apparent. Specialized machinery takes over certain physical labour tasks, such as replacing workers on an assembly line or drivers for truck freight hauling.

You may have heard that the accounts payable section of many businesses is experiencing somewhat of a shake-up. Automation is coming. Specifically, AP invoice automation is integrating into many different companies, adding more technology to the process of handling financial transactions that are coming into and out of a business.

Profits keep a business alive, and invoices are an integral part of maintaining a company's operations. Without the ability to efficiently issue and collect invoices, as well as have them quickly available for reference for financial, planning, and tax purposes, most business wouldn't be able to function for very long.