Skip to content
Alert Banner Text Goes Here Alert Banner Text Goes Here Alert Banner Text Goes Here Alert Banner Text Goes Here
Start Now
Image

Improve Vendor Payments

Eliminate manual steps and security flaws from your current payments process. Make fast, revenue-generating Premium ACH and virtual card payments to vendors, entrusting enrollment to us to further streamline your AP team's responsibilities.

Learn More About Payables Automation
Image

Enhance Existing Invoice Processes

Streamline invoice receipt, matching, coding, and approvals. Upgrade the process you use today for faster, more accurate outcomes and better visibility into every invoice you have to pay.

Learn More About Invoice Automation
Image

Protect Payments and Invoices

With the secure Paymode network and comprehensive monitoring, risk scoring, and authentication for every business we serve, your processes remain safe from bad actors.

Learn More About Payment Security
BENEFITS

Why Automate Accounts Payable?

Image

Reduce Invoice Processing Time

Take manual steps out of invoice receipt, capture, and approvals to cut your total time spent on invoices by as much as 75%.

Image

Earn Revenue by Paying Vendors

With Premium ACH and virtual card payments, you'll earn significant cash-back rebates that can offset other business expenses.

Image

Forge Better Supplier Relationships

Process invoices more quickly, improve payments speed, and provide better remittance detail to make valued vendors happier and cut down on both calls and complaints.

Image

Level Up Visibility and Reporting

Custom reporting, easy-to-use dashboards, and improved AP data make gaining visibility into cash flow and outstanding invoices a snap.

Image

Secure AP Processes Against Fraud

Ensure you only pay legitimate invoices and make payments that are difficult to intercept with enhanced security and the safe Paymode network.

Image

Entrust Core Tasks to Us

Enrolling vendors and matching line items to purchase orders are some of the more tedious tasks AP teams must manage, but you can let us do that hard work for you to save time and money.

A majority of customers cut processing costs by 50% or more using Bottomline's AP Automation solution.

Specialized Industries

Explore AP Automation solutions tailored to the unique needs of these industries.

Image

Commercial Real Estate

Learn More
Image

Manufacturing

Learn More
Image

Healthcare

Learn More
Image

Higher Education

Learn More

Keep Tabs on Your Spend in Real-Time

Use interactive analytics dashboards and real-time reporting to track invoice and payments KPIs, like matching statistics,  processing time, and the size of your vendor network on Paymode. You can also see:

  • Accrual reporting at both summary and detail levels
  • Available early payments discounts
  • Potentially fraudulent invoices
  • Outgoing payments
  • Virtual cards nearing expiration 

Full AP Capabilities On-the-Go

Manage, track, and approve both invoices and vendor payments using the Paymode mobile app, found in the Apple and Google app stores. You can:

  • Approve and view virtual card and Premium ACH payments
  • Review and approve batches of invoices at once
  • Track payment history and trends at a glance
  • Review expiring card payments 
  • Deep dive into invoices for critical details  

Other Solutions

Ready to better automate your invoice process and tackle your payments challenges? 

Business Payments Network

Make and receive secure digital payments conveniently through Paymode, the market leading B2B payments network trusted by over 550,000 verified businesses.

Pay Vendors

Pay vendors through the largest B2B payments network to enhance working capital, prevent fraud, and reduce costs and processing time.

Invoice Automation

Automate your invoice process with Bottomline. Save 75% on processing time, improve visibility, and integrate seamlessly with your ERP.

AP Automation for Real Estate

Digitize AP processes for real estate with automated invoice processing, secure payments, and centralized procurement.
Bottomline Technologies
TESTIMONIALS

What Our Customers Say

Bottomline delivers excellent AP automation solutions and services.

We have been a customer for over 10 years. Our Bottomline solution has allowed us to rid ourselves of paper and storage cabinets and improve AP productivity by at least 20%.

Prev
Next

Businesses Rely on Bottomline for AP Automation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AP Automation?

Accounts payable automation software is designed to streamline and secure traditional paper-heavy manual AP processes, such as processing invoices and paying vendors. It often can be integrated with your general ledger, allowing you to pass important data back and forth. If done right, automation allows you to streamline, secure, and simplify core AP processes. Bottomline is a leader in AP automation, earning multiple G2 awards, and has been helping companies improve accounts payable for nearly two decades.

What is the difference between AP Automation and AP Automation for Real Estate?

AP Automation is intended to be used by any industry to handle core invoice and payment challenges. AP Automation for Real Estate is a Bottomline solution dedicated to the unique problems and needs of the real estate market.

What types of companies use Bottomline AP Automation?

We work with any company and industry you can think of. We primarily work with medium-to-large enterprise companies that receive a high volume of vendor payments each month, allowing them to automate functions that are overwhelming when handled manually. In addition, we work with a wide range of ERPs and general ledgers.

Why AP automation?

Because inefficient processes are more frustrating and expensive than ever before, and automation can save considerable time and money. Automation solutions eliminate manual invoice and payment processing work, streamline approvals, and make secure payments easier to execute.  

What are the benefits of AP automation?

There's a lengthy list here, but AP automation can help finance teams solve these common issues and others:  

  • Manual invoice processing errors, slowdown, and frustration 

  • Payments and invoice fraud potential from antiquated processes 

  • Vendor data acquisition and management struggles  

  • Strained business relationships and extra costs from slow, inefficient payments 

  • Staff time wasted on manual process flows instead of valuable activities  

Is AP automation worthwhile for my business?

Yes. Regardless of the size of your organization, industry, and team needs, automation can be a difference maker. Because it removes manual work, saves time, trims expenses, and secures key functions, AP automation has an excellent return on investment (ROI) for almost any business.  

How much does AP automation cost?

The cost will be variable. Typically, invoice automation and payments automation are separate costs that can be bundled into one AP automation purchase. Payments that offer rebates can ensure payments automation is low cost or free with a willing vendor community. Invoice time and cost savings often significantly offset the cost of an automation solution, as well.  

If a solution provider gives you a flat cost without factoring in these savings and rebates, or without knowing your business, take that price point with a grain of salt.  

What part of the invoice-to-payment process does Bottomline automate?

Depending on your business needs, either one aspect or the entire process flow. We offer separate invoice automation and payment automation solutions, both of which feature fraud prevention and data management capabilities but can also combine the two into one continuous automation workflow. That approach carries significant reductions in time, inefficiency, errors, and risk.  

How do you set up AP automation?

We offer an implementation guide that covers the basics. Typically, dedicated teams at Bottomline or any other provider should work closely with your Information Technology (IT), finance, and executive sponsor(s) to ensure data transfers smoothly between Bottomline systems and your own. There will also be setup related to payments and vendors, but the entire go-live process can be done in 60-90 days and with limited hours from your team.  

How does AP automation prevent fraud?

Accounts payable automation solutions can take the human element out of processing and control access to certain approvers, shutting out common fraud avenues. The use of machine learning and advanced automation can also flag and prevent fraud by noticing signs staff might miss, given their busy day-to-day. With a secure payments network like Bottomline’s Paymode, vendor financial data is authenticated and protected behind layers of security, preventing accounts payable fraud and keeping payments safe.  

How does AP automation work with Paymode?

Secure electronic payments through the Paymode network are synonymous with our payments automation solution. When you purchase the full AP automation solution from Bottomline, you’re gaining access to Paymode’s payments automation and our Bottomline invoice automation, which work seamlessly together.

What makes Bottomline’s AP automation better?

Glad you asked! The reason our offerings are considered a cut above by industry analysts like Ardent Partners and Javelin is due to our focus on secure and comprehensive vendor enrollment in electronic payments. In addition, Bottomline offers invoice automation that adapts to your changing needs, and considerable rebate potential with our flagship Premium ACH payment offering. We also put our team and technology up against any other provider, but we know we’re a little biased there.  

Get In Touch

Reach out to start automating your core AP processes.